Windows 7 cuts my RAM

dnewayz said:

Tews said:

Your .dmp file points to a bad memory module... replace it as soon as possible...

Attachment 47596 Attachment 47597

How do I do that?
So I was right? cool... actually, it blows
Thanks so much man!

Order yourself a GIG stick to replace the malfunctioned 512MB one

i'm not trying to drag the issue out, but i thought the issue was the fact the windows was mis-reporting the ram amount... the bsod and finding that the 512mb stick was bad was a secondary issue... am i wrong? if not, then excuse my intrusion.

Zidane24 said:

Order yourself a GIG stick to replace the malfunctioned 512MB one

then he'd have 3gb--the board, according to the gigabyte website (GA-8VM800PMD-775-RH - GIGABYTE - Product - Motherboard - Specification) only has a 2gb limit. again, excuse me if i'm not fully understanding just what happened here, but I thought that the problem was the mis-reporting of the ram. (his specs say 2gb + .5gb -- the 512mb stick is bad and with 2gb, windows is still reporting he has 1gb. hope i still know how to read...)

Windows 7 cuts my RAM
Hey guys, I hope some1 can help.
I just installed Windows 7 Ultimate on my PC, and everything is great except for 1 major flaw...
Windows 7 decided I only have 1GB of RAM installed when I actually have 2GB. I know cause I installed it myself. And even CPU-Z still sees it as 2GB. Only Windows 7 doesn't.
I tried changing the RAM from 1 port to the other, and still the same.

* The RAM is by Kingston, if it matters.
* In Windows XP, I was able to use all of the 2GB.

Thanks in advance!

mpcrsc562 said:

Zidane24 said:

Order yourself a GIG stick to replace the malfunctioned 512MB one

then he'd have 3gb--the board, according to the gigabyte website (GA-8VM800PMD-775-RH - GIGABYTE - Product - Motherboard - Specification) only has a 2gb limit. again, excuse me if i'm not fully understanding just what happened here, but I thought that the problem was the mis-reporting of the ram. (his specs say 2gb + .5gb -- the 512mb stick is bad and with 2gb, windows is still reporting he has 1gb. hope i still know how to read...)

Windows 7 cuts my RAM
Hey guys, I hope some1 can help.
I just installed Windows 7 Ultimate on my PC, and everything is great except for 1 major flaw...
Windows 7 decided I only have 1GB of RAM installed when I actually have 2GB. I know cause I installed it myself. And even CPU-Z still sees it as 2GB. Only Windows 7 doesn't.
I tried changing the RAM from 1 port to the other, and still the same.

* The RAM is by Kingston, if it matters.
* In Windows XP, I was able to use all of the 2GB.

Thanks in advance!

I thought he had 1-1 GB stick of RAM and a .5GB stick...

You are probably right though...

we'll see if he comes back...

Based on your .dmp file, I would still replace the memory module... you can always return it if need be... I cant think of any other solution...

Tews said:

Based on your .dmp file, I would still replace the memory module... you can always return it if need be... I cant think of any other solution...

Tom I think he got the BSOD when running with only the .5 stick which would mean he needs a replacement for the .5 stick but that isn't the concern here...

To summarize so all of us can help him better...

1) .5 stick of RAM is bad
2) 2GB stick is okay but Windows reports it incorrectly as 1.5GB where as CPU-z reports it as 2GB (which is the concern here)