8 GB RAM installed (3.98) usable

[Solarstarshines]

There is no more Damage can be done then there already has happened

In order to get it correct you need to do it or just run it with 4 gb and waste the other 4gb either way your choice here is the link GIGABYTE - Motherboard - Socket AM3+ - GA-78LMT-USB3 (rev. 4.1)

 

[djryano]

There is no more Damage can be done then there already has happened

In order to get it correct you need to do it or just run it with 4 gb and waste the other 4gb either way your choice here is the link GIGABYTE - Motherboard - Socket AM3+ - GA-78LMT-USB3 (rev. 4.1)

Should i update the first one and the go to the second one or just update the f4 version?

 

[Solarstarshines]

There is no more Damage can be done then there already has happened

In order to get it correct you need to do it or just run it with 4 gb and waste the other 4gb either way your choice here is the link GIGABYTE - Motherboard - Socket AM3+ - GA-78LMT-USB3 (rev. 4.1)

Should i update the first one and the go to the second one or just update the f4 version?

Just go the the latest one you only need to do it once

 

[djryano]

There is no more Damage can be done then there already has happened

In order to get it correct you need to do it or just run it with 4 gb and waste the other 4gb either way your choice here is the link GIGABYTE - Motherboard - Socket AM3+ - GA-78LMT-USB3 (rev. 4.1)

Should i update the first one and the go to the second one or just update the f4 version?

Just go the the latest one you only need to do it once

bad news

GIGABYTE - Motherboard - Socket AM3+ - GA-78LMT-USB3 (rev. 5.0)

that there is my mobo its the 5.o version of the other one and has no bios update back to square one

 

[Solarstarshines]

Wow ,Ok well did you put the ram in One Black and One Silver slot ?

That is how dual channel ram works not side by side

Now this may be a long shot but you might have to edit your own memory settings down to the CL
This would be to make sure it is on the correct timing

Also ,I'm highly considering this board being Rev more then 5 times says this board is garbage

Just being honest with you i understand maybe 1 or 2 but they revised it over 5 times which means it has some major issues and i would most likely return it at this point

Another note would be to do some homework before making a MB purchase these Businesses tend to feed Customers BS when it comes to Combo packages usually when they sell a combo package they are dumping stock

I think you just need to weight some options pretty much it's your board all possible factors have been tried

 

[Solarstarshines]

I forgot how to do it but there is a way to remap your ram in windows im looking for it for you now

 

[Solarstarshines]

Ok go to the Start Menu type Msconfig right click to run as Admin

Click on Boot tab then click Advanced settings

Check the box in the right hand corner Maximize memory click apply restart then check

should look like my screen shot ok

 

[Ztruker]

Well it would help if you used the system specs settings at going back pages later to figure this out can get frustrating and confusing... example the confusion on the motherboard you have. See this tutorial on filling out system specs.

When I click on the link, I get this:

 

[Layback Bear]

By Brink:
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/180324-system-info-see-your-system-specs.html

By Kari:
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/311593-speccy-publish-snapshot-your-system-specs.html

 

[Britton30]

By Brink:
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/180324-system-info-see-your-system-specs.html

By Kari:
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/311593-speccy-publish-snapshot-your-system-specs.html

Falls on blind eyes Jack. It's been mentioned about 6 times in the thread.

 

[Layback Bear]

That makes it simple to me.
No specs no help.

 

[Britton30]

That makes it simple to me.
No specs no help.

It's like having keys and trying to find a car they fit in a huge parking lot.

 

[Sokolov]

Hello, I was browsing around and reading through this forum because I had the same problem so I figured I would throw my two cents in for anyone else who finds their way in here. I'm also (regrettably) running the Gigabyte GA-78LMT-USB3 motherboard on a recent budget build I did a few months ago. I opened my system information one day and noticed it said I had 8gb ram installed and 4gb was usable, in my resource manager that 4 was set reserved for hardware usage. Spent hours looking on the internet and trying what was recommended to everyone else, I resat my ram over and over, finally when I moved it to the 3&4 spot, still didn't work, I took it back to 1&2 it randomly worked, and I have full utilization of my ram! It had to of been a seating problem, I know how to install ram so basically I came to the conclusion there was some connection issue with the motherboard and It finally clicked.. I don't know, but that's the best I could come up with! In hindsight I wish I would've splurged on more than a $50 mobo, but hey, it was a budget build. Hope my two cents can help someone

 

[gregrocker]

Interesting. I wonder why it showed 4gb apportioned to hardware. That must be a bug unless the GPU is actually using that much, perhaps because it's not set correctly in BIOS?

But if that disappeared when you reseated the RAM, then it had to be a bug.

 

[Sokolov]

Yeah, It registered I had 8gb but had a whole stick as reserve, had to just be a bug, right?



But I'm really just not impressed with this MOBO, their BIOS is full of type-os and grammatical errors and it's sloppy.

I have a dead USB in the back, found that out when it stopped reading my external HD just a little bit ago.
I'm considering ordering the Asus M5A99FX as an upgrade, I built this computer on a budget because I mostly just play older games and do little video and picture editing here and there (mostly for the games), but for what I like to do that Asus board looks like it has some pretty cool features and better quality than this I'm sure.

 

[AddRAM]

No bug, you had it in the wrong slots. It`s fixed now right ?

You have 4 slots correct ? Are they all the same color ?

If 2 slots are different colors then the sticks should be in the slots with the same colors, for example slot 1 and slot 3.

Can you post a new shot of resource monitor ?

Example of my different colored slots.

 

[Sokolov]

I assure you I know how to install ram lol, as my first post said I had it in 1&2 (grey), moved it to 3&4 (black), then when I took it back to 1&2 magic happened


Sometimes it's that simple and it's best not to question it. I still think it was a bug or the cheap mobo

 

[AddRAM]

I did not doubt you, I ask questions to get answers.
If you come here for help please just cooperate with kindness, we help people out of our own free will and do not get paid for it.

With that said....... your new shot looks great, good job

 

[Layback Bear]

Just a little friendly advice to who ever.

Always keep and use your motherboard manual. It will indicate exactly where the ram should be installed.
I agree with AddRAM you last picture of ram looks very good.

 

[Sokolov]

Thanks guys!
I took it one step further and got a little carried away in Best Buy earlier



Bought two 8gb sticks so I can put the two 4s in my other computer, little excessive for me but YOLO.