RAM problem

[CommanderCrazy]

Hey.

I have 2 4gb RAM sticks (my computer can only hold 2) but its only reading 4gb of memory.

I have checked that they are fully connected, and that both slots and cards are working 100%.

Checking the BIOS has shown no results.

 

Also, when I run windows XP on the same PC (2 hard drives), it shows 8gb. So I guess its a win7 issue.

 

Any tips you might have are greatly appreciated. Thankyou :thumbsup:

[chrisadam]

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RAM Problem, computer reads 3gb but not 4gb?

I've never seen a problem like this one and I have no idea what to do at this point.

Sorry guys, I forgot to mention I do have 64 bit Windows 7 and that does explain why XP was only reading and using 3. But what could be the problem now with 64 bit windows 7? Original Question is listed below again.

 

I have 4 slots on my motherboard for ram, i orignially had 2gb of Corsair XMS2 800mhz ram and wanted to upgrade to 4gb. I bought the exact same brand and same name, Corsair XMS2 800mhz however instead of it saying 5-5-5-12 in the upper right corner, it says 4-4-4-12 and the version number are different. I believe the old one is 5.1 and these two new ones are version 6.3.

 

Ok so I orignially have Windows XP running and install the two new gigs. Everything works fine and I go to system and check properties and it says 3gb installed. So I go to BIOS and it says 4gb of internal memory, so I ignored it. I was in the middle of getting read to upgrade to Windows 7 so I hoped it would fix itself. So I have the 4gb format my drives and install Windows 7. The installation goes very slowly and I was told to remove the new RAM and it worked fine. I decide to test one stick at a time. I put one in and it works fine. 3gb are read and it runs nicely. I take the new one out and try the other one. Runs fine. So maybe it was that individual slot, so i rotated the 3gb and nope it still worked fine. So in summary (thanks for reading my long *** story! ) my 4gb of ram will not work together. I even bought a whole new pack of RAM and tried the same thing. What could the problem be? Is something maxed out on my system to only accept 3gb? It so odd.

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[JimboUK]

Hey.

I have 2 4gb RAM sticks (my computer can only hold 2) but its only reading 4gb of memory.

I have checked that they are fully connected, and that both slots and cards are working 100%.

Checking the BIOS has shown no results.

 

Also, when I run windows XP on the same PC (2 hard drives), it shows 8gb. So I guess its a win7 issue.

 

Any tips you might have are greatly appreciated. Thankyou :thumbsup:

 

Is your Windows 7 64 bit? if not you won't see all the memory.

[mcole254]

Hey.

I have 2 4gb RAM sticks (my computer can only hold 2) but its only reading 4gb of memory.

I have checked that they are fully connected, and that both slots and cards are working 100%.

Checking the BIOS has shown no results.

 

Also, when I run windows XP on the same PC (2 hard drives), it shows 8gb. So I guess its a win7 issue.

 

Any tips you might have are greatly appreciated. Thankyou :thumbsup:

 

Is your Windows 7 64 bit? if not you won't see all the memory.

+1 you need a 64 bit OS to utilize more than 4GB of RAM

[CommanderCrazy]

Well, problem solved.

Thanks.