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bios detects only 4 gb ram

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hi guys,

I am facing a strange problem , my rig is gigabyte x58 exterme ,Intel 920, 6 gb DDR3 1600mhz, 470 gtx in sli , corsair HX1000 , and couple of hard drives.

From past 1 month i bios detects only 4 GB of ram where as i have installed 6 GB in triple Channel, but i can see 6 GB of ram in os . but only 4 GB is usable , i checked up with the memory test ,

In memory test i can see only 4 GB of ram being tested instead of 6 GB . i checked every ram , everything works fine.

I updated my bios a month back , i doubt may be that's the reason, So i need you guys to help me .
 
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Clear your CMOS. Possibly try flashing the bios again.
 
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hi guys,

I am facing a strange problem , my rig is gigabyte x58 exterme ,Intel 920, 6 gb DDR3 1600mhz, 470 gtx in sli , corsair HX1000 , and couple of hard drives.

From past 1 month i bios detects only 4 GB of ram where as i have installed 6 GB in triple Channel, but i can see 6 GB of ram in os . but only 4 GB is usable , i checked up with the memory test ,

In memory test i can see only 4 GB of ram being tested instead of 6 GB . i checked every ram , everything works fine.

I updated my bios a month back , i doubt may be that's the reason, So i need you guys to help me .
My old x58 always had to much pressure on the pins when i switched to Water cooling first ram was missing from the system then burned out pins...try to lose your pressure on your cpu cooler.
 
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