DDR2's only showing half installed RAM

Not sure if This should be posted as a solution or "have same problem"so I apologize for the duplicate "reply"

I have to elaborate........

According to the motherboard manual(s) ive referred to,2gig is the max memory with 2 x 1Gig DDR2s

There r only 2 memory slots on my motherboard.

If I remove one stick I will have 512 meg(1/2)

I can swap to the other slot and again 512meg(1/2)

with both sticks.visa-versa......

The brand is "Crucial".com and when I run theyre "cpuid" program it recognizes them as 1 gig sticks in the 2 available slots??????

But I have only 1 gig total(1/2)???

regardless of bus or memory speeds,that shoulnt affect the total amount of RAM should it????

Computer works fine othwise,but i (should?) have 2gig and theyres ony 1?!?!

thx

IF THE SYSTEM SAYS YOU HAVE 1GB RAM THAN YOU HAVE 1 GIG OF RAM, EVEN THOU SOMEONE TOLD YOU YOU HAD 2-512MG=1GB.

HERE IS HOW I SEE WHAT YOU ARE SAYING YOU HAVE 2-DDR-2 1 GIG STICKS THAT MEAN IF 1 IS INSTALLED THAN YOU HAVE 1 GB AND IF YOU COULD GET 2 STICKS WORKING TOGETHER THAN YOU WOULD HAVE 2GB RAM.
1 CHIP SET = 1GB RAM
2 CHIP SET = 2GB RAM

YOU MOTHERBOARD MAY NOT ALLOW THAT MUCH RAM, OR WHAT I MEAN THE BIOS MAKE UP THE AMOUNT OF RAM.

TO RULE OUT ANY BAD CHIP SETS OR GOOD RAM OR BAD RAM.

TAKE THE PEACE OF RAM THAT IS WORKING OUT AND REPLACE IT WITH THE OTHER PEACE AND SEE IF IT WILL RUN.
IF IT WORKS THAN LEAVE THAT ONE IN PLACE AND INSTALL THE SECOND PEACE IN THE SECOND SLOT.
IF BOTH CHIP SET ARE GOOD THAN BOTH SHOULD WORK OKAY TOGETHER.
IF THERE IS A PROBLEM, IT MAYBE SOME DUST IN THE MEMORY LOTS
OR THE SLOT MAYBE DAMAGED.
OR
THE CHIP DESIGN LAYOUT MAYBE THE OPPOSITE SIDE, THIS MAY MEANS THE CHIPS MAY FACE EACH OTHER, OR FACE OUTWARD FROM EACH OTHER.

ROD