- Jan 15, 2017
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So, I got this cheap FM2-A7MA-E35 to use with my A8 5600K ( no expensive rigs here, only good old mundane hardware for some graphic work and browsing ) and before send it to trash ( I´m done with MSI motherboards after this one!!! ) I´m asking anybody for help before tossing money in another board of another brand. I put all detailed information in the most simple way.
1 - Got 16gb of ram ( 2x8gb exactly the same ) and installed them on board. Sticks are well inserted. Made CMOS. Sticks have no problem after running memory diagnostic tools, CPU-Z detects 16gb but as singl, swapped order left to right, the normal procedures;
2 - When I turn on the PC it says I only have 8gb of ram;
3 - When Windows 10 ( 64 bit ) is loaded, system says it has 16gb but only 7,95gb useable
4 - When I run task manager/memory, it says 16gb DDR3 but memory usage is only 8gb, the other 8gb being hardware reserved;
5 - Installed supplied software ClickBiosII that works like a Windows frontend for BIOS and it shows more options, and this time 16gb.
Tryed every solution I found onliune, msconfig, even regedit instructions and nothing works. In a "normal" board there should be an option for ram remapping but whoever designed this board was probably drunk because I can´t find nothing anywhere. I´m tended to buy a new ( and more expensive ) boardof another brand but I´m also afraid that´s throwing cash away if this problem has a solution ( and no, I don´t need a gaming board, I just want to have full use of the 16gb I have ). So, if any of you can help me of knows this board well, thanks in advance
1 - Got 16gb of ram ( 2x8gb exactly the same ) and installed them on board. Sticks are well inserted. Made CMOS. Sticks have no problem after running memory diagnostic tools, CPU-Z detects 16gb but as singl, swapped order left to right, the normal procedures;
2 - When I turn on the PC it says I only have 8gb of ram;
3 - When Windows 10 ( 64 bit ) is loaded, system says it has 16gb but only 7,95gb useable
4 - When I run task manager/memory, it says 16gb DDR3 but memory usage is only 8gb, the other 8gb being hardware reserved;
5 - Installed supplied software ClickBiosII that works like a Windows frontend for BIOS and it shows more options, and this time 16gb.
Tryed every solution I found onliune, msconfig, even regedit instructions and nothing works. In a "normal" board there should be an option for ram remapping but whoever designed this board was probably drunk because I can´t find nothing anywhere. I´m tended to buy a new ( and more expensive ) boardof another brand but I´m also afraid that´s throwing cash away if this problem has a solution ( and no, I don´t need a gaming board, I just want to have full use of the 16gb I have ). So, if any of you can help me of knows this board well, thanks in advance
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