win7 64bit only recognizing 6gig of my 8gig of ram

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  1. DirtyElf
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    no havent had a chance to try that yet, thats what im going to do this afternoon
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  3. brianzion
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    i forget im in united kingdom !!! 9pm here
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  4. DirtyElf
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    heh. well i appreciate the help. ill let you know what happens.
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  6. DirtyElf
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    just updated BIOS to new version 1302... no change
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  7. DirtyElf
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    with one stick in slot a1:
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  8. DirtyElf
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    WOW!

    i feel so dumb. after removing the 2nd stick to see how it booted with one stick only, i reseated it and heard it "click" this time... now it appears to be working correctly. ugh.

    sorry for the 150 page thread lol
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  10. madtownidiot
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    Don't sweat it too much. It's not like you're the only person here who's ever done that.
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  11. DirtyElf
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    at the very least i hope im an example for others to make sure that they seat their ram correctly
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  12. Lomai
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    DirtyElf said:
    at the very least i hope im an example for others to make sure that they seat their ram correctly

    It's happened to all of us ...some time or another.

    Have a great day and regards
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  13. brianzion
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    no worrys dirtyelf its a easy mistake to make and others who read this thread will be more aware so go on show us the ram working with a snipit of resmon
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