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ASRock Forums : 970 extreme4 memory installed not being allocated https://forum.asrock.com/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Sun, 17 May 2026 05:13:50 +0000 Thu, 28 Dec 2017 19:41:46 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.04 360 https://forum.asrock.com/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=6040 <![CDATA[ASRock Forums]]> https://forum.asrock.com/forum_images/web_wiz_forums_black.png https://forum.asrock.com/ <![CDATA[970 extreme4 memory installed not being allocated : hi everyonejust wanted to close...]]> https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=6040&PID=41890&title=970-extreme4-memory-installed-not-being-allocated#41890 Author: caballopazo
Subject: 6040
Posted: 28 Dec 2017 at 7:41pm

hi everyone

just wanted to close this post as i found the issue.

the memory stick 2 x 8GB were not getting allocated properly when put on both white or both blue pair slots.

i tried to put it one on white and one on blue slot, booting unraid and voila now shows 16GB installed and 15.946gb allocated

hope this helps others with same problem.

thx again

]]> Thu, 28 Dec 2017 19:41:46 +0000 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=6040&PID=41890&title=970-extreme4-memory-installed-not-being-allocated#41890 <![CDATA[970 extreme4 memory installed not being allocated : one more thing, on the unraid...]]> https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=6040&PID=40360&title=970-extreme4-memory-installed-not-being-allocated#40360 Author: caballopazo
Subject: 6040
Posted: 03 Dec 2017 at 11:40pm

one more thing, on the unraid forums, one of the users is suggesting to remove the type of memory sparing it has, by doing this, he said his issue went away.

is there something in the asrock 970 extreme 4 bios to deactivate memory sparing?

pls advise i can't find anything.

]]> Sun, 03 Dec 2017 23:40:57 +0000 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=6040&PID=40360&title=970-extreme4-memory-installed-not-being-allocated#40360 <![CDATA[970 extreme4 memory installed not being allocated : hi eveyrone, i was able to downgrade...]]> https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=6040&PID=40359&title=970-extreme4-memory-installed-not-being-allocated#40359 Author: caballopazo
Subject: 6040
Posted: 03 Dec 2017 at 11:25pm

hi eveyrone, i was able to downgrade from p2.80 to p2.60 and i still have the same issue.

next step i think is to get new memory sets... maybe one is really fried.

thx

]]> Sun, 03 Dec 2017 23:25:06 +0000 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=6040&PID=40359&title=970-extreme4-memory-installed-not-being-allocated#40359 <![CDATA[970 extreme4 memory installed not being allocated : hi everyone,is there anyone from...]]> https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=6040&PID=38597&title=970-extreme4-memory-installed-not-being-allocated#38597 Author: caballopazo
Subject: 6040
Posted: 29 Oct 2017 at 5:45pm

hi everyone,

is there anyone from ASROCK that can confirm if i can downgrade bios ?

is the only test i have left to do as i check the memory sticks and slots all working well.

thx

]]> Sun, 29 Oct 2017 17:45:59 +0000 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=6040&PID=38597&title=970-extreme4-memory-installed-not-being-allocated#38597 <![CDATA[970 extreme4 memory installed not being allocated : hi sorry for the late reply.yes...]]> https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=6040&PID=36739&title=970-extreme4-memory-installed-not-being-allocated#36739 Author: caballopazo
Subject: 6040
Posted: 24 Sep 2017 at 9:13pm

hi sorry for the late reply.

yes i have tried one stick at a time and booting all four different slots and it boots normally.

we can see the memory in the motherboard bios setting and memtest no problem.

unraid recognized it installed 8GB and allocated 7gb

as soon as we add more memory, my unraid gui shows the installed memory going up, but the allocated stays at 7gb, it doesnt go up.

i'm guessing, this is not hardware but perhaps the bios update that was done that is causing this issue.

i'm not sure what else to do but to rollback the bios software to previous version, or can anyone help me with a setting i'm wrongfully doing?

thx

]]> Sun, 24 Sep 2017 21:13:43 +0000 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=6040&PID=36739&title=970-extreme4-memory-installed-not-being-allocated#36739 <![CDATA[970 extreme4 memory installed not being allocated : have you tried one stick at a...]]> https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=6040&PID=35767&title=970-extreme4-memory-installed-not-being-allocated#35767 Author: datonyb
Subject: 6040
Posted: 11 Sep 2017 at 6:50pm

have you tried one stick at a time to see if its a dodgy stick ?
]]> Mon, 11 Sep 2017 18:50:01 +0000 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=6040&PID=35767&title=970-extreme4-memory-installed-not-being-allocated#35767 <![CDATA[970 extreme4 memory installed not being allocated : hi nightbird.thanks for the reply.i...]]> https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=6040&PID=35750&title=970-extreme4-memory-installed-not-being-allocated#35750 Author: caballopazo
Subject: 6040
Posted: 11 Sep 2017 at 10:31am

hi nightbird.

thanks for the reply.

i just did what you suggested, memory allocated still shows 7GB but both bios and unraid dashboard recognized the other 8gb stick installed in the second white slot.

i'm really not lucky, the only choice i think is left to do is to downgrade the bios.

]]> Mon, 11 Sep 2017 10:31:18 +0000 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=6040&PID=35750&title=970-extreme4-memory-installed-not-being-allocated#35750 <![CDATA[970 extreme4 memory installed not being allocated : Nightbird wrote:Hi,According...]]> https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=6040&PID=35733&title=970-extreme4-memory-installed-not-being-allocated#35733 Author: wardog
Subject: 6040
Posted: 11 Sep 2017 at 8:48am

Nightbird wrote:

Hi,
According the manual, if "you adopt DDR3 2000/1866/1800/1600 memory modules on this motherboard, it is recommended to install them on DDR3_A2 and DDR3_B2 slots" (white slot).

]]> Mon, 11 Sep 2017 08:48:41 +0000 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=6040&PID=35733&title=970-extreme4-memory-installed-not-being-allocated#35733 <![CDATA[970 extreme4 memory installed not being allocated : Hi,According the manual, if "you...]]> https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=6040&PID=35730&title=970-extreme4-memory-installed-not-being-allocated#35730 Author: Nightbird
Subject: 6040
Posted: 11 Sep 2017 at 7:43am

Hi,
According the manual, if "you adopt DDR3 2000/1866/1800/1600 memory modules on this motherboard, it is recommended to install them on DDR3_A2 and DDR3_B2 slots" (white slot).]]> Mon, 11 Sep 2017 07:43:25 +0000 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=6040&PID=35730&title=970-extreme4-memory-installed-not-being-allocated#35730 <![CDATA[970 extreme4 memory installed not being allocated : thank you wardog.no these are...]]> https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=6040&PID=35709&title=970-extreme4-memory-installed-not-being-allocated#35709 Author: caballopazo
Subject: 6040
Posted: 11 Sep 2017 at 1:56am

thank you wardog.

no these are not new, we already on my server.

only changes were bios update and unraid limetech upgrade, but didnt noticed this until recently.

the old unraid dashboard didnt give this info, so i can't confirmed if this was happening before.

they set up matching A1 and B1 slots.

thx

]]> Mon, 11 Sep 2017 01:56:26 +0000 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=6040&PID=35709&title=970-extreme4-memory-installed-not-being-allocated#35709