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Hi Was running XP Pro with 4gb ram tried to install Windows 7 but would'nt install , read on here about installing with just 1 or 2 gb tried this and it worked.I put my extra 2 gb back in to make 4 gb it read on my system as 4gb installed 3gb available and freezes,tried only 3 gb of ram and the same happens.But when i put 2 gb back in everything runs ok with which ever memory sticks i used ,so the memory must be ok ?'I hope someone can shead some light on this

Many thanks Gary
 

My Computer

OS
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 32-bit 7601 Multiprocessor Free Service Pack 1
CPU
AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 5200+
Motherboard
ASUSTeK Computer INC. M2N
Memory
2.00 GB
Graphics Card(s)
NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GT
Sound Card
(1) Pinnacle PCTV 3010iX Dual Analog + DVB-T (2) Creative
Screen Resolution
1680 x 1050 x 32 bits (4294967296 colors) @ 59 Hz
Hard Drives
(1) WDC WD16 00AAJS-00PSA SCSI Disk Device (2) Generic USB CF Reader USB Device (3) Generic USB MS Reader USB Device (4) Generic USB SD Reader USB Device (5) Generic USB SM Reader USB Device
More details needed.

What motherboard or PC brand/model?

What CPU brand/model?

What RAM brand/model?

Is your Windows 7 disk burned, borrowed, OEM, retail, or??

A screen shot of Resource Monitor would be useful. Access it from the performance tab of Task Manager.
 

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Ignatz Special; 4 speed manual gearbox; factory air conditioning; one of one
OS
Windows 7 Home Premium SP1, 64-bit
CPU
Intel Skylake i5-6600K, not overclocked
Motherboard
AsRock Z170M Extreme 4, micro ATX
Memory
8 GB HyperX DDR4-2666 (2 x 4 GB)
Graphics Card(s)
none; graphics are integrated on CPU
Sound Card
onboard: Realtek ALC1150; external: USB Behringer UF0-202
Monitor(s) Displays
Dell S2340M 23 inch IPS
Screen Resolution
1600 x 900
Hard Drives
System: Crucial MX100 series SSD, 128 GB;
Data: Samsung Spinpoint 103SJ, 1 TB;
Backup: WD Caviar Green WD30EZRX-00D8PB0, 3 TB
PSU
Rosewill SilentNight 500 watt fanless, semi-modular
Case
Antec Solo II
Cooling
Noctua NH-U12S; Noctua F12 intake, Noctua S12A exhaust
Keyboard
Microsoft 200 6JH-00001 USB
Mouse
Dell or Microsoft optical wired; USB
Antivirus
Microsoft Security Essentials and Malwarebytes Premium
Browser
Pale Moon
Other Info
All fans PWM; speeds at idle: CPU circa 500 rpm; intake circa 600 rpm; exhaust circa 600 rpm; CPU temps 27 idle and 47 C load in a warm room (27 C/81 F) when running Intel Extreme Tuning Utility stress test.

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
OS
Windows 10 Home x64
CPU
INTEL Core i5-750 Quad-Core 3.37GHz
Motherboard
ASUS P7P55D
Memory
HyperX Fury Black Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 1866Mhz
Graphics Card(s)
EVGA GeForce GTX 750 Superclocked 1GB 128-Bit GDDR5
Monitor(s) Displays
LG 32MA68HY 32" IPS
Screen Resolution
1920 x 1080
Hard Drives
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB, SEAGATE 500GB Barracuda® 7200.12, SATA 3 Gb/s, 7200 RPM, 16MB cache
PSU
ANTEC TruePower New TP-550, 80 PLUS, 550W
Case
ANTEC Three Hundred Illusion
Cooling
COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 Plus, 4 x 120mm 1 x 140mm Noctua's
Internet Speed
85 + Mbps
Antivirus
Avast
Browser
Vivaldi
hey , im new to this forum so dont know much rules, but i m having the same prob, i have 8gb of ram installed ddr3 but only some amount of the ram is usable and i have tried everything well almost everything but cant figure it out how to fix this issue it`ll be great if any one can help me out with this stupid prob.

