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Ram Problems on computer

  • 10-08-2008 5:36pm
    #1
    PowerHouseDan
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    Hey,

    I have a GA-8I945GMH-RH Motherboard with 2gb ram for it anyway bought so much ram for it today to make it 4gb installed the ram not showing in Bios well its showing 2gb not 4gb right click my computer showing 2gb if i go into system info via msinfo32 its showing Pyscial Memory 4039mb available 2003mb, also did ya cruical memory ram test and its seeing 4gb ram? Any Idea, Running Xp.


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  • #2
    Spear
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    PowerHouseDan wrote: »
    Hey,

    I have a GA-8I945GMH-RH Motherboard with 2gb ram for it anyway bought so much ram for it today to make it 4gb installed the ram not showing in Bios well its showing 2gb not 4gb right click my computer showing 2gb if i go into system info via msinfo32 its showing Pyscial Memory 4039mb available 2003mb, also did ya cruical memory ram test and its seeing 4gb ram? Any Idea, Running Xp.

    You were never going to see all 4GB anyway, XP is 32bit. PCI address space starts at 4GB and works downward, reserving memory space addresses for use by devices. The more PCI devices, the more space used. If you want the use of all 4GB you need a 64bit OS.


  • #3
    PowerHouseDan
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    I thought it would show abit more available though?Shouldnt the bios show all the ram though?


  • #4
    Spear
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    PowerHouseDan wrote: »
    I thought it would show abit more available though?Shouldnt the bios show all the ram though?

    The BIOS should at least show it all. Try it with only the new RAM to see if it's recognised at all.


  • #5
    PowerHouseDan
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    I did that and it showed it all.

    Spear wrote: »
    The BIOS should at least show it all. Try it with only the new RAM to see if it's recognised at all.


  • #6
    Spear
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    PowerHouseDan wrote: »
    I did that and it showed it all.

    What model are the various sticks of RAM. You could also try upping the RAM voltage by .1 or .2V. You'll probably end up doing this anyway to ensure stability with 4 DIMM's in use.


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  • #7
    PowerHouseDan
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    the New ram is pc 5300 Crucial ram 2 x1gb and the other one is pc5300 kingston 2x1gb


  • #8
    PowerHouseDan
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    Bios is showing 2266401k Ram
    and Is stateing Dual memory running Interleaved.


  • #9
    Spear
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    PowerHouseDan wrote: »
    the New ram is pc 5300 Crucial ram 2 x1gb and the other one is pc5300 kingston 2x1gb

    Try upping the voltage then.


  • #10
    PowerHouseDan
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    Yeah i just did made no diff


  • #11
    Spear
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    PowerHouseDan wrote: »
    Yeah i just did made no diff

    Where in the BIOS are you checking the RAM amount? If you're referring to the memory check at startup, that often won't show the physical RAM, just the addressable amount.

    In Windows, run CPU-Z from http://www.cpuid.com/cpuz.php , and check the SPD tab, it should have an entry for each slot and a description of the RAM installed.


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  • #12
    PowerHouseDan
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    Yeah i am checking it from the Startup Check.:

    In SPD Its showing the ram in the 4 slots.


  • #13
    Spear
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    PowerHouseDan wrote: »
    Yeah i am checking it from the Startup Check.:

    In SPD Its showing the ram in the 4 slots.

    Then all 4 are being detected properly, also given that msinfo32 reports 4 physical GB, the BIOS seems to be showing the addressable amount, not the physical amount.


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