cbiltsouris
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hey guys i finished my build and in the bios it says ive only got 4088mb of ram when i bought 6gb corsair dominator gt kit why does it not recognise all of it?
why cant I see it!
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alienware
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If you are using 32 bit Vista it won't see it unless you are using service pack 1.
If you are using 32 bit 7 it should see it but you can't use it.
If you are using Nvidia cards then it's likely they are stealing a chunk of it. The 4 series are not as bad but the 2 series steal up to 1gb.
If you are using onboard video that could be using it. ETC ETC.
Right click my computer in 7, go to properties. Look at installed ram.
Mine says - 4.00gb (3.25gb usable)
If you are using 32 bit 7 it should see it but you can't use it.
If you are using Nvidia cards then it's likely they are stealing a chunk of it. The 4 series are not as bad but the 2 series steal up to 1gb.
If you are using onboard video that could be using it. ETC ETC.
Right click my computer in 7, go to properties. Look at installed ram.
Mine says - 4.00gb (3.25gb usable)
cbiltsouris
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my rig consists of:
asus rampage 3 extreme
corsair dominator gt c8 6gb
msi gtx 460 hawk 2x sli
corsair ax 850
i7 950
windows 7 home premium 64 bit oem
office 2010
ocz vertex 2 60gb
wd 1tb re3 black
nhd14
plus i dont get why i have crappy audio like crackles or pops my z5500 sounds perfect when its on the iphone but on the pc it sound terrible, and i also cant change my desktop background
asus rampage 3 extreme
corsair dominator gt c8 6gb
msi gtx 460 hawk 2x sli
corsair ax 850
i7 950
windows 7 home premium 64 bit oem
office 2010
ocz vertex 2 60gb
wd 1tb re3 black
nhd14
plus i dont get why i have crappy audio like crackles or pops my z5500 sounds perfect when its on the iphone but on the pc it sound terrible, and i also cant change my desktop background
Almost sounds like its a non legit win7 version
is it a onboard soundcard you are using ?
Its quite simple really dude, this error is common place and its nothing to do with the things mentioned above.
Its can be anything from a badly fitted CPU to memory mapping error in the bios.
There is another thread about this in the forum some where if you go and find it.
Its can be anything from a badly fitted CPU to memory mapping error in the bios.
There is another thread about this in the forum some where if you go and find it.
cbiltsouris
New member
but I dont understant I just did mem test 86 and my ram isnt faulty it says the im in dual channel mode but it clearly shows all of ram. I dont understand tom you had the exact same mem kit as mine and with the exact same board did your board recognize all 6gb?
The board and mem are fine dude. it can be a badly seated cpu, heatsink too tight. Or it can be a memory mapping issue in bios.
cbiltsouris
New member
well the first thing ill do is reapply the thermal paste and resit the cpu then a bios update?
