new build ram help

[DarkALPHA]

just got the new build up and running,my pc reads 8g ram but say i can only use 3.90
how do i fix this? i am using windows 7 and a m5 a97 r2.0 Motherboard

[fixx]

You need to use 64bit version of Windows.

[DarkALPHA]

You need to use 64bit version of Windows.

its windows 7 64 ultimate

[Lathais]

just got the new build up and running,my pc reads 8g ram but say i can only use 3.90
how do i fix this? i am using windows 7 and a m5 a97 r2.0 Motherboard

CPU/Motherboard?

[Nellah]

its windows 7 64 ultimate

To find out if your computer is running a 32-bit or 64-bit version of Windows in Windows 7 or Windows Vista, do the following:

Open System by clicking the Start button Picture of the Start button, right-clicking Computer, and then clicking Properties.

Under System, you can view the system type.

It really doesn't sound like you're on 64-bit Windows, but it's possible a RAM stick is dead. If your Windows version is actually 64-bit, you may want to run a MemTest on it, or take out the RAM sticks and see if the computer boots using each stick individually.

[DarkALPHA]

cpu is amd6300 and MB is asus m5 a97 r2.0

pc read 8g ram but say i can only use 3.90

and it is windows 7 64

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hi i just got get to use 6.90 ram of the 8g ram is this right?

[DarkALPHA]

ah ok thx you guys for all the help new build all done so happy lol

went from a dell gx620 to

ASUS M5A97 R2.0 AM3+ AMD 970 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard

Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB Kit (4GBx2) DDR3 1600

Cooler Master N400 - Mid Tower Computer Case with ATX Motherboard Support, Multiple 240mm Radiator Support, and Ventilated Front Panel

AMD FD6300WMHKBOX FX-6300 6-Core Processor Black Edition

EVGA GeForce GTX 750Ti SC 2GB GDDR5

EVGA 600B 80PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V/EPS12V Active PFC 600W Power

[lockblock]

Looks like you still need to disable the igpu via the uefi. That should free up the rest of the memory.

[DarkALPHA]

Looks like you still need to disable the igpu via the uefi. That should free up the rest of the memory.

what is that?i looked somewere before and the site said my gpu sometime will use my ram.
so how do i free up the last 1.10g of ram?