[SOLVED] Installed 16 gig RAM (only 8gig usuable)

[TastyWalnut]

Hi all,

Installed 16gig of RAM instead of my 8gig's which were in the same slots (as per the mobo manual)

Tried BOOT advanced options -> uncheck maximum memory
Tried system properties -> advanced > performance > virtual memory > no paging file.

You can find images of BIOS and Task manager below:

Task manager: https://postimg.cc/0bRkNXzx
BIOS: https://postimg.cc/QVWNhZx0

Ran out of google searches as they all mentioned the 2 above.

Best,
Simon

 

[logainofhades]

Just in case some previous setting is causing you issues, try a CMOS reset, for starters.

 

[kerberos_20]

try reseating your ram sticks, one of them fails to properly initialise, even bios reports your ram as 8GB

 

[bgunner]

When adding in more ram clearing the Cmos is often needed to get the system to re-read the installed hardware for it to function properly. SO I second Logainofhades suggestion.

 

[TastyWalnut]

Hi all, reseating the RAM's worked - apologies

Best,
Simon

 

[Rekostar]

Hi all, reseating the RAM's worked - apologies

Best,
Simon

What do you mean by reseating the ram ?

 

[Ralston18]

@Rekostar

"Reseating" means to remove the memory cards from the motherboard and then put the memory cards back into the memory card slots while ensuring that the memory cards are fully and firmly in place.

You must install the memory cards per the motherboard's User Guide/Manual. Some motherboards, for example, require that the first physically installed memory card be placed in a specific slot. Verify that the memory cards being installed are indeed supported by the motherboard.

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