Win 7 not using all memory

I think marsmimar has got something there. You ram shows different every time and still with zero reserve for hardware. It could be as simple as dirty contacts or not pushed in correctly. You could try installing your old ram and check resource monitor a few times and see if it indicates properly for 3 or 4 times. We don't have the complete specs of your ram which leaves us flopping in the wind. It always helps us to have complete details in specs. Ram should be verified that it will work with your exact motherboard and cpu with the system bios set at default.

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I can't check if that ram is approve by Gigabyte because that part of their site isn't working for me. By the specs of the ram it should spd 800 at max v. 1.8 matches the max. 800 speed of motherboard. Have you tried one stick at a time like marsmimar recommended. P.S. Be sure to download the motherboard manual and keep it as long as you have the computer.

What ram are you using now. I have never seen hardware that high. It would make things better and we might get more help if you filled out your ((My System Specs)) completely so we know what we are working with.

gat015 said:

can you tell whats wrong with this? cuz my hardware reserved is more than 10mb? heheh

to help us keep responses and problems straight and to address our answers to the thread starter, I request that you start a fresh thread in which you state your problem.

Thanks for your understanding and cooperation,
karl

Resource Monitor is your friend.

WIN | type RESMON | ENTER key | Memory tab

Different people will how different values, but as long as you are not adding/removing devices then Hardware Reserved should stay constant. Mine is 259 MB.

Your Installed Memory should stay constant.

To get more insight into your physical memory, then I would like for you to run a PowerShell script which will put a file onto your Desktop. Please attach that file to your next post.

# **********************INSTRUCTIONS**************************
# STEP 1 ** RUN POWERSHELL AS ADMINISTRATOR ******************
# ************************************************************
#
# WIN key | type POWERSHELL | do NOT hit ENTER |
# in the PROGRAMS list, right-click on WINDOWS POWERSHELL |
# choose "Run as administrator" |
# Click on the YES button (if such appears)
#
# WIN key = key with Microsoft log on top
#
# for the guru:
# WIN | type POWERSHELL | CTRL+SHIFT+ENTER key combo | ALT+Y keycombo
# ************************************************************
# STEP 2 ** COPY AND PASTE ***********************************
# ************************************************************
#
# COPY the script using CTRL+C,
# COPY every line of script down thru both EXIT statements
#
# PASTE into Powershell
#----Right-Click at the PowerShell Prompt
#----(Ctrl+V does not work)
#
# Start copying with first script line without a # at start of the line
# Note: Actually, you can paste the entire file if you rather
#-------Lines starting with a # are ignored by PowerShell
# ************************************************************
# STEP 3 ** SCRIPT OUTPUT & SCRIPT PURPOSE *******************
# ************************************************************
# --The script output and purpose is given at the very front of the script
#
# --The script output and purpose is given at the very front of the script
#
# ************************************************************
# ***************** NOTE - POWERSHELL VERSION*****************
# if you receive this error msg:
#--The system can not find the path specified
# you may need to update your PowerShell
# you must be using Powershell 2.0 or later.
#
# To determine your Powershell version:
#---Run PowerShell
#---enter $host.version
#---you should see at least:
# Major Minor Build Revision
# ----- ----- ----- --------
# 2......0......-1.....-1
#
# If you do not see the above, update your Vista/Win 7.
# ************************************************************
# *************** NOTE - EXECUTION POLICY*********************
# If you haven't set the execution policy, you may need to:
#---Run PowerShell
#---enter SET-EXECUTIONPOLICY -EXECUTIONPOLICY REMOTESIGNED
# ************************************************************

Script:

# ***********************************************
# OUTPUT: MemInfo.TXT file on your desktop
# contains info about your memory
# ***********************************************

function get-ID { 
  param ([string]$title, [int]$arraycnt, [int]$arrayndx) 
  $id = " " + $title + " "
  If ($arraycnt -ne 1) {$id = $id + [string]$arrayndx + " "}
  $id }
function get-title { param ([string]$id) 
  $hashes = ([int](51 - $id.length)/2)
  $hashstr = '#' * $hashes
  $title = $hashstr + $id + $hashstr
  If ($title.length -le 51) {$title += "#"}
  $title  }
$sterne = "*" * 79
$obj = New-Object PSObject
$os = gwmi win32_operatingsystem
$id = get-id "OS" 1 0

$PhyMemArray = @(gwmi win32_PhysicalMemoryArray)
$cnt = $phymemarray.count
for ($ndx=1; $ndx -le $cnt; $ndx++) {
  $d = $phymemarray[$ndx -1]
  $id = get-id "PHYSICAL MEMORY ARRAY" $cnt $ndx
  $obj | add-member -membertype noteproperty -name ( Get-title $Id ) -value $sterne
  $obj | add-member -membertype noteproperty -name (" Maximum Memory Capacity") -value([string][int]($d.maxcapacity/1048576) + " GB")
  $obj | add-member -membertype noteproperty -name (" Number of Memory Devices") -value($d.memorydevices)
}

$arr = @(gwmi win32_PhysicalMemory)
$cnt = $arr.count
for($i=1; $i -le $cnt; $i++){
  $d = $arr[$i-1]
  $id = get-id "PHYSICAL MEMORY" $cnt $i
  $obj | add-member -membertype noteproperty -name (get-title $id) -value $sterne
  $obj | add-member -membertype noteproperty -name ($id + "Bank Label") -value($d.banklabel)
#  $obj | add-member -membertype noteproperty -name ($id + "Tag") -value($d.tag)
  $obj | add-member -membertype noteproperty -name ($id + "Manufacturer") -value($d.manufacturer)
  $obj | add-member -membertype noteproperty -name ($id + "Part Number") -value($d.partnumber)
  $obj | add-member -membertype noteproperty -name ($id + "Serial Number") -value($d.serialnumber)
  $obj | add-member -membertype noteproperty -name ($id + "Capacity") -value([string][int]($d.capacity/1073741824) + " GB")
  $obj | add-member -membertype noteproperty -name ($id + "Device Locator") -value($d.devicelocator)
  $obj | add-member -membertype noteproperty -name ($id + "Data Width") -value($d.datawidth)
  $obj | add-member -membertype noteproperty -name ($id + "Speed") -value($d.speed)
}

$Arr = @(gwmi win32_memoryarray)
$cnt = $arr.count
for($i=1; $i -le $cnt; $i++){
  $d = $arr[$i-1];
  $id = get-id "MEMORY ARRAY" $CNT $I
  $obj | add-member -membertype noteproperty -name (get-title $id) -value $sterne
  $obj | add-member -membertype noteproperty -name ($id + "Device ID") -value($d.deviceid)
  $obj | add-member -membertype noteproperty -name ($id + "Starting Address") -value($d.startingaddress)
  $obj | add-member -membertype noteproperty -name ($id + "Ending Address") -value($d.endingaddress)
}

$Arr = @(gwmi win32_memorydevice)
$cnt = $arr.count
for($i=1; $i -le $cnt; $i++){
  $d = $arr[$i-1];
  $id = get-id "MEMORY DEVICE" $cnd $i
  $obj | add-member -membertype noteproperty -name (get-title $id) -value $sterne
#  $obj | add-member -membertype noteproperty -name ($id + "Device ID") -value($d.deviceid)
  $obj | add-member -membertype noteproperty -name ($id + "Starting Address") -value($d.startingaddress)
  $obj | add-member -membertype noteproperty -name ($id + "Ending Address") -value($d.endingaddress)
}
$obj > $env:userprofile\desktop\MemInfo.txt

EXIT
EXIT