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RAM problems in win 7 x64..help needed asap

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official
official Original post #1
Apr 11, 2011 at 10:09 AM
Guys...let me post the pics first..k here u go.

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as u guys can see the amount of ram installed is 4gigs whereas usable is only 2..my OS is x64 win 7 with latest updates..now how come i cant use entire 4 gigs of ram ???? plz suggest..my i5 pc has turned into a celeron one :(....
thetechfreak
Apr 11, 2011 at 10:14 AM
Please put a larger photo. I think you copy pasted thumbnail version.
Disable Page file.YOu have probably upgraded from 2 gigs of RAM and hence Page file isnt showing more .You will get 4 gb full. Otherwise increase page file to 4 gb if you dont want to disable.



I think your onboard GPU is using RAM. Try reducing that much from BIOS
asingh
asingh #3
Apr 11, 2011 at 10:16 AM
^^
How will disable / enable of the page file affect this..? Anyways page file is 1.5 x total hardware RAM.

Try a reseat, of the DIMMs. Also what is CPU-Z reporting.
official
Apr 11, 2011 at 10:38 AM
i am using 4 gigs of ram from beginnin...and it never showed 1.99 gigs usable before ...it only started 3 days ago..
*img132.imageshack.us/img132/2811/cpuz1m.png

@techfreak my mobo has no onboard vga..
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akshayt #5
Apr 11, 2011 at 10:43 AM
remove both ram modules and try them one at a time, one of them might have become defective!
official
Apr 11, 2011 at 10:59 AM
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here is closer pics...one more thing whenever i restart my pc takes power and looses it again n again ut starts and switches off continuously for 4-5 times and then it starts??

this is what task manager says...
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???? plz help guys

i'll just remove both modules and check allright...
asingh
asingh #7
Apr 11, 2011 at 11:36 AM
Either a module is dead/dying or not seated fine.
gameranand
Apr 12, 2011 at 7:16 AM
official said:
one more thing whenever i restart my pc takes power and looses it again n again ut starts and switches off continuously for 4-5 times and then it starts??
Your Mobo is defective AFAIK. Because as it starts in 4 to 5 times then I think it tries to recognize your RAM but unable to do so. Try these on someone else's PC and see what happens.
thetechfreak
Apr 12, 2011 at 7:25 AM
I think it may be a mobo problem or Its a module problem.

Try using your pc with individual modules.
Whever the pc refuses to boot that stick is defective.
Neuron
Neuron #10
Apr 12, 2011 at 8:46 AM
Go to the screen resolution adjustment screen.Then click 'advanced settings'.In the appeared box,check the amount of shared memory.
Sharing of 3GB of RAM is very unlikely but still just check.