AB350 pro 4 r3 2200g Missing RAM (6.93 out of 8)

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   So I have recently bought  new PC, I have installed w10 and have noticed that I have 6.93 GB usable ram out of 8. I know that r3 2200g has integrated vega graphics but I use external graphics card gtx 1050. 
It seems that APU steals part of my ram. Is there any option to turn it off, or limit to very small value due to i do not need it? If yes please tell me where to find it in bios and how its called. My bios version 4.70
Note that i found in bios primary pcie card and set it to ext GPU, didn not work.

Specs: Ryzen 3 2200g
MBO: ASROCK AB350 PRO 4
RAM: GOODRAM IDRIUM X 3000mhz 8gb x1 ( second  stick is oredered due  to fact i did not know that single  chanel sucks on raven ridge)
BiOS: 4.70	

Edited by WhoYouGonaCall - 26 Mar 2018 at 7:03am

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WhoYouGonaCall Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 26 Mar 2018 Status: Offline Points: 11	Post Options Post Reply Quote WhoYouGonaCall Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: AB350 pro 4 r3 2200g Missing RAM (6.93 out of 8) Posted: 26 Mar 2018 at 7:02am
	So I have recently bought new PC, I have installed w10 and have noticed that I have 6.93 GB usable ram out of 8. I know that r3 2200g has integrated vega graphics but I use external graphics card gtx 1050. It seems that APU steals part of my ram. Is there any option to turn it off, or limit to very small value due to i do not need it? If yes please tell me where to find it in bios and how its called. My bios version 4.70 Note that i found in bios primary pcie card and set it to ext GPU, didn not work. Specs: Ryzen 3 2200g MBO: ASROCK AB350 PRO 4 RAM: GOODRAM IDRIUM X 3000mhz 8gb x1 ( second stick is oredered due to fact i did not know that single chanel sucks on raven ridge) BiOS: 4.70 Edited by WhoYouGonaCall - 26 Mar 2018 at 7:03am

wardog Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Moderator Group Joined: 15 Jul 2015 Status: Offline Points: 6447	Post Options Post Reply Quote wardog Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 26 Mar 2018 at 10:57am
	6.93 sounds about right. Press ctrl+alt+delete, select task Manager, select Performance tab, then click Memory at the left.

wardog Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Moderator Group Joined: 15 Jul 2015 Status: Offline Points: 6447	Post Options Post Reply Quote wardog Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 26 Mar 2018 at 10:59am
	And to see what's using that 1.07GB......... With Task Manager open, click Open Resource Monitor on the bottom, then the Memory tab Edited by wardog - 26 Mar 2018 at 11:00am

WhoYouGonaCall Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 26 Mar 2018 Status: Offline Points: 11	Post Options Post Reply Quote WhoYouGonaCall Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 26 Mar 2018 at 4:17pm
	Well it says that 1,095GB is hardware reserved

kerberos_20 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 06 Dec 2017 Location: czech republic Status: Offline Points: 3687	Post Options Post Reply Quote kerberos_20 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 26 Mar 2018 at 4:49pm
	is your apu disabled? check your device manager either way, there should be in bios settings to disable igpu or to change shared ram Path: Advanced\AMD CBS\NBIO Common Options\GFX Configuration
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WhoYouGonaCall Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 26 Mar 2018 Status: Offline Points: 11	Post Options Post Reply Quote WhoYouGonaCall Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 26 Mar 2018 at 5:01pm
	In device manager APU was enabled. So i went to bios to given path and in GFX configuration folder, and found there only integrated graphics adapter cotroller, changed AUTO to disabled, saved changes, restarted... and the only thing that has changed is APU is not any more visible in device manager, available ram is still at 6.93GB . Went back to bios but did not find shared ram option. That is propably the clue, but as I said i can not find this option in BIOS. It is not visible at Advanced\AMD CBS\NBIO Common Options\GFX Configuration path Edited by WhoYouGonaCall - 26 Mar 2018 at 5:02pm

kerberos_20 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 06 Dec 2017 Location: czech republic Status: Offline Points: 3687	Post Options Post Reply Quote kerberos_20 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 26 Mar 2018 at 5:06pm
	Advanced\AMD CBS\NBIO Common Options\GFX Configuration\UMA Mode\UMA_Specified Advanced\AMD CBS\NBIO Common Options\GFX Configuration\UMA Frame Buffer Size check those
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WhoYouGonaCall Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 26 Mar 2018 Status: Offline Points: 11	Post Options Post Reply Quote WhoYouGonaCall Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 26 Mar 2018 at 5:13pm
	Well, I can not check those, because the only option in GFX configuration is Integrated Graphics Controller, no other subfolders etc

kerberos_20 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 06 Dec 2017 Location: czech republic Status: Offline Points: 3687	Post Options Post Reply Quote kerberos_20 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 26 Mar 2018 at 5:17pm
	well then...u may try to clear cmos
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WhoYouGonaCall Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 26 Mar 2018 Status: Offline Points: 11	Post Options Post Reply Quote WhoYouGonaCall Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 26 Mar 2018 at 5:21pm
	Well, I have neve did that before, I don't know if that will broke my PC, because i dont know what setting should i set after bios reset. And don't know if this will remove my update 4.70. I think i give my pc to some hardware specialist then