Those drivers (or driver issue) isn't going to cause the RAM issue you're experiencing. Yeah you want to fix it, but that's not likely going to solve the RAM issue.
Also since Windows (properties page) show 12gig of RAM installed that means the system recognizes the 12 gig of RAM, but for some reason has it allocated differently. You may have to check your BIOS settings. Also does your system have a built in video card?
if you're asking if my motherboard has onboard video, then the answer is no. I have to use additional hardware (in this case the gtx 580) for my gpu
Yeah I see you have a older i7 system like me, I've got an i7-950 vs your 930.
Anyway I noticed your WEI needs refreshing, you might give that a try first to clear that issue. Though I don't think it'll help, stranger things have happened so it "might" resolve the memory issue, I doubt it, but...
- Also, how long has this system been like this?
- Did you just install more memory?
- How many dimms are installed?
your starting to use terms i'm unfamiliar with but i'll give it my best shot....I have 4 total ram sticks on my motherboard. Each are 4gb in size. My system (both firmware and os) only detect 3 of the sticks. My system has only been like this for a day and i have not made any hardware changes. new score is 5.5
Not sure what you mean here "My system (both firmware and os) only detect 3 of the sticks" but if your system is only detecting 3 out of 4 memory sticks (dimms) than that's a problem right there, and one that needs to be fixed right away.
Other than that, you may need to remove and re-insert the memory sticks. You might also read your manual for your mother board to insure you have the sticks correctly installed.
the next step for me to do in troubleshooting requires a shutdown which im going to hold off on till tomorrow.
Your motherboard is triple channel capable. Install 3 sticks of ram as per your motherboard manual. The location of your ram might be causing your high hardware reading in Resource Monitor. Some times the ram slot closes to the cpu is not the one to start withunless you fill all the slots. I say again use your motherboard manual. Pay attention to your ram slot colors.
Page 16 of your manual.
You can actually run 4 dimms (memory sticks) with that board as well (BTW I have the Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD5), you just need to make sure they are in the correct slots per the diagram for either duel or triple channel mode. Same page (16)
http://download.gigabyte.us/FileList...d3r_v2.0_e.pdf
Personally I would just go with 3 slots but....
Anyway why he has 10gig of memory in system reserve is still baffling though. The fix could be as simple as reseating/re-configuring the memory though.
BTW there is no memory remapping feature on that board (or mine).
I get it now....didn't know there was such a thing as double sided ram
there is one thing im not clear on though....what's the difference between dual and 3 channel
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