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asusx556u

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asus not recognizing new ram just installed it was 6 gb before now with the new one it should be 8 gb why this happend in msconfig>boot>advanced i unticked maximum ram limit please help
 
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It's because your probably mixing RAM sticks. You cannot mix RAM the has different cas latency, timings and recommended voltage.

More about mixing RAM: http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2010/07/what-are-the-rules-on-mixing-two-different-types-of-ram/
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It's because your probably mixing RAM sticks. You cannot mix RAM the has different cas latency, timings and recommended voltage.

More about mixing RAM: http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2010/07/what-are-the-rules-on-mixing-two-different-types-of-ram/
 
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asusx556u

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maybe because the first one has 4 chip and the new ram has 16 chip
also the manufactor is different the laptop orginal is apacer the new one adata

 
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That would explain quite a lot.

 
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