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HELP! my two pieces of 4gb (2x2gb) kit of 2 can only be read as 4gb combined

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I've been enlightened by someone that the ram label is a tricky sh*t. sorry guys but thanks for replying on this thread. 
LESSON FOR THOSE WHO HAVE KITS, THEY SHOULD ALWAYS COME IN PAIR TO HAVE THE MEMORY SIZE WRITTEN IN EACH LABEL. THANK YOU

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14 minutes ago, tadubaid said:

yep sir I have four ^_^ any solutions ? please help me

Ok that makes a little more sense. So four sticks, 2GB each and only 4GB shows up when all four sticks are in, correct?

 

If you mix and match pairs and just run two sticks at a time do you get 4GB still in any slot combo? Or only in specific slots?

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Just now, ApolloX75 said:

Ok that makes a little more sense. So four sticks, 2GB each and only 4GB shows up when all four sticks are in, correct?

 

If you mix and match pairs and just run two sticks at a time do you get 4GB still in any slot combo? Or only in specific slots?

nope sir 2 sticks each stick is (2x2gb) it is a kit. each ram should be read as 4 gb but it is only 4gb combined bios said

 

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Just now, tadubaid said:

nope sir 2 sticks each stick is (2x2gb) it is a kit. each ram should be read as 4 gb but it is only 4gb combined bios said

 

What? 2x2gb does not mean it'd a 4GB stick.

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Just now, ApolloX75 said:

What? 2x2gb does not mean it'd a 4GB stick.

the sticker said that it is 4gb(2x2gb)kit of 2 1333MHz 1.5v
so it is 4gb right? because the sticker said it is 4gb. haha 

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1 minute ago, tadubaid said:

the sticker said that it is 4gb(2x2gb)kit of 2 1333MHz 1.5v
so it is 4gb right? because the sticker said it is 4gb. haha 

2x2GB kit means two separate sticks of 2GB each, so combined they are 4GB.

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Just now, ApolloX75 said:

2x2GB kit means two separate sticks of 2GB each, so combined they are 4GB.

yeeep sa i should have 8 gb cause i have 2(2x2gb) but what bios and my system can only use is 4gb (3.7 gb usable)

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2 minutes ago, tadubaid said:

yeeep sa i should have 8 gb cause i have 2(2x2gb) but what bios and my system can only use is 4gb (3.7 gb usable)

So you have two kits, totalling four separate 2GB sticks then?

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@tadubaid Can you show us a picture of the RAM? Maybe you think it's 8 GB of RAM when it actually is 4 GB. 

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10 hours ago, NunoLava1998 said:

@tadubaid Can you show us a picture of the RAM? Maybe you think it's 8 GB of RAM when it actually is 4 GB. 

i know it is 4g cause the sicker says 4G and in the back it says 4gb so it should be 4gb

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10 hours ago, ApolloX75 said:

So you have two kits, totalling four separate 2GB sticks then?

no brother 2gb per kit so per sticks i have 4gb

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11 minutes ago, tadubaid said:

i know it is 4g cause the sicker says 4G and in the back it says 4gb so it should be 4gb

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Just now, tadubaid said:

@NunoLava1998

Are there 2 of these or only 1? If there are only 1 then there is no 8GB, it's 4 GB. Otherwise, there is some problem.

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1 minute ago, NunoLava1998 said:

Are there 2 of these or only 1? If there are only 1 then there is no 8GB, it's 4 GB. Otherwise, there is some problem.

i have two as i said in my post sir. thats what im asking for, the solution for the problem

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Just now, tadubaid said:

i have two as i said in my post sir. thats what im asking for, the solution for the problem

I don't know then. Maybe one's underpowered or faulty.

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Just now, NunoLava1998 said:

I don't know then. Maybe one's underpowered or faulty.

hahaha i dont want to offend you but i need to say this, if you dont have a definite knowledge about something, please..... don't ask for info.. don't want to offend you bro but you shouldn't do that :'(

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hahaha i dont want to offend you but i need to say this, if you dont have a definite knowledge about something, please..... don't ask for info.. don't want to offend you bro but you shouldn't do that :'(

I thought you could be thinking that you have 8 GB when you really have 4 GB. Can you look in your motherboard and see if there are 2 RAM slots (or 4 if you're still using 4x2 GB)

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Just now, NunoLava1998 said:

I thought you could be thinking that you have 8 GB when you really have 4 GB. Can you look in your motherboard and see if there are 2 RAM slots (or 4 if you're still using 4x2 GB)

per slot it can only read 2gb which should be 4gb

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Just now, tadubaid said:

per slot it can only read 2gb which should be 4gb

Try putting each stick one by one to confirm the capacity.

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1 minute ago, tadubaid said:

per slot it can only read 2gb which should be 4gb

I don't know then.

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I am confuse with the post 2 x ( 2gb)=4gb  2x(4gb) = 8gb

tell me the total ram you have and what it is showing in total ; like this

total = 8gb ( or any digit you have)

getting = 4gb ( the digit you are getting)

 

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4 hours ago, Ddave said:

Try putting each stick one by one to confirm the capacity.

done already thats why im always saying that each is read as 2gb 

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my bios can only read 4gb but what is inserted is 8gb of ram
my rams are kits. in total, i have 4 kits with 2gb each kit. per stick it carries 2 kits so i have 8gb

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