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08-13-2010, 11:58 AM
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#1 | | I am grateful grapefruit
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| Computer showing only 1/2 of the RAM
nevermind, figured it out, thanks guys
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08-13-2010, 12:08 PM
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#2 | | I *heart* Revscene.net very Muchie
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Which version of Windows 7 do you have? If it's Starter then you're limited to 2GB. http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/libr...8VS.85%29.aspx | |
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08-13-2010, 12:18 PM
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#3 | | I am grateful grapefruit
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it's Home Premium 64bit
and now with the extra ram, it's showing 3gb, instead of 6...
so when i install 4gb, it'll show 2, when i install 6, it'll show 3...
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08-13-2010, 12:25 PM
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#4 | | Say! Say! Say!
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Is the RAM compatible with your board? Try a BIOS update.
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08-13-2010, 01:01 PM
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#5 | | I am grateful grapefruit
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it's the most up to date bios... and I've never had this problem before...
this is basically an old build, but the PS died on me.... and now that i reinstalled windows 7 (had xp before), this is happening... it's super weird...
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08-13-2010, 01:53 PM
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#6 | | I am grateful grapefruit
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nevermind, figured it out.... thanks guys
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08-13-2010, 02:41 PM
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What was causing the problem?
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08-13-2010, 03:42 PM
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I'm curious too.
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08-13-2010, 05:15 PM
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I'm guessing it's to do with the OS being 32 bit and the memory allocation for other devices.
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08-13-2010, 05:18 PM
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#10 | | WUB WUB WUB WUB WUB
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Probably a PEBKAC 
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08-13-2010, 10:38 PM
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#11 | | I am grateful grapefruit
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ummm... I didn't post the solution because I felt sooo stupid...
I originally thought my RAM was 2x2GB, but in reality.. it was actually 2x1GB.....
I spent all this time, and wasted all YOUR time for nothing. I really should just read the labels on the stick....  | |
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08-14-2010, 12:22 AM
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bahaha. i was thinking it was a memory mapping issue.
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08-14-2010, 01:27 AM
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but i thought in ur original post that you deleted.. u said cpu-z shows the 4gb while windows shows 2gb lol
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08-14-2010, 02:49 AM
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i was right!  
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08-14-2010, 09:24 AM
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Originally Posted by gars ummm... I didn't post the solution because I felt sooo stupid...
I originally thought my RAM was 2x2GB, but in reality.. it was actually 2x1GB.....
I spent all this time, and wasted all YOUR time for nothing. I really should just read the labels on the stick.... | Don't be embarrassed. I'm sure most other techie's on here have done similar stuff. I've spent an afternoon searching for a solution as to why I couldn't find my fourth hard drive. I hooked it up, gave it power, but forgot to map it though windows afterwards.
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08-14-2010, 09:35 AM
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#16 | | I am grateful grapefruit
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I was away from this computer for like 2 years... completely forgot how much Ram i had originally purchased.
I know it's pretty standard for computers 2 have 4gb ram, so I automatically assumed I had 4, not remembering that XP was around when I first bought this computer... and that I only had 2...
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08-14-2010, 10:15 PM
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#17 | | Where's my RS Christmas Lobster?!
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With dual channel memory kits it's quite easy to make a mistake, because some are marked with the capacity of the kit, not the stick. A 2GB kit can be marked with a 2GB label on each stick.
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