[Ham-Computers] RAM PROBLEM

[Ron Youvan]

   Gene  WØQFC wrote:

> Tks for the reply and info and no, the video car is not using 512 of the
> memory.

> I keep forgetting that computers are female and us guys will never, ever
> understand them!

> Dell's web site is useless because the machine is too old. . . .

> My girl friend has the same machine and when she brings hers over I will try
> the ram in her machine. . . .

> so far have not found any help on the web. . . .

> Guess it is time to dump MS and go LINUX!!!!

   That's the right idea, but this sounds like a memory manager or a BIOS problem.
Have you checked to see of the BIOS can be upgraded?  LINUX will most likely see the same amount of 
memory that M$ sees.
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    73 Ron KA4INM - ka4inm at tampabay.rr.com