[SOLVED] Only 14.9GB Memory available even after disabling integrated graphics

[wintrrz43]

Hey, I noticed when I got my PC that I have 16GB of ram but only 14.9GB available, only a few minutes ago I decided to do something about it since I have a dedicated GPU and saw a post saying its for your onboard graphics.
I went into my BIOS and disabled integrated graphics but I still only have 14.9GB of available ram.
Thank you in advance for hopefully your help.

System Specs:
GA-AX370 Gaming 5 Motherboard
Ryzen 5 2400G 3.6GHz 4 Cores 8 Threads Processor
Crucial Ballistix 2x8 16GB 3200MHz Dual Channelled Memory
ASUS Phoenix GeForce GTX 1050Ti 4GB

 

[wintrrz43]

It is not just integrated graphics which need hardware ram. It will not be listed as hardware reserved in the bios!
Disable any serial ports, parallel ports,USB port headers you don't use. onboard sound and ethernet ports etc...
Then you will get a little more of it back.
Just be careful and do not disable something you need or you have to reset bios and start over.
It will not change the way your games play in any way. But if you must have all of the ram available to you , have at it.
You will always have some hardware reserved ram. Depends on motherboard. There is nothing you can do to change it.

Its just the thing that annoys me Is that my friends have hardware reservered ram but in task manager it still says for example 7.1GB/16.0GB where as mine is like 7.4GB/14.9GB under where it says memory

 

[wintrrz43]

and also I went through my bios and there was nothing there about hardware reserved

 

[rgd1101]

Its just the thing that annoys me Is that my friends have hardware reservered ram but in task manager it still says for example 7.1GB/16.0GB where as mine is like 7.4GB/14.9GB under where it says memory

exact system ? keyboard/mouse, etc?

 

[tennis2]

https://imgur.com/a/1rgCJmt

View: https://imgur.com/a/1rgCJmt

Needed to get home from work to check.
Another point of reference: my Ryzen 5600G system has 16GB installed, 15.9GB available. 128MB reserved. (task manager)

 

[rgd1101]

worst case is try a fresh os install

 

[Dean0919]

I wasn't in a game I was in a lobby and I just want the spare 1GB so someone pleeeeaaaase help

What we don't understand is, why do you need that tiny 1.1GB spare RAM, when you clearly don't even maximize your RAM? It's not like this 1.1GB will change anything. It's insignificant.

 

[DSzymborski]

You might find it in BIOS under Current UMA Size or something similar.

In any case, this has no relevance to your problem. Your problem is not a RAM problem. And the hardware reserved RAM only becomes a problem if your PC needs to access it and it's unable to, something which you've provided no evidence is happening. And without evidence of that, it's silly to worry that some menu somewhere has a "4" instead of a "6" because that's the only consequence.

 

[wintrrz43]

exact system ? keyboard/mouse, etc?

I have a Mizar MZ60 Luna and Razer Viper Mini but getting the G Pro in a few days

 

[wintrrz43]

What we don't understand is, why do you need that tiny 1.1GB spare RAM, when you clearly don't even maximize your RAM? It's not like this 1.1GB will change anything. It's insignificant.

well sorry that I want the ram that I paid for.....

 

[rgd1101]

I have a Mizar MZ60 Luna and Razer Viper Mini but getting the G Pro in a few days

no, I'm asking when you compare your system with your friend

anyway, did you try a fresh os install?

 

[wintrrz43]

no, I'm asking when you compare your system with your friend

anyway, did you try a fresh os install?

oh its a custom pc and im gonna have to fresh os install?? how do i keep my product key

 

[tennis2]

oh its a custom pc and im gonna have to fresh os install?? how do i keep my product key

Your product key is logged to your system on MS activation servers. If you're connected to the internet when you reformat, it shouldn't even ask you to enter the product key.

Just in case, you can register the system on an MS account:
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us...e-change-2c0e962a-f04c-145b-6ead-fb3fc72b6665

 

[wintrrz43]

Your product key is logged to your system on MS activation servers. If you're connected to the internet when you reformat, it shouldn't even ask you to enter the product key.

Just in case, you can register the system on an MS account:
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us...e-change-2c0e962a-f04c-145b-6ead-fb3fc72b6665

so the only way im gonna be able to fix this is a system reset?

 

[tennis2]

so the only way im gonna be able to fix this is a system reset?

Reformatting isn't guaranteed to fix the issue.

 

[SkyNetRising]

so the only way im gonna be able to fix this is a system reset?

Update BIOS to latest version.

 

[wintrrz43]

Update BIOS to latest version.

yeah right now im on F21 but latest for my mobo is F51d, is there any chance of something going wrong when I update my bios? I'll go look at a YouTube video now to update it because I have never updated a BIOS before.

 

[tennis2]

yeah right now im on F21 but latest for my mobo is F51d, is there any chance of something going wrong when I update my bios? I'll go look at a YouTube video now to update it because I have never updated a BIOS before.

Just don't lose power during the update. It usually doesn't take long.

 

[SkyNetRising]

yeah right now im on F21 but latest for my mobo is F51d, is there any chance of something going wrong when I update my bios?

If BIOS update is done improperly, then motherboard gets bricked.
So yes - be careful with that.

Read BIOS update notes. Before updating to F51d, you have to update to F31.
Also you have to update chipset driver.

 

[wintrrz43]

Just don't lose power during the update. It usually doesn't take long.

thank you.

 

[wintrrz43]

If BIOS update is done improperly, then motherboard gets bricked.
So yes - be careful with that.

Read BIOS update notes. Before updating to F51d, you have to update to F31.
Also you have to update chipset driver.

which is the bets ways not to do it improperly?? sorry for bothering you

 

[wintrrz43]

and also do you think this will fix my problem with the RGB Fusion colors not being accurate with my motherboard and when I change the motherboard color it changes my amd wraith spire cooler to the opposite color. will it fix that?

 

[wintrrz43]

oh and also i just got bluescreened: kmode_exception_not_handled. has that got anything to do with my memory?

 

[SkyNetRising]

which is the bets ways not to do it improperly?? sorry for bothering you

Be careful. Flash the correct BIOS file. Do not interrupt power during flash process.

and also do you think this will fix my problem with the RGB Fusion colors?

Might fix it, might not. Bios updates notes mention nothing about RGB.

 

[wintrrz43]

Be careful. Flash the correct BIOS file. Do not interrupt power during flash process.

Might fix it, might not. Bios updates notes mention nothing about RGB.

also do you know what the kmode exception not handled blue screen is??? thank you for your help i will try soon

 

[SkyNetRising]

also do you know what the kmode exception not handled blue screen is??? thank you for your help i will try soon

Perform checks mentioned here:

What is Kmode Exception Not Handled, and how do I fix it?

How to fix a common Windows driver error that triggers the blue screen of death.

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