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Questions about GIGABYTE products => Motherboards with Intel processors => Topic started by: theluli on April 13, 2011, 11:12:00 am

Title: Different Ram Memory ?
Post by: theluli on April 13, 2011, 11:12:00 am: Hi to all

l have EP31-DS3L motherboard , when l bought l got 2 GB ram memory 1 x 1 and later on l got 4 GB ram memory this means that now l got 6 GB ram memory but when l put them all my pc is keep on restarting by itself ?

any idea

and the second problem is that l connect in on socked 2Gb and in other one 2Gb when l check with the right click on my computer near to the computer name there is showing 3Gb but when l check with CPU-Z there is showing that l have 4Gb ???

any advise please
Title: Re: Different Ram Memory ?
Post by: Dark Mantis on April 13, 2011, 11:24:31 am: Hi and welcome to the Gigabyte Forum.

You main problem is I suspect that you are running a 32 bit operating system and that will only be able to use roughly 3GB maximum memory. If you want to able able to use more you would need to upgrade to a 64 bit system.

The problem with the machine restarting all the time is that the memory isn't matched or you haven't got enough voltage on the memory controller.
Title: Re: Different Ram Memory ?
Post by: theluli on April 13, 2011, 03:10:45 pm: Hi and welcome to the Gigabyte Forum.

You main problem is I suspect that you are running a 32 bit operating system and that will only be able to use roughly 3GB maximum memory. If you want to able able to use more you would need to upgrade to a 64 bit system.

The problem with the machine restarting all the time is that the memory isn't matched or you haven't got enough voltage on the memory controller.

Hi and thanks for fast respond

The memory's are DDR2
So in case that there is not enough voltage , that means that l have to buy another better power supply ?
For matching l have try all the possible things

And to be honest l don't have idea how to upgrade from 32 bits to 64 bit , can you advise me

Regards
luli
Title: Re: Different Ram Memory ?
Post by: Dark Mantis on April 13, 2011, 03:26:26 pm: Right well lets deal with the upgrade first. Windows comes in two flavours 32 bit and 64 bit. You ar erunning 32 bit at the moment. First thing to do is backup all your files that you want to keep. Then you get a Windows 64 bit disk and run setup. This will wipe your current windows installation and then install the 64 bit versiion instead.

The voltage increase is not as drastic as having to replace the PSU (unless it's faullty) it just needs a increase in the setting in the BIOS for the memory. Not much, just a tweak.

On just checking your manual I find that only 4GB is supported anyway on that motherboard so it is very unlikely that you would manage to get more than that working.
Title: Re: Different Ram Memory ?
Post by: theluli on April 14, 2011, 03:07:40 pm: Hi man

thanks , l just installed windows 7 64 bits and now l have 4Gb on the display ,
but the other things about the setup in bios really l dont know how to play with power hahaha
need your advise
Title: Re: Different Ram Memory ?
Post by: Dark Mantis on April 14, 2011, 03:24:40 pm: Well as I said in my last post I don't think you will be able to get the board to see any more than 4 GB as that was the maximum spec when it was made.
Title: Re: Different Ram Memory ?
Post by: theluli on April 14, 2011, 09:08:29 pm: ok man thank you
but one question , can you advise me which is the best motherboard

regards
Title: Re: Different Ram Memory ?
Post by: Dark Mantis on April 14, 2011, 09:14:02 pm: I will try to advise you but need a few details first like what you want to do, budget, CPU you want to use etc ?