Hello, I'm new here.
Motherboard: ASUS P7P55D
Memory: G.Skill Trident 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3-2000 (F3-16000CL9D-4GBTD)
CPU: Intel i5 750 2.66 GHz
My problem is that neither the BIOS nor my OS (Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit) recognize all 4GB that are installed. The BIOS shows 2096MB, and Win7 shows 4.00GB (1.99GB usable). I'm guessing the OS is saying 4GB due to the one stick the BIOS says is installed, plus the Page File, but I might be wrong.
At first, I thought it might be due to my OC settings, and I played with those a bit in the BIOS Setup, but even after just setting it back to the BIOS setup defaults, the amount of memory showing up still hasn't changed.
Today I tried installing just one stick at a time, first in the A1 slot, then in the B1 slot. The manual for this motherboard states that one DIMM may be installed as single-channel in either slot, yet neither stick worked in the B1 position on its own. Both worked fine in the A1 position. So my best guess now is that I have a bad motherboard--more specifically the B1 position.
I'm already looking for a new motherboard to buy, but before I do, I wanted to see if anyone else has any other ideas for me. I've researched this quite a bit, and after all the troubleshooting I could think of, I'm out of ideas.
Thanks for any and all help,
Mitch
Motherboard: ASUS P7P55D
Memory: G.Skill Trident 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3-2000 (F3-16000CL9D-4GBTD)
CPU: Intel i5 750 2.66 GHz
My problem is that neither the BIOS nor my OS (Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit) recognize all 4GB that are installed. The BIOS shows 2096MB, and Win7 shows 4.00GB (1.99GB usable). I'm guessing the OS is saying 4GB due to the one stick the BIOS says is installed, plus the Page File, but I might be wrong.
At first, I thought it might be due to my OC settings, and I played with those a bit in the BIOS Setup, but even after just setting it back to the BIOS setup defaults, the amount of memory showing up still hasn't changed.
Today I tried installing just one stick at a time, first in the A1 slot, then in the B1 slot. The manual for this motherboard states that one DIMM may be installed as single-channel in either slot, yet neither stick worked in the B1 position on its own. Both worked fine in the A1 position. So my best guess now is that I have a bad motherboard--more specifically the B1 position.
I'm already looking for a new motherboard to buy, but before I do, I wanted to see if anyone else has any other ideas for me. I've researched this quite a bit, and after all the troubleshooting I could think of, I'm out of ideas.
Thanks for any and all help,
Mitch
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