Windows 7 and RAM problem

2010-05-18 08:55:01

#1

aerodynamic: FOCKING HELL; +241|6012|Roma

So I have 6 GB of RAM installed and it was working fine until today.
Now its only recognizing 2GB of RAM...what the fuck?

I have Windows 7 Professional 64-bit

Specs

2.8 GHz (E5462) Octo-Core Intel Xeon Harpertown
6GB, well now apparently only 2
Ati Radeon HD5870 1GB

Last edited by aerodynamic (2010-05-18 09:04:30)

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2010-05-18 08:57:43

#2

SonderKommando: Eat, Lift, Grow, Repeat....; +564|6918|The darkside of Denver

ok... what all have you tried so far buddy?

also, specs.

2010-05-18 08:58:11

#3

13urnzz: Banned; +5,830|6756

aerodynamic wrote:
So I have 6 GB of RAM installed and it was working fine until today.
Now its only recognizing 2GB of RAM...what the fuck?

I have Windows 7 Professional 64-bit

at boot time, there is an option to run a memory test. do it, and post a result please . . .

2010-05-18 08:58:44

#4

aerodynamic: FOCKING HELL; +241|6012|Roma

ok will do.

2010-05-18 08:59:33

#5

Jaekus: I'm the matchstick that you'll never lose; +957|5437|Sydney

Actually this reminds me. My flatemate has a new mobo, new cpu and new ram. His 32 bit version of Win 7 in task manager only recognises 1.5gb, but it's a 2gb stick. CPUZ recognises it as 2gb though.

Bit weird, have no idea as to why it does this.

2010-05-18 09:11:16

#6

aerodynamic: FOCKING HELL; +241|6012|Roma

So i did the Memeory Boottest and nothing came up.
It said No errors found.

2010-05-18 09:15:59

#7

13urnzz: Banned; +5,830|6756

aerodynamic wrote:
So i did the Memeory Boottest and nothing came up.
It said No errors found.

how much memory had "No Errors Found"?

the win 7 memory tester is software - we need to go into the bios now . . .

Last edited by burnzz (2010-05-18 09:17:10)

2010-05-18 09:19:21

#8

aerodynamic: FOCKING HELL; +241|6012|Roma

Well the thing did only 2 tests, so i guess its really jsut recognizing 2 RAM sticks?

and how do i do that?

Last edited by aerodynamic (2010-05-18 09:24:03)

2010-05-18 09:25:38

#9

13urnzz: Banned; +5,830|6756

to get to the bios, you will have to hit the 'delete' key or 'F2' or whatever - it should tell you (very briefly) on bootup . . .

2010-05-18 09:28:15

#10

King_County_Downy: shitfaced; +2,791|6856|Seattle

burnzz wrote:
to get to the bios, you will have to hit the 'delete' key or 'F2' or whatever - it should tell you (very briefly) on bootup . . .

"Press F2 to Enter Setup" or similar

(Just clarifying)

Sober enough to know what I'm doing, drunk enough to really enjoy doing it

2010-05-18 09:38:50

#11

max: Vela Incident; +1,652|6826|NYC / Hamburg

does OSX also only see 2GB? How much does the BIOS/EFI report? How much does memtest86+ report? Have you tried each stick individually?

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2010-05-18 09:39:18

#12

aerodynamic: FOCKING HELL; +241|6012|Roma

Okay so, My Mac Pro has a special tray thing for RAMs.

https://img.hexus.net/v2/guides/Mac/Unbox/IMG_0758-big.jpg

So i just put the 4GB RAM on top and the 2GB RAM on the bottom and now its showing my 4GB of RAM.
So there is something wrong with the bottom tray.

2010-05-19 04:35:46

#13

Jaekus: I'm the matchstick that you'll never lose; +957|5437|Sydney

Jaekus wrote:
Actually this reminds me. My flatemate has a new mobo, new cpu and new ram. His 32 bit version of Win 7 in task manager only recognises 1.5gb, but it's a 2gb stick. CPUZ recognises it as 2gb though.

