Faulty memory card?

I bought an extra 512mb of RAM (to add to the existing 256) when I purchased my computer (ibook G4, 14", 1.33GHz) just over 12 months ago. I have recently had problems with applications quitting unexpectedly. The hardware test CD reveals that only 256mb of this 512 card is being recognised. Is it a simple matter of replacing the old card with a new one or does it sound like a deeper problem?
thanks for any advice you can offer
Virginia
ibook G4 Mac OS X (10.3.9)

It can still register in the system profiler if part of it is bad. Booting from the apple hardware test CD may help you find specific faults with the chip, but from my experience most companies replcae it without asking many questions. Running memtest (http://macupdate.com/info.php/id/14004)on it isn't a bad idea though.
Rember is a GUI for memtest, http://macupdate.com/info.php/id/15837

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The Sale of Goods Act makes reference to ‘the seller’, this is the shop, the retailer, or the individual you bought it from, and is who you made the contract with. It is not the manufacturer, and don’t let the shop tell you otherwise! If there is an obvious fault with the item at any time within the first 6 months and it has not been caused by wear and tear or misuse, your first port of call must be the shop you bought it from. They have the responsibility to put the matter right, and should not evade this responsibility by referring you to the manufacturer in the context of a guarantee or warranty. Even after this 6 month period, if the item breaks down prematurely , you should always go back to the shop or retailer in the first instance.
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