CPU-Z Validator 3.1
(the complete hardware information)
 
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My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Dell Inspirion 5220
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate x64
CPU
Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-3612QM CPU @ 2.10GHz
Motherboard
Dell Inc. 0XWH1P
Memory
8.00 GB
Graphics Card(s)
(1) Intel(R) HD Graphics 4000 (2) AMD Radeon HD 7670M
Sound Card
(1) Conexant SmartAudio HD (2) Intel(R) Display Audio
Hard Drives
TOSHIBA MQ01ABD100
Fixed hard disk media
4
4 H2F8O2S7
931.51 GB

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
OS
Windows 10 Home x64
CPU
INTEL Core i5-750 Quad-Core 3.37GHz
Motherboard
ASUS P7P55D
Memory
HyperX Fury Black Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 1866Mhz
Graphics Card(s)
EVGA GeForce GTX 750 Superclocked 1GB 128-Bit GDDR5
Monitor(s) Displays
LG 32MA68HY 32" IPS
Screen Resolution
1920 x 1080
Hard Drives
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB, SEAGATE 500GB Barracuda® 7200.12, SATA 3 Gb/s, 7200 RPM, 16MB cache
PSU
ANTEC TruePower New TP-550, 80 PLUS, 550W
Case
ANTEC Three Hundred Illusion
Cooling
COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 Plus, 4 x 120mm 1 x 140mm Noctua's
Internet Speed
85 + Mbps
Antivirus
Avast
Browser
Vivaldi
rameez zahid said:
hey , im new to this forum so dont know much rules, but i m having the same prob, i have 8gb of ram installed ddr3 but only some amount of the ram is usable and i have tried everything well almost everything but cant figure it out how to fix this issue it`ll be great if any one can help me out with this stupid prob.

CPU-Z Validator 3.1
(the complete hardware information)
Click to expand...

JIGAR !
u must be using 32-BIT windows ! ! !
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
INTEL
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate x64
CPU
DUAL CORE e5700
Motherboard
DG41Wv
Memory
4GB ddr3 kingston
Graphics Card(s)
9500gt IGB ddr2
Sound Card
Built-in realteck
Monitor(s) Displays
SAMSUNG sync 73
Screen Resolution
1024x768
Hard Drives
80GB
PSU
400W Enermax
Case
SV
Cooling
Stock
Keyboard
-
Mouse
DELL
Internet Speed
1Mbps
Other Info
WHAT U WANNA KNOW !!!
man im using 64 bit windows 7 ultimate and this stupid prob is annoying the efff out of e like seriously.
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Dell Inspirion 5220
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate x64
CPU
Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-3612QM CPU @ 2.10GHz
Motherboard
Dell Inc. 0XWH1P
Memory
8.00 GB
Graphics Card(s)
(1) Intel(R) HD Graphics 4000 (2) AMD Radeon HD 7670M
Sound Card
(1) Conexant SmartAudio HD (2) Intel(R) Display Audio
Hard Drives
TOSHIBA MQ01ABD100
Fixed hard disk media
4
4 H2F8O2S7
931.51 GB
rameez zahid said:
man im using 64 bit windows 7 ultimate and this stupid prob is annoying the efff out of e like seriously.
Click to expand...

Can you just take the pic of system information by right-clicking My computer and hitting properties ??????????
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
INTEL
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate x64
CPU
DUAL CORE e5700
Motherboard
DG41Wv
Memory
4GB ddr3 kingston
Graphics Card(s)
9500gt IGB ddr2
Sound Card
Built-in realteck
Monitor(s) Displays
SAMSUNG sync 73
Screen Resolution
1024x768
Hard Drives
80GB
PSU
400W Enermax
Case
SV
Cooling
Stock
Keyboard
-
Mouse
DELL
Internet Speed
1Mbps
Other Info
WHAT U WANNA KNOW !!!
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