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whats your page file set to?

 

I think i had something similar on a windows 8 laptop, turned out the page file was too small.

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I have 8GB of RAM in my system, and as the image shows currently there was only around 4GB being used, but as soon as it goes just over 4GB I get the error, "your computer is low on memory".

The error message then closes my applications.

 

Why is Windows saying memory is low when only half is in use?

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Either one stick is dead or the bios on your motherboard is going crazy.

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All of the RAM shows up in Windows and the bios, so would the stick be dead

Just test the ram sticks separated.

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Will that work, i have 64bit

 

Yep. Just burn it to a CD/thumb drive. http://www.memtest86.com/download.htm

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I will continue iterating this....Memtest is not that accurate. I had a malfunctioning stick that passed in Memtest. Just test the sticks individually in your day to day usage.

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whats your page file set to?

 

I think i had something similar on a windows 8 laptop, turned out the page file was too small.

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This may sound simple but are you sure your ram is installed in two corresponding slots

 

i only have 2 RAM sockets, with 2x 4GB chips

 

whats your page file set to?

 

I think i had something similar on a windows 8 laptop, turned out the page file was too small.

 

And the page file is 8GB

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