Decreasing Available Memory Bios Error During Post

List Welcome Guide More BleepingComputer.com → Hardware → Internal Hardware Javascript Disabled Detected You currently have javascript disabled. Several functions may not work. Please re-enable javascript to access full functionality. Register a free account to unlock additional features at BleepingComputer.com Welcome to BleepingComputer, a free community where people like yourself come together to discuss and learn how to use their computers. Using the site is easy and fun. As a guest, you can browse and view the various discussions in the forums, but can not create a new topic or reply to an existing one unless you are logged in. Other benefits of registering an account are subscribing to topics and forums, creating a blog, and having no ads shown anywhere on the site. Click here to Register a free account now! or read our Welcome Guide to learn how to use this site. Decreasing Available Memory At Startup Started by zeos , Aug 31 2007 08:34 PM Please log in to reply 8 replies to this topic #1 zeos zeos Members 5 posts OFFLINE Local time:05:35 PM Posted 31 August 2007 - 08:34 PM I'm new here so I'm sorry if this has been asked and answered, I tried searching but didn't have any luck.I have a Dell 5150, running Windows XP Home Edition SP2. I have installed 2 sticks of 512mb memory. A few days ago while checking email I get the BSOD, I was in a hurry and didn't read what the problem was and just turned off my laptop and got on another computer. Next day when I start the laptop up I get an error messageMemory write/read failure at 10000380, read 00EF00FF expecting 00EF00EFDecreasing available memoryStrike the F1 key to continue, F2 to run the setup utilityI hit F2 go into setup and my memory shows as 512mb now. I shut the computer off and swap the 2 sticks to opposite slots and restart the computer. Same message so this time I hit F1 and once windows s

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TechSpot RSS Get our weekly newsletter Search TechSpot Trending Hardware The Web Culture Mobile Gaming Apple Microsoft Google Reviews Graphics Laptops Smartphones CPUs Storage Cases Keyboard & Mice Outstanding Features Must Reads Hardware Software http://www.techspot.com/community/topics/memory-read-write-failure.11475/ Gaming Tips & Tricks Best Of Downloads Latest Downloads Popular Apps Editors Picks Device Drivers Product Finder New Releases New PC Games Laptops Smartphones Routers Storage Motherboards Monitors Forums Recent Activity Today's Posts News Comments TechSpot Forums Forums TechSpot Core Build a PC Today's Posts "memory read/writefailure" Byraebabe Mar 3, 2004 When I boot up this system (a DELL OPTIPLEX GX110) it hangs at the DOS prompts before the system gets to decreasing available the Windows screen. In the DOS prompts I am seeing the only error I can find which is "memory read/write failure.....Decreasing available memory" Then it finishes booting up and I log in and it hangs at the wonderfull blue screen of death untill I unplug it. I have swapped the power supply & the memory stick and the I reseated the CPU to no avail but I've never seen this error. The entire decreasing available memory error is as follows: "memory read/write failure at 0A38F12C, read 38D730D7 expecting 38D738D7 Decreasing available memory The amount of system memory has changed" When I swap memory sticks it only says "The amount of system memory has changed" but it still hangs. Has anyone ever seen this error to know what else I can troubleshoot? Mar 3, 2004 #1 Masque TechSpot Chancellor Posts: 1,058 Are you swapping the memory with the "exact" same type of memory? Mar 3, 2004 #2 RealBlackStuff TS Rookie Posts: 6,503 You may have integrated graphics on that PC, where the graphics card-part has gone wrong. That is the only part of a PC that takes memory away the way you describe. If there is an AGP-slot, try a card in there and see what happens. Alternative is a PCI-graphics card. In either case, see if you can disable the onboard graphics. You might also try to go in your BIOS. There it might "shadow" ROM or Video-RAM. See if disabling that helps. Mar 3, 2004 #3 raebabe TS Rookie Topic Starter Posts: 49 At first no but since you suggested it I swapped with another GX110 and I got the same result. Also, if it were the memory card wouldn't I be getting a beep code. I didn'