Re: RAM upgrade not detected
yk1551, welcome to the forum!
Try switching those RAM sticks around to see if it makes any difference. Make sure that there's no trash in the slots. Although it would be preferable to use a can of compressed air, if you don't have it, take a straw & blow the slots out that way. I've done it myself, it's OK.
And I looked it up, that model of notebook is supposed to be able to run 8GB RAM, so that's not an issue. Sometimes, users buys extra RAM w/o checking to see if their computer will even be able to use it. I've seen that a few times, since 8GB kits were as low as $29.99 around last Thanksgiving. That's when I upgraded from 6GB to 8GB. Probably wasn't necessary, but for the price & brand name (GSKILL) & lifetime warranty, it was the best $29.99 that I spent last year.
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Operating System Windows 7 Pro x64, Linux Mint 11 x64
Computer Type MSI FX603-064US
OS Service Pack none
Internet Explorer Version 9
DirectX Version 11
CPU Type and Speed Intel Core i5 M480 @2.67GHz w/2.90 Turbo Boost
CPU Cooling stock fan
Motherboard Chipset stock
System Memory Type 8GB (2x 4GB) GSKILL DDR3 1333 (10666)
System Memory Clocking 7-7-7-21
Video Card Type and Speed NVIDIA GeForce 425M (1GB GDDR3)
Video Card Cooling stock
Power Supply Unit (PSU) 65W notebook PSU
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Sound Card realtek HD
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Hard Drive 500GB 5400rpm Hitachi (soon to be replaced with SSD)
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Keyboard and Mouse built in
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Network Adapter Realtek PCIe GBE Family Controller
Printer Kodak 3250 AIO
Network Speed 7 Mbps
USB Controller USB 2.0 x1, USB 3.0 x2
Anti-virus Software ESET Smart Security 5 + MBAM Pro
Productivity Suite Office 2010 Pro Plus (32 bit)
System Install Date 07/11
Computer Skill Level Average Ability
Windows Experience Index 4.6
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