Only recognizes 4GB out of 8 GB.

[cyrusyn]

Hi everyone,
I have HP P7-1234 with A6-3650 chip which supports PC3-10600 (DDR3-1333) and runs Windows 7 64bit.

I put 2 pieces of 4GB DDR3(1333) sticks and this HP only recognizes 4GB. These are unbuffered memory sticks. How can I have my desktop see all 8GB?

 

[Dahak]

From the look of that part number it is only a 4GB kit anyway so 2X2GB sticks

The max that it will show is 4GB

http://www.corsair.com/en/tw3x4g1333c9a

What you need to get is a 8GB kit which would be 2X4GB sticks

So you would need something like
http://www.corsair.com/en-us/xms3-8gb-dual-channel-ddr3-memory-kit-cmx8gx3m2a1600c11
or
http://www.crucial.com/usa/en/pavilion-p7-1243/CT3350208

 

[pcgeek11]

Whoops!

 

[Charlie98]

I don't know if I've ever seen RAM labeled that way (as 2x 2GB)... I'll have to go look at mine.

 

[tweakboy]

What OS are you running.

 

[pcgeek11]

They label it that way when you buy it in a kit rather than individual sticks...

 

[cyrusyn]

Thank you so much Guys!

Thank you very much! What a bummer.

Will any of these memories work on my computer?

Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB Kit (4GBx2) DDR3 1600 (PC3-12800) 240-Pin UDIMM Memory
http://www.amazon.com/Crucial-Balli...ie=UTF8&qid=1449037809&sr=8-3&keywords=memory

Kingston HyperX FURY 8GB Kit (2x4GB) 1333MHz DDR3 CL9 DIMM
http://www.amazon.com/Kingston-Hype...&qid=1449038063&sr=1-2&keywords=DDR3+1333+MHz

Crucial 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10600)
http://www.amazon.com/Crucial-240-P...qid=1448977533&sr=1-46&keywords=DDR3+1333+MHz

 

[Dahak]

Thank you so much Guys!

Thank you very much! What a bummer.

Will any of these memories work on my computer?

SNIP

Crucial 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10600)
http://www.amazon.com/Crucial-240-P...qid=1448977533&sr=1-46&keywords=DDR3+1333+MHz

I would say these would work, I have had issues in the ddr2 days with the more branded versions of ram, ie the Fury, and Ballistix Sport.

So I then to use the oem/generic ram like in the 3rd option you listed

 

[cyrusyn]

Dahak, Will DDR3 1600 (PC3-12800) work on DDR3 1333 PC3 10600?

 

[XavierMace]

I'd toss your system info into Kingston's site and see what part numbers it returns.

http://www.kingston.com/us/memory/desktop-notebook