Z ZipDerZam Reputable May 4, 2015 1 0 4,510 May 4, 2015 #1 I had 4 gb of ram initially, and then I had purchased a 8gb ram stick. Once I installed that, I was still only able to use 3gb of the ram I'm not exactly sure what to do, so please help
I had 4 gb of ram initially, and then I had purchased a 8gb ram stick. Once I installed that, I was still only able to use 3gb of the ram I'm not exactly sure what to do, so please help
Tradesman1 Legenda in Aeternum Jun 5, 2013 67,883 40 126,960 May 4, 2015 #2 What's your OS? 32 or 64bit? Does the 8GB work by itself? and if so does it show/use the full 8GB? Upvote 0 Downvote
SBMfromLA Distinguished Nov 11, 2011 2,487 1 20,960 May 4, 2015 #3 What happens when you remove the 4gb module and only have the 8GB module installed? If it doesn't work.. then it sounds like you might have bought bad ram. Do both of them have the same timings... did you remember to doublecheck from your BIOS? Upvote 0 Downvote
What happens when you remove the 4gb module and only have the 8GB module installed? If it doesn't work.. then it sounds like you might have bought bad ram. Do both of them have the same timings... did you remember to doublecheck from your BIOS?