Reserved Ram?

[ItsTurbo]

Hello everyone, right now, my computer has 8 Gigs of DDR3 ram installed. In the Memory tab of task manager it says "Hardware Reserved: 5.5GB"

Is there a way to fix this?

[1Reshiram12]

You probably have programs that are RAM hogs and like to horde it all for themselves. Look through your processes and downloads and see if there is anything that you could think of doing that. Windows also likes to steal a bit for itself, so keep that in mind (but it most certainty does not take over 5 GB). Looking at my own task manager, only 76 MB are reserved so I'm confident there are programs that you can delete that are doing that.

 

EDIT - Now that I think about, your RAM might have mobo compatibility issues, or your OS might be corrupted.

[SteinerW]

What hardware do you have in your computer? As far as I know, the only thing that would do that is the iGPU, but usually they only use up to 2 GB's.

[ItsTurbo]

2 minutes ago, 1Reshiram12 said:

You probably have programs that are RAM hogs and like to horde it all for themselves. Look through your processes and downloads and see if there is anything that you could think of doing that. Windows also likes to steal a bit for itself, so keep that in mind (but it most certainty does not take over 5 GB). Looking at my own task manager, only 76 MB are reserved so I'm confident there are programs that you can delete that are doing that.

 

In order from top to a little bit down

(In mb)

Chrome(x4) 87.4, 65.4, 59, 57

Spotify(x2) 40 and 25

Service Host: 16

Skype: 6.9

[Metallus97]

Hardware reserved it th RAM wich is blocked to be used by drivers and such things wich should not conflict with any other stuf on your pc using RAM.

but 5.5Gb is realy to much normally thats around a few MB.

 

So few question:  

1. Please send us a screenshot of taskmanager

2. do you have anything like a ramdisk running?

- do you use integrated graphics?

- do you have some sort of an "boost mode for an ssd" like the rapid mode on Samsung SSDs

- do you use any kind of "special hardware or periferials with your pc?

- wich OS are you on?

[1Reshiram12]

4 minutes ago, CodenameScorpion said:

In order from top to a little bit down

(In mb)

Chrome(x4) 87.4, 65.4, 59, 57

Spotify(x2) 40 and 25

Service Host: 16

Skype: 6.9

Well that definitely doesn't add up to 5.5 GB lol. Your RAM might have compatibility issues(if you tell me your motherboard model I can find that for you) or Windows might be corrupted.

[Metallus97]

I had the same thing an it was dang Samsung rapid mode from my 850 EVO

the cash got bigger and bigger 

the so the first 5min after boot it was fine

 

uh and does it directly come to those 5GB hardware reserved after a reboot?

[ItsTurbo]

Just now, 1Reshiram12 said:

Well that definitely doesn't add up to 5.5 GB lol. Your RAM might have compatibility issues(if you tell me your motherboard model I can find that for you) or Windows might be corrupted.

 

Motherboard: https://www.amazon.com/ASUS-Micro-DDR3-Motherboards-A68HM-PLUS/dp/B00R0I8Y6C/ref=sr_1_1?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1478909643&sr=8-1&keywords=asus+a68hm%2B

 

RAM: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00F902MN4/ref=twister_B00FWSPGVI 

[Metallus97]

2 minutes ago, 1Reshiram12 said:

Well that definitely doesn't add up to 5.5 GB lol. Your RAM might have compatibility issues(if you tell me your motherboard model I can find that for you) or Windows might be corrupted.

The content of the hardware reserved RAM is never shown in TaskManager.

its like a sepearte "partition" of the RAM

[ItsTurbo]

4 minutes ago, Metallus97 said:

Hardware reserved it th RAM wich is blocked to be used by drivers and such things wich should not conflict with any other stuf on your pc using RAM.

but 5.5Gb is realy to much normally thats around a few MB.

 

So few question:  

1. Please send us a screenshot of taskmanager

2. do you have anything like a ramdisk running?

- do you use integrated graphics?

- do you have some sort of an "boost mode for an ssd" like the rapid mode on Samsung SSDs

- do you use any kind of "special hardware or periferials with your pc?

- wich OS are you on?

 

 

 

 

1. Attached

2. No

- Yes, A10-7850K

- No

- No, just speakers, mouse, keyboard, monitor, WiFi adapter, common basics.

- Windows 10 Pro

[SteinerW]

Look in your bois and see how much ram the motherboard is dedicating the the GPU. You souldn't need more than 2 GB's.

[Metallus97]

9 minutes ago, CodenameScorpion said:

1. Attached

2. No

- Yes, A10-7850K

- No

- No, just speakers, mouse, keyboard, monitor, WiFi adapter, common basics.

- Windows 10 Pro

RAM + Mobo combo should be 100% fine 

both well known brands, we don't even have to look that up

 

From what I know now I assume it has something to do with that APU

in your UEFI/BIOS you should be able to set the amount of system memory wich is dedicated to the iGPU in the A10

[1Reshiram12]

The RAM is certified for that motherboard according to Asus's website so that's not the problem.

[ItsTurbo]

For everyone that suggested this, I'm going to go into my BIOS and checking the dedicated ram to the iGPU

[ItsTurbo]

15 minutes ago, CodenameScorpion said:

For everyone that suggested this, I'm going to go into my BIOS and checking the dedicated ram to the iGPU

I couldn't find the setting.

[ItsTurbo]

2 hours ago, 3DGamerOnSteam said:

Look in your bois and see how much ram the motherboard is dedicating the the GPU. You souldn't need more than 2 GB's.

 

2 hours ago, Metallus97 said:

RAM + Mobo combo should be 100% fine 

both well known brands, we don't even have to look that up

 

From what I know now I assume it has something to do with that APU

in your UEFI/BIOS you should be able to set the amount of system memory wich is dedicated to the iGPU in the A10

 

I couldn't find any settings for AMOUNT of ram.

[Metallus97]

6 hours ago, CodenameScorpion said:

I couldn't find the setting.

Hmmm it's an asus board right? 

You could fire up GPU-Z And see how much memory it showes for the GPU 

[ItsTurbo]

10 hours ago, Metallus97 said:

Hmmm it's an asus board right? 

You could fire up GPU-Z And see how much memory it showes for the GPU 

 

 

[Metallus97]

1 hour ago, CodenameScorpion said:

 

Mmm its showing 512MB... that's not the 5,5GB

i am a little out of ideas now...