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    [SOLVED] My pc is not turning on when i did upgrade my RAM

    Still a good idea to push them in and secure it, for good measure. If that doesn't work, try starting in Safe Mode and run the Windows Memory Diagnostic tool.
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    [SOLVED] My pc is not turning on when i did upgrade my RAM

    Did you accidentally pop one of the RAM sticks out? I've done that by accident before and had blue screens.
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    [SOLVED] Although I have installed 16gb of RAM on my PC, only 7.95 are "usable"

    Do they all have the same statistics? You said your RAM was 'Unknown', go back to CPU-Z and check under the SPD section - that should give you some further details.
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    [SOLVED] Although I have installed 16gb of RAM on my PC, only 7.95 are "usable"

    I just updated my BIOS, and my final stick of RAM has been miraculously been recognised! Try that :)
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    [SOLVED] Although I have installed 16gb of RAM on my PC, only 7.95 are "usable"

    No joke, registered today because I've had the same issue for a few weeks when I installed new RAM sticks. So glad it's not just me. @SaltJackalope, try running CPU-Z. I ran it, and it detected my 24GB, compared to Windows which only detects 16GB (see image below) - from what I believe, if it...