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    D915GAG RAM issue

    My friends computer has an issue where he installed 2x 1GB ram chips and another 2x 512MB ram chips, totalling 3GB... only problem is that it displays only 2.37GB is installed. Even after a BIOS update the issue is still there.
    The motherboard is an Intel D915GAG and the OS is Windows 7 64 bit. If I'm not mistaken the CPU is an Intel P4 3.2GHz... maybe a 640?

    What's the problem here? I'm stumped.

    Thanks.
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    #2
    Re: D915GAG RAM issue

    Displays 2.37gb where? BIOS setup? In Windows?

    Integrated video will take away some ram...but not that much. Are all the slots working? If there is a dead slot or bad dimm, 2.37 could easily be 2.5 less some for video...just a thought.

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      #3
      Re: D915GAG RAM issue

      it has an external pcie graphics card and it's the bios that displays 2.37GB.
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        #4
        Re: D915GAG RAM issue

        Ah, ok. The images I googled of D915GAG didn't have a PCI Express slot. I probably pulled up a related board and didn't bother checking it closely.

        The 915 chipset is pre-memory remapping. I think Intel first supported that feature with the ICH7. So, the total addressable space the chipset can use is 4GB. (Much like a 32-bit OS can only use 4GB addressable space, but this is a chipset limitation, not an OS limitation.)

        See p. 55 of the technical spec for more info:


        MS KB article (Vista, but still relevant to Win7):
        http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929605

        How much memory does the video card have? If it's a 1GB card for instance, that puts a huge dent into the 4GB addressable space. If it's less than that, it's much less likely that it would be reserving that much memory for system functions. Futhermore, I'd expect the BIOS to show the installed memory. It's the OS that wouldn't be able to use the reserved memory. The fact that it's the BIOS screen, and not Windows reporting the discrepancy is strongly pointing to some sort of incompatibility or malfunction. I'd try swapping the memory around different modules, different slots, try one at a time, etc. to see if you can isolate the problem somewhat - bad slot, bad memory, partially incompatible memory, etc. I have seen boards with bad memory controllers that do all sorts of weird things, so that's a possibility too.
        Last edited by yyonline; 12-23-2010, 12:23 AM.

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          #5
          Re: D915GAG RAM issue

          Interesting.

          That's a good point. Check at the BIOS screen how much ram it's counting.
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            #6
            Re: D915GAG RAM issue

            i have a 915gag board i have 4x512 sticks and have no problems, of course it has the "AWARD WINNING" Kalyway OS X 10.5.2 loaded on it.
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              #7
              Re: D915GAG RAM issue

              Did you perhaps mix high and low density RAM?
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                #8
                Re: D915GAG RAM issue

                Sure that system is x64 compatible?

                Not all P4 3.2 GHz support x64
                http://ark.intel.com/Product.aspx?id=27467
                http://ark.intel.com/Product.aspx?id=27466

                D915GAG doesn't officially support Vista or Win7 in 32 or 64 bit.
                http://www.intel.com/support/motherb.../cs-008326.htm
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                  #9
                  Re: D915GAG RAM issue

                  I have my doubts with the 64 bit CPU bit, I will have to ask my friend again.
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                    #10
                    Re: D915GAG RAM issue

                    Originally posted by stevo1210 View Post
                    I have my doubts with the 64 bit CPU bit, I will have to ask my friend again.
                    If Win7 64-bit is actually installed and says 64-bit OS in system properties, then it's definitely a 64-bit CPU.

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