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Half of RAM 'Hardware Reserved'
I have 32GB of RAM installed and half is "hardware reserved" by Windows. I've tried every suggestion I can find, including moving the modules around to different slots. My MB does not have onboard graphics.
Specs:
- Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-AX370M-DS3H (BIOS on latest firmware)
- CPU: Ryzen 7 2700X (upgraded from 1700x and it didn't help)
- RAM: Corsair VENGEANCE® LPX 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR4 DRAM 2400MHz C16 Memory Kit
- GPU: Nvidia RTX-2060 Super
The BIOS, Windows, CPUZ and HWInfo all show 32GB installed and both slots used, but Windows says "Hardware Reserved: 16.1GB".
This was occurring on Windows 10. I am currently running Windows 11 (beta channel) and it didn't help. I also upgraded my CPU from a Ryzen 7 1700 with no change.
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