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okay so the consensus now is that my RAM itself doesn't play well with the 64bit OS? Hence it* (Win7 64) booting with just the 2gb (2x1gb Samsung above) of RAM in? It makes sense. Is it recommended I NOT flash the custom BIOS until I fix the RAM issue?

sorry, hoping to revive this thread. I was in the middle of a move back to Denver which I've now completed. I'm still interested in solving this issue. I will have time this weekend to individually test my RAM sticks. It's just RAM that I pulled out of other computers that finally would...

if the end point was "you need a bios update" then yes, it made sense.

I also did manage to boot into the 64 bit OS successfully ONE time. But it immediately "reverted" after restart. Here are the steps I took: -Removed all but 2gb of RAM -System booted normally, ran "msconfig" as admin -checked box for "maximum memory" and attempted to change the number...

oh sorry I should've mentioned, there is no official BIOS update from Acer for the F690gvm board. If it is confirmed to be a BIOS issue I would have to find a custom bios. It isn't a driver issue that I can tell.

I'm sorry and do what with it?

system Model #? Would that be Acer M5100? I listed the speccy which gives the MOBO and CPU. I didn't know there was more relevant info. I'd be happy to get it if you can help me confirm. Loading strange bios scares and confuses me, but I will head down that path if I must.

I really hope someone here can help me. I registered at the suggestion of a friend on xbox. Speccy at end showing system specs. I've been trying to install windows 7 64bit on my system for awhile without success. I always get most of the way through the installation and after the third...