I'm having a weird issue with my Lenovo Ideapad 330. It originally came with 8GB of RAM—4GB is soldered to the motherboard and 4GB in a removable DIMM slot. After I updated to a new version of Windows, it suddenly stopped recognizing the full 8GB and only shows 4GB. This has never happened before, and occasionally it does detect all 8GB again, but it's very rare. I tried installing Linux Mint and other distributions, and they all recognize the full 8GB without a problem. Unfortunately, I really need to use Windows. Here's what I've tried so far: a clean install of Windows, ran Memory Diagnostic Tools (no problems found), used different RAM sticks of the same brand, and played around with the BIOS firmware—I've upgraded and downgraded several times but am now on the latest version. Any ideas on how to fix this?
2 Answers
You might want to check if you have the 64-bit version of Windows installed because that's essential for recognizing more than 4GB of RAM. If you already do, then it might be worth going into the BIOS settings to see if there's a memory remapping option you can enable. Sometimes certain configurations can prevent the system from recognizing all the RAM properly.
Make sure you’re using the latest drivers for your hardware. Sometimes outdated chipset drivers can lead to memory recognition issues in Windows. Also, double-check your RAM configuration in the BIOS to ensure everything is seated and detected correctly. If all else fails, a rollback to the previous Windows version where everything worked might be necessary.
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