Windows 7 - 1/2 the ram showing up in system info

Mobo asus f1a75, cpu amd a8-3850, ram g-skill 2 x 4 gig ...2 sticks each, total 8 gig. Brand new build, freshly installed W7HP. Went into system display to ck the amount of ram showing, and shows total 4. Sticks inserted in blue slots, as suggested by manual of asus mobo. Why is it not showing 8 G?

Before we go any further, how much RAM is shown in the BIOS POST ?

it'll be a bit b-f i can ck. keyboard being used for another pc.

No problem. We'll wait for you. The reason I'm asking this is if the memory is not being detected by the BIOS, it's not going to be by the OS.

Also, when you do come back can you please post a screenshot of the lower part of the Resource Monitor -> Memory display?

Start -> Run -> TASKMGR -> Performance tab -> push RESOURCE MONITOR button at the bottom. This will open a second window for Resource Monitor.

Then push the Memory tab on the second Resource Monitor window, and at the bottom of the screen will appear the "Physical Memory" layout. That's what would be very helpful to see. If you need to move the horizontal separator between the upper "Processes" list and the lower "Physical Memory" graphic so that we can see the whole thing, please do.

It will look something like this:




Also, If you can download and install CPU-Z (download links on right side of that page), and post the screenshots of the following tabs: CPU, Mainboard, Memory, Graphics, and SPD (all that are populated, one screenshot for each of your slot#'s) that would also be extremely useful for us to help you explain what's going on.

[QUOTE=drmax;1513353]in bios, total memory 4096 ddr3 1600 mhz and is pc3 12800

Supports up to 64 GB,

ASUSTeK Computer Inc. - Motherboards- ASUS F1A75

Make sure that both sticks are seated properly in the slots and the locking levers are fully in.

say, this pc isn't even hooked up to the internet at the moment. i can only relay what info you're after. sorry

pull up the monitor under performance tab...4096 installed, 3333 available, 485 cached, 4072 total

Let me clarify this. You say that you have 4 x 2GB sticks of RAM installed, making 8GB, but the BIOS is only detecting ½ that amount, i.e. 4GB. Correct? What is the full part number of the RAM modules?