Detecting DRAM error on startup

missionman

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Good day to all,

I've recently noticed that when I right-click on My Computer under Installed memory (RAM): 24.0GB (16.0GB usable). Obviously this sucks and I went through a few forum post in an effort to fix this but here's some info first

Motherboard: Gigabyte X58A-UD7 (rev 1.0)
RAM
3 x 4GB Corsair Dominator GT PC3 16000 2000MHz (as can be seen on this link CORSAIR DOMINATOR GT 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 2000 (PC3 16000) Desktop Memory with Airflow Fan Model CMT8GX3M2A2000C9 - Newegg.ca
3 x 4GB Crucial PC3 10600 1333MHz

No matter which setup I try to use I always get the following in my bios (which was recently updated)
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Notice how although slots 6,5 show up as DIMM Slot they do not show up as enabled slots. I have tried several different configurations and before anyone points out to the 2 different RAM types being used, I tried mixing them up in slots 1 to 4 and no matter the configuration the computer always starts up with 16GB of RAM. I'm a little lost as to where to go next. In forums the steps I've read are

1. Update BIOS
2. Reseat all RAM
3. Check CPU for bent pins

Does anyone have any further suggestions? I'll update the post as suggestions come in for further users.

Thanks
 
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My Computer

OS
Windows 7 Ultimate x64
CPU
i7 960
Motherboard
Gigabyte UD7 LGA 1366
Memory
12GB DDR3 Crucial
Graphics Card(s)
XFX Radeon HD 5850 Black Edition 765 MHz 1GB DDR5
Monitor(s) Displays
32" Samsung
Hard Drives
Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB
Western Digital Caviar Black 500GB
Western Digital My Book Home Edition 1TB
Western Digital My Book 1TB
Case
Antec p193
Cooling
Nexus FLC-3000 92MM CPU Heatsink
Did you read all this info in the manual?

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My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Lenovo IdeaCenter 450
OS
Windows 10 Pro X64
CPU
Intel Quad Core i7-4770 @ 3.4Ghz
Memory
16.0GB PC3-12800 DDR3 SDRAM 1600 MHz
Graphics Card(s)
Intel Integrated HD Graphics
Sound Card
Realtek HD Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
HP 22" LCD
Screen Resolution
1680 x 1050
Hard Drives
250GB Samsung EVO SATA-3 SSD
2TB Seagate ST2000DM001 SATA-2
1.5TB Seagate ST3150041AS SATA
Keyboard
Dell USB
Mouse
Lenovo USB
Internet Speed
Cable via Road Runner 3MB Upload, 30MB Download
Antivirus
Windows Defender, MBAM Pro, MBAE
Browser
Seamonkey
Other Info
UEFI/GPT
PLDS DVD-RW DH16AERSH
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