Only 4GB out 6GB recogized
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dugdiamond
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okay - here's the money-shot
are you ever going to use 6GB?
will 5GB (4.99) suffice?
we have found that it is not the memory, and not your mobo, causing this problem, as switching the modules corrected the issue. which = human error (lol)
if BIOS now reports 6GB correctly - it must either lie in the possible tom-foolery with windows setting trying to correct this error, OR, windows is not installed properly.
does BIOS read 6GB?
yes - reinstall win7 x64
no -
are you ever going to use 6GB?
will 5GB (4.99) suffice?
we have found that it is not the memory, and not your mobo, causing this problem, as switching the modules corrected the issue. which = human error (lol)
if BIOS now reports 6GB correctly - it must either lie in the possible tom-foolery with windows setting trying to correct this error, OR, windows is not installed properly.
does BIOS read 6GB?
yes - reinstall win7 x64
no -
dugdiamond
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some mobos allow you to add system ram to the gpu allocation - this is done in BIOS and may have been accidentally set when trying to fix them ram issues
dipzy
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thanks, i will try find the setting if i can
dugdiamond
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start the task manager (right-click the start bar) and see what apps are running.
because of all your starting and stopping of the OS, windows may be busy configuring the latest NET runtimes.
let your system run for an hour or so, and then check the usage
because of all your starting and stopping of the OS, windows may be busy configuring the latest NET runtimes.
let your system run for an hour or so, and then check the usage
dipzy
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for applications, atm im only running firefox, stick notes and windows live messenger and on the services tab, there a whole bunch of stuff running.
I will check after an hour as you said and see what happens
dugdiamond
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forget about services.... it is PROCESSES you need to be looking at
dipzy
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I have everyday application like windows live messenger, firefox, windows siderbar, sticky notes,desktop gadgets, windows explorer etc, a total of 73 processes running atm
dugdiamond
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thats your problem
why are you running programs that you are not using at this very moment?
why are you running programs that you are not using at this very moment?
dugdiamond
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firefox's plugin-container uses approx. 1gb for starters
SieB
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The amount of memory it says you have available in the system info is what Windows reads as your maximum amount of memory.
Is where you are reading it from?
this isn't affected by the memory you are using in apps or processes, it will just show the maximum amount of RAM you have installed and available.
Is where you are reading it from?
this isn't affected by the memory you are using in apps or processes, it will just show the maximum amount of RAM you have installed and available.
dipzy
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firefox's plugin-container uses approx. 1gb for starters
ok, i closed down applications im ot using including firefox's plugin container. Ram usage has dropped from 68% to 53% but like 1 hour ago, it still shown 2GB usable memory
dipzy
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The amount of memory it says you have available in the system info is what Windows reads as your maximum amount of memory.
Is where you are reading it from?
this isn't affected by the memory you are using in apps or processes, it will just show the maximum amount of RAM you have installed and available.
yes that is where im reading it from. It shows 6GB but only 2GB usable.
dipzy
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The amount of memory it says you have available in the system info is what Windows reads as your maximum amount of memory.
Is where you are reading it from?
this isn't affected by the memory you are using in apps or processes, it will just show the maximum amount of RAM you have installed and available.
just like your one says 4.00GB, my one use to show 6.00GB nothing else after it
SieB
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Something is not working properly or some hardware is using up that ram. Can you disable the soundcard to see if it's eating up your ram? I can't imagine it using that much but I can't think of what else could be using it.
dipzy
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Disabling sound card didn't make a difference
SieB
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Something is not working properly but I can't think of what it could be. The only other thing I can think of trying is doing a fresh install of windows just incase it's Windows it's self playing up.
dipzy
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I'll try that option
dipzy
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Before i was about to install windows, i checked the sata cable for the hard drive and optical drives to make sure they were properly connected. I then i saw that the sata cable for my 160GB drive was very loose so i plugged it back in fully and went back in windows to do some back up before i reinstalled windows. I right clicked my computer then properties and there i saw 6.00GB, nothing else
It was the loose sata cable from one of my hard drives that was causing the problem lol
Phew problem sorted
It was the loose sata cable from one of my hard drives that was causing the problem lol
Phew problem sorted
