| [memory] RAM Issue??? So, I recently purchased a RAM kit from Newegg and installed it onto the notebook that I'm using, it's a 8GB kit (2 x 4GB) clocked at PC3-10600 at 9-9-9-24. Now my issue is that ever since I upgraded my memory from 4GB (2 x 2GB) PC3-10600 my computer seems super slow, meaning when it use to take about 3 mins to bootup cold, now takes like 5+ mins, I'm trying to run Red Alert 3: Uprising, and it loads very choppy, meaning the audio and video appears as if I don't have enough system resources to support it.
Why is this so? And what can I do to resolve this issue? |
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 FreddyPremium
join:2005-05-17
Arlington, VA
1 edit | reply to Tonice2007
Re: [memory] RAM Issue??? Did Red Alert 3: Uprising run smoothly before installing 8GB of RAM?
Freddy
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Also, it would be useful to know whether you're using a 32 bit or 64 bit operating system. |
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 koitsuPremium,MVM
join:2002-07-16
Mountain View, CA
kudos:19 | reply to Tonice2007
Remove the RAM you added and put back in the original RAM. Does the problem definitively go away? |
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said by Freddy:Did Red Alert 3: Uprising run smoothly before installing 8GB of RAM?
Freddy
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Also, it would be useful to know whether you're using a 32 bit or 64 bit operating system.
Yes, the system worked perfectly when I only had 4GB of RAM installed, on Windows 7 64-bit.
It turned out to be an BIOS issue, because ASUS originally made the U43 series to support a max RAM of only 4GB, but then later on decided that the chipset could support up to 8GB, and released a new BIOS to implement that change. |
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| said by Tonice2007:said by Freddy:Did Red Alert 3: Uprising run smoothly before installing 8GB of RAM?
Freddy
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Also, it would be useful to know whether you're using a 32 bit or 64 bit operating system.
Yes, the system worked perfectly when I only had 4GB of RAM installed, on Windows 7 64-bit. It turned out to be an BIOS issue, because ASUS originally made the U43 series to support a max RAM of only 4GB, but then later on decided that the chipset could support up to 8GB, and released a new BIOS to implement that change. So an update to the BIOS fixed the issue.
Thanks. |
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