Windows 7 cuts my RAM

navigate to c:/windows/minidump and zip up the .dmp file and attach it to your next post...

mpcrsc562 said:

also, to find out how your ram is allocated, go to task manager>performance tab>click resource monitor.

did you at least try this to see exactly how and where your ram is at? i'd think you'd want to know where it is first before you start looking where it is not. cpuz reports one thing and windows another--so the ram is there according to cpuz, you just need to see how windows is using / allocating it, right?.

dnewayz said:

Progress report #2:
Booted with 0.5GB of RAM and the comp was sooooooooooooooo slow!
Windows detected that it only has 0.5GB, but then it crashed.
I booted again with the 2GB also installed, but I switched the slots again.
Windows still says I have 1.5GB, when I actually have 2.5GB.

Now what?

I would like to see the minidump myself...Windows shouldn't had crashed...

ok, when you go to: task manager > performance tab > resource monitor, you have a window that looks like the one below. the information will tell you:
-available ram
-cached ram
-total ram
-installed ram
as well as:
-ram reserved for hardware
-ram in use
-ram modified
-ram in standby
-ram that is free
to find out how your ram is utilized, this will tell you. you may have a certain amount reserved for hardware so your the total available to you will be less than what you have installed. by the way, are you running a 32-bit or 64-bit system?

Your .dmp file points to a bad memory module... replace it as soon as possible...

Tews said:

Your .dmp file points to a bad memory module... replace it as soon as possible...

I figured as much because Windows 7 can boot to 512MB with no issue...

I am glad that this long road has came to a conclusion...it might not be a good conclusion but at least we have pinpointed the problem and the fix isn't too costly