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Alright, I'm stumped.
Just got the parts for my new build, put it all together, boots just fine first try, Windows 7 install goes great, then I get a random restart, and now 8 of my 16GB or RAM is listed as 'hardware reserved' in the resource monitor and 16GB (7.96GB Usable) under my system properties. I ran the Windows Experience Index as soon as I booted the first time after installing all my drivers and specifically remember it showing just a plain 16GB. I checked the BIOS, it reports 16GB and all 4 DIMMS are listed and working. I did a lot of searching the interwebs with no definite solution, so I tried everything I could find. First I tried each stick by itself in DIMM A-1; system booted every time and reported 4GB in BIOS, resource monitor, and system properties. I tried 2 at a time, and starting getting 8/4, and with all 4 its back to 16/8. I tried msconfig > boot > advanced > unchecking memory box. Flashed the BIOS and fresh install of Windows, still no avail. Although occasionally it will boot up with 16/16, then it crashes and restarts (no BSOD, event view reports 'system shut down unexpectedly) and when it comes back I'm at 7.96/16 again. Sometimes my BIOS will only report 8GB as well, then the resource monitor says 16GB installed, 8 available. I've updated all of my drivers, processor is running at a cool 27C, I literally have no clue anymore.
As far as I can tell, no one can seem to pinpoint what exactly is causing this nor have any specific solutions been posted, let alone for my specific setup.
System Specs:
Windows 7 Home Premium
Asus Crosshair Formula V
Athlon X6 1090T cooled with Zalman CNPS9900Max
G.Skill RipjawX DDR3 1600 16GB (F3-12800CL9Q-16GBXL)
MSI Radeon HD6950 Frozr II
Corsair 64GB SATA III SSD boot
Western Digital Cavier 1TB data
Antec 900w High Current Gaming Series
If anyone has any suggestions or help that'd be much appreciated. If you'd like a screen dump of something or a readout of any sort for diagnostics let me know.
Thanks in advance
Just got the parts for my new build, put it all together, boots just fine first try, Windows 7 install goes great, then I get a random restart, and now 8 of my 16GB or RAM is listed as 'hardware reserved' in the resource monitor and 16GB (7.96GB Usable) under my system properties. I ran the Windows Experience Index as soon as I booted the first time after installing all my drivers and specifically remember it showing just a plain 16GB. I checked the BIOS, it reports 16GB and all 4 DIMMS are listed and working. I did a lot of searching the interwebs with no definite solution, so I tried everything I could find. First I tried each stick by itself in DIMM A-1; system booted every time and reported 4GB in BIOS, resource monitor, and system properties. I tried 2 at a time, and starting getting 8/4, and with all 4 its back to 16/8. I tried msconfig > boot > advanced > unchecking memory box. Flashed the BIOS and fresh install of Windows, still no avail. Although occasionally it will boot up with 16/16, then it crashes and restarts (no BSOD, event view reports 'system shut down unexpectedly) and when it comes back I'm at 7.96/16 again. Sometimes my BIOS will only report 8GB as well, then the resource monitor says 16GB installed, 8 available. I've updated all of my drivers, processor is running at a cool 27C, I literally have no clue anymore.
As far as I can tell, no one can seem to pinpoint what exactly is causing this nor have any specific solutions been posted, let alone for my specific setup.
System Specs:
Windows 7 Home Premium
Asus Crosshair Formula V
Athlon X6 1090T cooled with Zalman CNPS9900Max
G.Skill RipjawX DDR3 1600 16GB (F3-12800CL9Q-16GBXL)
MSI Radeon HD6950 Frozr II
Corsair 64GB SATA III SSD boot
Western Digital Cavier 1TB data
Antec 900w High Current Gaming Series
If anyone has any suggestions or help that'd be much appreciated. If you'd like a screen dump of something or a readout of any sort for diagnostics let me know.
Thanks in advance
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