Is there anything I should be trying to get back the missing 0.5G of RAM?
It's a brand new stick (Kingston 2gb @ 1333) in a brand new mobo (gigabyte MA785GT)

2010-05-19 04:40:38

#14

Finray: Hup! Dos, Tres, Cuatro; +2,629|6047|Catherine Black

Jaekus wrote:
Jaekus wrote:
Actually this reminds me. My flatemate has a new mobo, new cpu and new ram. His 32 bit version of Win 7 in task manager only recognises 1.5gb, but it's a 2gb stick. CPUZ recognises it as 2gb though.
Is there anything I should be trying to get back the missing 0.5G of RAM?
It's a brand new stick (Kingston 2gb @ 1333) in a brand new mobo (gigabyte MA785GT)

Open the task manager and go to performance.

Check to see the memory graph, how much is in use and how much is max, it might be using all 2GB.

2010-05-19 04:47:05

#15

Jaekus: I'm the matchstick that you'll never lose; +957|5437|Sydney

Finray wrote:
Jaekus wrote:
Jaekus wrote:
Actually this reminds me. My flatemate has a new mobo, new cpu and new ram. His 32 bit version of Win 7 in task manager only recognises 1.5gb, but it's a 2gb stick. CPUZ recognises it as 2gb though.
Is there anything I should be trying to get back the missing 0.5G of RAM?
It's a brand new stick (Kingston 2gb @ 1333) in a brand new mobo (gigabyte MA785GT)
Open the task manager and go to performance.

http://i48.tinypic.com/o5p455.png

Check to see the memory graph, how much is in use and how much is max, it might be using all 2GB.

Thats't the thing though. In task manager it reads as ~1.5GB total.
In CPUZ it reads as 2GB. It's a single stick.

Last edited by Jaekus (2010-05-19 04:47:32)

2010-05-19 05:12:02

#16

Finray: Hup! Dos, Tres, Cuatro; +2,629|6047|Catherine Black

I should really learn to read >.<

2010-05-19 22:17:57

#17

Jaekus: I'm the matchstick that you'll never lose; +957|5437|Sydney

So, none of you fantastic techies have any possible solutions?

2010-05-20 00:35:05

#18

FFLink: There is.; +1,380|6949|Devon, England

That's some crazy-looking RAM

2010-05-20 08:00:22

#19

max: Vela Incident; +1,652|6826|NYC / Hamburg

max wrote:
Have you tried each stick individually?

individually in each slot that is
go!

Sounds like a slot is broken. If it is, RMA.

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2010-05-20 14:28:25

#20

Jaekus: I'm the matchstick that you'll never lose; +957|5437|Sydney

Sorry, but are you talking to the OP or myself?

2010-05-20 14:46:39

#21

Bertster7: Confused Pothead; +1,101|6840|SE London

aerodynamic wrote:
Okay so, My Mac Pro has a special tray thing for RAMs.
http://img.hexus.net/v2/guides/Mac/Unbo … 58-big.jpg

So i just put the 4GB RAM on top and the 2GB RAM on the bottom and now its showing my 4GB of RAM.
So there is something wrong with the bottom tray.

It happens. Have you tried swapping the boards round to check if it's the board or the socket on the logic board itself?

Hope you've got warranty on that or it could be pricey...

2010-05-21 18:19:16

#22

Jaekus: I'm the matchstick that you'll never lose; +957|5437|Sydney

Jaekus wrote:
So, none of you fantastic techies have any possible solutions?

2010-05-23 07:06:14

#23

Jaekus: I'm the matchstick that you'll never lose; +957|5437|Sydney

Jaekus wrote:
My flatemate has a new mobo, new cpu and new ram. His 32 bit version of Win 7 in task manager only recognises 1.5gb, but it's a 2gb stick. CPUZ recognises it as 2gb though.

C'mon guys, there must be an answer.

2010-05-24 04:44:21

#24

Cheez: Herman is a warmaphrodite; +1,027|6697|King Of The Islands

Jaekus wrote:
Jaekus wrote:
My flatemate has a new mobo, new cpu and new ram. His 32 bit version of Win 7 in task manager only recognises 1.5gb, but it's a 2gb stick. CPUZ recognises it as 2gb though.
C'mon guys, there must be an answer.

Integrated shit graphics sappin' yer RAMs.

My state was founded by Batman. Your opinion is invalid.

2010-05-24 04:48:56

#25

Jaekus: I'm the matchstick that you'll never lose; +957|5437|Sydney

But wouldn't it just show usage, rather than less total RAM?

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