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Old May 27, 2010, 02:18 PM
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Saw that in the "system info".

Ran memtest+86 for 2.5 hrs with no errors, cpu-z shows 6144 MB, yet Task manager shows total 4094 MB of physical memory.

Is this normal ???
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Old May 27, 2010, 02:19 PM
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Which version of windows are you running, 32 or 64 bit?
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Old May 27, 2010, 02:27 PM
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Old May 27, 2010, 02:48 PM
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what motherboard? I've seen onboard graphics that can use up to ~768mb... but 2GB missing is really strange
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Old May 27, 2010, 02:54 PM
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Try reseating your CPU and memory and check CPU socket for bent pins.
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Definitely check your seating, I had that happen to me as well. RAM stick showed up in Windows, but when I checked it, it wasn't all the way in the slot.
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check your BIOS version. the F6 version released in mid march has enhanced memory cabability.


GA-X58A-UD7 (rev. 1.0) - GIGABYTE

choose BIOS in the drop down box as your download type.
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Old May 27, 2010, 05:03 PM
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Yes F6 is the one I have.

I guess this is not normal, so I will try reseating tomorrow.
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Old May 27, 2010, 05:08 PM
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see what slots you need to use fore tripple channel. all slots are not equal on some boards.
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