RAM Usable problem

kh85 · 13 Jun 2013 at 12:36

Hi guys, i had this problem a while ago, and it seems to have come back,

Firstly I had 8gb ram and now just upgraded to 16. same make of RAM etc.

The problem I'm having is it's saying only 15.7gb usable, where it should be 16.

the image i've provided is basic but show's you what i mean, I don't see why it's using system shared memory when all the memory is dedicated for the graphics card.

I can't find anywhere in the mobo to disable onboard gpu.
Specs are in signature.

Thanks for any help to get it back to 16gb.

kh85 · 13 Jun 2013 at 15:38

i disable vga in device manager but doesnt stop it. and it auto installs when i delete it from device manager on everyboot up.

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kh85 · 13 Jun 2013 at 17:41

lucid virtu is disabled.
i've reset cmos and reset speed values.

I've look everywhere in the bios and there is no obvious options. graphics option is set to auto, but even enabling PCIE as the option doesn't resolve it.

i can't find any drivers for the onboard graphics to remove, but windows keeps auto installing VGA driver.

I originally had 8gb ram and had the same problem, moved them to different slots and it magically showed 8gb. tried the same with these sticks and nothing

Now i've added 8gb more, the problem has come back.

kh85 · 13 Jun 2013 at 18:52

i'm having no luck with this at all

kh85 · 13 Jun 2013 at 19:42

*Rich* said:
Recently had this problem, but showing only half my ram available.

Went to msconfig, boot tab, then advanced settings, and unchecked the Maximum memory box. Quick reboot and all my ram was available again.

Hi mate, i had a look at this, and it hasn't done anything?

even when i tick the box and select 16.... it doesn't work?

I'm debating on wether to do a clean install. although 3mb, isn;t anything, it's the frustration of what it could be.

There are 4 slots on the mother board,

2 Black and 2 red. When i just had 2 ram sticks in the black slots it showed 8gb. When i had the 2 sticks in the red it showed 7.69 usable. So i'm wondering why the 2 slots are affecting my memory.

kh85 · 21 Jun 2013 at 16:40

Bossk128 said:
It's less than 2%, will you really miss it?

Or does it come with some kind of system performance penalty?

i just found it odd that i have a dedicated GPU, and my system still takes >3mb or whatever it is. and that my mobo is a bit turd for disabling onboard graphics.

it's more of a control thing knowing i can disable it if i wanted.

learnt to deal with it now, eh eh.