Friday, October 13, 2017

windows 10 - Not all RAM available in OS?


I have 24GB of installed memory, 8GB 1600Mhz and 16GB 2133Mhz. However usable memory is at 6.96GB??



  1. I have followed msconfig -> boot -> advanced options and have un-ticked "maximum memory" but i didn't help.

  2. I have also tried leaving 16GB sticks but usable memory is still at 6.96GB.




Further information about the system:
I am running AMD FX-8320 on "MSI 970 GAMING Socket AM3+ 7.1-Channel HD Audio ATX Motherboard".
RAM:



  • Corsair Vengeance 16gb (2 X 8gb) Memory Kit Pc3-17066 2133mhz Ddr3 Dimm

  • Samsung 2 x 4gb 1Rx8 PC3-12800U-11-13-A1 1600Mhz


BIOS does show a full amount of RAM.


I have installed new RAM today (16GB), hence the question.




I am running windows 10 64-bit operating system, x64-based processor.


Answer



I have solved the problem by specifying amount of RAM in the "msconfig -> boot -> advanced options". After which i was able to achieve 15GB of usable RAM.


But, I was unable to use my 2x4GB sticks with 2x8GB sticks; for some odd reason GPU wouldn't start due to which i couldn't use computer.


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