Foxxcon Motherborad has 2.0gb RAm but Windows can only find 1.5gb RAM

[ash30000]

Hi all
I have a 4 year old esystem EI214 desktop that recently i put in 2.0 RAM but windows can only find and use 1.5gb RAM.
If anybody has any suggestions please do help me because i rerly do need the other 500mb.
Thanks
Ashley

 

[zigzag3143]

Hi all
I have a 4 year old esystem EI214 desktop that recently i put in 2.0 RAM but windows can only find and use 1.5gb RAM.
If anybody has any suggestions please do help me because i rerly do need the other 500mb.
Thanks
Ashley

Might be shared video. Can you snip a picture of the performance tab of task manager.

 

[ash30000]

Hope it helps!
Ashley

 

[Brink]

Hello Ashley,

Since you are using a separate graphics card and not a integrated graphics chip that may be included on your motherboard, check your BIOS settings to see if you may have any memory allocated to a integrated graphics chip. You may have to dig around the settings to find one related to this though. If you do, set to be zero to allow Windows 7 to use all of the RAM.


In addition, check using the tutorial below to make sure that you have the Maximum memory box unchecked.

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/66482-memory-set-maximum-amount-used-windows-7-a.html

Hope this helps,
Shawn

 

[ash30000]

Hi
I do not have that option in BIOS.
Thanks
Ashley

 

[Brink]

Ashley,

How did the other suggestion for unchecking the Maximum memory box go?

 

[ash30000]

Hi
I did not see that! lol
I will give it a go.
Thanks
Ashley

 

[ash30000]

Hi that did not work ether
Ashley

 

[Brink]

Ashley,

When you reboot the computer and it very briefly shows how much RAM you have MBs in the scrolling text, does it show that you have the full 2048 MB?

If not, then reset the BIOS back to default settings, then restart again to see if shows at boot afterwards.

If still not, then you may need to flash the BIOS with a new version (if available) for your specific motherboard/computer model number.