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sloughclarets   11-06-2009 at 04:42:10 PM

On all memory scanner programmes, my computer is showing as having 4 memory slots, but i can only see 2.
Why is this?

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Bronze Motherboards badge badge   11-06-2009 at 04:46:27 PM
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All memory scanner programs? Download and install CPUZ. Click of the SPD tab. The number of memory slots is displayed there. Download latest version.

http://www.cpuid.com/cpuz.php

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sloughclarets   11-06-2009 at 05:14:46 PM
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Thank you. It is showing i have memory in slot 1 and 3, Which to me says i have 4 slots, however looking inside my tower, i can only see 2 slots side by side.

Thanks, Any Idea?

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Bronze Motherboards badge badge   11-06-2009 at 05:32:05 PM
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Look closer. Apparently, you are not seeing all four memory slots. List the MB and model number.


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Bronze Motherboards badge badge   11-06-2009 at 05:38:26 PM
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Click on the motherboard tab of CPUZ and list the MB info.

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Bronze Motherboards badge saint19   11-06-2009 at 08:15:54 PM
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Do you have installed memory in all slots? or only in 1 and 3. Usually, the programs only show the slots where exist RAM installed.

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Bronze Motherboards badge badge   11-06-2009 at 08:19:30 PM
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CPUZ shows DIMMs in slots 1 and three with 2 and four empty. OP needs to list the system specs including MB or the system maker and model. It's possible OP is looking at two banks of 2 slots each bank totaling four slots and doesn't realize it.


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Bronze Motherboards badge saint19   11-06-2009 at 08:24:18 PM
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What O.S. do you have?

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Bronze Motherboards badge badge   11-06-2009 at 08:27:20 PM
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O.S. makes little difference if OP is opening the case and can't see the four slots. CPUZ is showing four slots. I was hoping to get a diagram of the MB and point the four slots out to him.

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Bronze Motherboards badge saint19   11-06-2009 at 08:31:44 PM
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In win vista CPU-Z show me my 2 HDD, when switch to win 7, the same CPU-Z don't show me any HDD. Is not logic right?

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Bronze Motherboards badge badge   11-06-2009 at 08:37:43 PM
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It's clear OP has four slots on the MB, CPUZ is accurate. I don't know what version of CPUZ your are using, but I have the latest 1.52 on probably 20 computers of mine and none of them show how many HD's are installed in the system. No version of CPUZ I have ever used has showed the HD. I have CPUZ installed on Windows XP, Vista 32, Vista 64 and Windows 7 64. HD's on the system? Device manager.

Apparently OP has given up on the thread. I have asked for the system specs, system maker/model number etc. several times. Pointing out the four slots would be easy if OP would supply the MB information.


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Bronze Motherboards badge saint19   11-06-2009 at 09:24:09 PM
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Ok, for now we can focus in the problem of the thread. And yes, the HDD are listed in the device manager and the disk manager. I only have 2 hdd and is not logic that CPU-Z don't show me any HDD if I running the CPU-Z from the one of the HDD.

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Bronze Motherboards badge badge   11-06-2009 at 10:42:32 PM
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saint19 wrote :

Ok, for now we can focus in the problem of the thread. And yes, the HDD are listed in the device manager and the disk manager. I only have 2 hdd and is not logic that CPU-Z don't show me any HDD if I running the CPU-Z from the one of the HDD.



It is not illogical at all. CPUZ does not show the number of hard drives or any thing about hard drives period. CPUZ has never shown the number of hard drives. Focusing on the problem will require OP to reveal which MB or system/model he is referring to. No need for you to imply further confusion on this thread. Especially with comments like CPUZ is installed on my HD and it doesn't even show that hard drive. :sol:


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