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Dimmukane:
S I installed Win 7, along with 2 more gigs of RAM. I boot it up, and...Windows recognizes 4 gigs of RAM but is only using 2...wtf? I'm running 64-bit, so there shouldn't be a cap. I ran CPU-Z and that told me I have 4 gigs of dual channel, so I know the RAM's good. It's the right frequency for my mobo...any ideas?
Cire27:
Check your bios settings?
Dimmukane:
Turns out I'm an idiot...RAM actually was the wrong speed. The last time I checked Newegg's product page for the mobo, I thought it said it would support 1066. Checked the Asus page for it yesterday, and it tops out at 800. Already have an RMA number, and ordered the right kind this time.
Edit: Hahahahaha, apparently I'm going to have to re-install a 3rd time, because the ISO that was linked to me in the email is the wrong version for the serial key MS sent me. Wonderful.
Nodaisho:
Are either of these good? Is one better than the other? I'm pretty sure I have a 1066-compatible mobo, but I can look for the box to check. Failing that, is there any way to check in the bios or something? I just got paid and want to upgrade from 1GB in my gaming computer. It runs modern games surprisingly well, but some games are prone to OOM crashes after a few hours, and I have to keep the options pretty low.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820220396
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227298
bicostp:
@Nodaisho: What's your motherboard brand and model, or if it's prebuilt what is the specific model of your PC?
--- Quote from: Dimmukane on 24 Jun 2010, 21:54 ---Edit: Hahahahaha, apparently I'm going to have to re-install a 3rd time, because the ISO that was linked to me in the email is the wrong version for the serial key MS sent me. Wonderful.
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Actually you can fix that with a free utility. All Windows 7 discs have all the software needed to install any edition of the OS for that architecture. (32 bit discs can only install 32 bit Win7, 64 bit discs only do 64 bit.) The only difference is one little file named ei.cfg, which tells the installer what edition to use. If you remove that file, the installer will display a menu asking which edition you want to install, from Starter up through Ultimate. There's a free utility which can do that for you here:
http://lifehacker.com/5438005/eicfg-removal-utility-lets-you-use-any-product-key-with-your-windows-7-disc
Alternately, you can accomplish the same thing by using a thumbdrive instead of burning the ISO to disc. (It has to be at least 4 GB.) Use Microsoft's USB download utility to write your ISO to the thumb drive (this will delete everything on it, regardless of how big it is), then delete ei.cfg manually (it's in the Sources folder). The tool is necessary to prepare the drive so your PC will recognize it as valid boot media; just copying the ISO or the files within it to the drive won't work.
http://store.microsoft.com/Help/ISO-Tool
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