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treys   03-10-2008 at 08:10:43 AM

i have recently built a system for a friend with a 4gb memory kit but windows is only detecting 2gb of the ram and some help would be great.

the motherboard is a gigabyte gag31ms2l and its running the intel q6600 processor.

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antas   03-10-2008 at 08:25:53 AM
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Are you running windows XP/Vista 32bit?

If yes, then it's explaining why you got 2.x GB under windows. It should around 3GB.

If not, then post again with some more details on your config ..

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treys   03-17-2008 at 12:02:43 PM
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it is running windows xp
but i belive that the bios is also only detecting 2 gb aswell.

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evongugg   03-17-2008 at 12:51:19 PM
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Try reseating the memory.


Message edited by evongugg on 03-17-2008 at 12:51:39 PM
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doomsdaydave11   03-18-2008 at 12:13:26 AM
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yeah, i hate installing RAM, I can never get it in right, and then my system makes weird noises and crashes. It always seems like when you're putting them in, you are going to break something (at least with my mobo) Make sure you have them in all the way.

------------------------------ E8400 3.6Ghz | 4GB DDR2-800 | HD4870 | 780GB HDD Space | VX550W | WinXP | Win7-64 | Ubuntu Studio 8.10

 

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EXT64   03-18-2008 at 12:14:58 AM
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I had a Motherboard (A8N-SLI Deluxe) detect 2x the installed memory before. A BIOS update did the trick in that case.

------------------------------ New Build : Intel Core i5 750 > Gigabyte GA-P55-UD4P > 2x2GB GSkill 1600MHz CL7 1.65V > Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB >
Antec 300 Illusion > Asus 4850 512MB w/AM Cooler > Corsair 650HX > CM Hyper 212 Plus > Other: PII 940/Gigabyte 790GX/4850 1G

 

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