I upgraded my RAM to 1 Gig but it's still showing only 256 meg. Why?

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Dell Dimension B110 PC Desktop circa 2006(spec is at dell.com if you can read RTM)
15year old PC,
no statement at all what all ram used, there are 2 slots, what did you put on BOTH slots not told
if one slot only used, Bank0 channel A, must be used only. dell and intel both told you that..
no pc on earth runs with a 15 year old RTC coin cell battery , NONE. and is first first on all PCs
oK is that clear.?
1: did not reset BIOS
2: wrong ram (new RAM in old PC love to fail for DDR density (DRAM) too high now)
3: did so with power cord AC to wall jack BOOM now wrecked it.

I am reading your manual to you now. page 11.
2 slots. OLD DDR1 MEMORY (relic ram not ddr2,3, or 4 is relic)
DDR333 and DDR400 memory runs at 266MHz when configured with Celeron 400MHz FSB processors NOTE: DDR333 memory runs at 320MHzwhen configured with Pentium 4 800MHzFSB processors

the above 2 lines means use faster RAM of the FASTER CPU option not told by you or just use 400

128-, 256-, 512-, or 1-GB non-ECC (options day 1, new, 15years ago)
min. size 128MB never smaller per stick
2 GB max for system that means 1GB x2 max per PC.
PC is usless for windows 10, did you know that before spending cash first? ask first then leap, why not?
do not mix rams sizes in 1 PC. (1 bank)
do not mix SKU, that means matched RAM in each channel pair A/B. , INTEL.com rules.!!!


the BIOS must see the RAM. first.. (after new RTC CMOS coin battery put in)
again if using only 1 stick of ram , it must go in to slot marked channel A (of 2 slots0
then in BIOS click reset defaults.
then in BIOS Turn off PXE in BIOS NIC page
then set boot order to HDD first and do not allow PXE to be here ever.

see PC boots if HDD 0 is good, and none are 15 years old.

page 12 intel data sheet. clear facts.
old 15 year old Intel® Pentium® 4 with HT Technologyand Intel Celeron Intel 865 GV
the 845GV must be made happy first.
the 845 runs RAM, not the CPU back thin 15years ago.
845 allows 4 DDR slots, but Dell used 2.
845 allows, max 4GB of ram but that is 4 slots so is really 2GB via DELL limit
845 allows, (MMC) single channel mode, that is correct just 1 stick of FRAM
how ever the 845 was only only tested up to 512MB sticks no 1GB then. so could not be tested.
that means YOU GET TO FIND OUT. the HARD way.
again only 512MB max sticks o RAM were tested the and this rule (intel MMC logic rule)

e.g., double-sided x16 DDR SDRAM DIMMs) are not supported.

this post is for hyjackers or w10 failures. Dell Dimension B110 PC Desktop circa 2006(spec is at dell.com if you can read RTM) 15year old PC, no statement at all what all ram used, there are 2 slots, what did you put on BOTH slots not told if one slot only used, Bank0 channel A, must be used only. dell and intel both told you that.. no pc on earth runs with a 15 year old RTC coin cell battery , NONE. and is first first on all PCs oK is that clear.? 1: did not reset BIOS 2: wrong ram (new RAM in old PC love to fail for DDR density (DRAM) too high now) 3: did so with power cord AC to wall jack BOOM now wrecked it. I am reading your manual to you now. page 11. 2 slots. OLD DDR1 MEMORY (relic ram not ddr2,3, or 4 is relic) DDR333 and DDR400 memory runs at 266MHz when configured with Celeron 400MHz FSB processors NOTE: DDR333 memory runs at 320MHzwhen configured with Pentium 4 800MHzFSB processors the above 2 lines means use faster RAM of the FASTER CPU option not told by you or just use 400 128-, 256-, 512-, or 1-GB non-ECC (options day 1, new, 15years ago) min. size 128MB never smaller per stick 2 GB max for system that means 1GB x2 max per PC. PC is usless for windows 10, did you know that before spending cash first? ask first then leap, why not? do not mix rams sizes in 1 PC. (1 bank) do not mix SKU, that means matched RAM in each channel pair A/B. , INTEL.com rules.!!! the BIOS must see the RAM. first.. (after new RTC CMOS coin battery put in) again if using only 1 stick of ram , it must go in to slot marked channel A (of 2 slots0 then in BIOS click reset defaults. then in BIOS Turn off PXE in BIOS NIC page then set boot order to HDD first and do not allow PXE to be here ever. see PC boots if HDD 0 is good, and none are 15 years old. page 12 intel data sheet. clear facts. old 15 year old Intel® Pentium® 4 with HT Technologyand Intel Celeron Intel 865 GV the 845GV must be made happy first. the 845 runs RAM, not the CPU back thin 15years ago. 845 allows 4 DDR slots, but Dell used 2. 845 allows, max 4GB of ram but that is 4 slots so is really 2GB via DELL limit 845 allows, (MMC) single channel mode, that is correct just 1 stick of FRAM how ever the 845 was only only tested up to 512MB sticks no 1GB then. so could not be tested. that means YOU GET TO FIND OUT. the HARD way. again only 512MB max sticks o RAM were tested the and this rule (intel MMC logic rule) e.g., double-sided x16 DDR SDRAM DIMMs) are not supported. this post is for hyjackers or w10 failures.