Hi guys, I had 2x2gb 1066mhz memory, and I decided to add 2x1gb 667mhz memory, and it looks fine, everything boots up and is solid, I can see the 4 sticks in BIOS, but in computer propterties I only see 4.0gb installed :S:S Whats wrong? How do I fix this?
Your specs show you are running 32-bit Windows and have 6GB installed... Windows 32-bit caps at 4GB usable.
Also, even if you had the 64-bit version of Windows so you could use that 6GB of ram, you'd be better served with only running the 4GB of 1066 ram instead of mixing speeds (and I'll assume that probably they're mixed brands too?)
Crap, my 1066mhz went down to 400mhzBIOS settings are auto, cant I just put it to 667mhz in BIOS? SO they will all work on that speed?
You should be, but you should run the ram of the same speed... In other words, I'd remove the 667MHz ram and only use the 1066MHz ram. If you want more than 4GB, then I'd get more 1066MHz ram.
My suggestion :)
The 1066MHz ram will default to the speed of the lowest rated module.
It is always better to run ram in matched pairs of the same brand. If you're going to run 4 sticks, then all of them should be of the same brand and rating.
I really dont think it matters, cuz according to memory speed test(actions per seconds) Im getting the same score now as before. So I dont think that it is slowing me down. The 1066mhz only ran at 800mhz because of my CPU so maybe this isnt so bad.
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