WinXp rounding memory to 1gig ?

[UnatcoAgent]

I just put in 2 new sticks of PC2700 DDR 256meg, bringing me to 1024 in my system (I have one 512 chip in already), My Computer is registering my system as having "1GB of Ram", is this normal ?

 

[SilverLock]

Yes.

 

[SocrPlyr]

windows recognizes 1GB as 1024MB for everything (including harddrives) and thus is the reason why there are countless threads about getting screwed on harddrive size...
hey but if you don't like the RAM I'll take it

Josh

 

[UnatcoAgent]

Ok thanks guys!

 

[CZroe]

Originally posted by: Magnum375
I just put in 2 new sticks of PC2700 DDR 256meg, bringing me to 1024 in my system (I have one 512 chip in already), My Computer is registering my system as having "1GB of Ram", is this normal ?

How can you not know that 1GB = 1024MB? 1MB = 1024KB. 1KB = 1024 bytes. 1 byte = 8 bits.

You need a PC basics checkup dood Only STORAGE MANUFACTURERS interpret GB's as 1 billion bytes.

1024MB *IS* 1GB, it's not rounded to 1GB.