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Bios Asus maximus III Gene shows just 4088 out of 4096MB internal memo

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Owlie   11-07-2009 at 09:50:41 AM

Hi,

I recently bought the Asus Maximus III Gene with the Core I7-860 and 4 gig of Kingston memory. During startup the bios count just display 4088MB out of 4096MB internal memory, however the internal bios memory test states 4096Mb and is tested correctly during 3 testloops. I had the same issue with OCZ memory before. Could it be possible that internal components reduces the memory during the coun-t or has anyone experience with this?
I applied the manufacturers memory settings (voltage / timings) in the bios , tried Memperfect and flashed the newest beta bios what promised better memory compatibility but still got the same issue. Also moved the memory modules and installed them in the correct way. Has anyone experience with this?
Help will be very appreciated,

Thanks
Michel

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Bronze Motherboards badge GhislainG   11-07-2009 at 04:27:13 PM
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It probably displays what's been tested and they don't bother updating the screen when the last block has been tested. Does the OS report 4088 or 4096 MB?

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Owlie   11-07-2009 at 08:59:11 PM
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Thanks for your reply. The OS states indeed 4096MB

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Bronze Motherboards badge GhislainG   11-07-2009 at 09:34:59 PM
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Therefore the BIOS displays the amount of memory that has been tested and it doesn't get updated when the limit has been reached. I wouldn't consider that as an issue, but you could report it to Asus and they might correct it in a future BIOS revision.

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