Hardware Reserved RAM on new motherboard/CPU/RAM combo.

Hi, just upgraded my system to an 8700K, 16 gigs of 3000MHz G.Skill RAM, and paired those with a MSI Gaming Pro Carbon motherboard.

My issue is that only 2.2 Gigs of the RAM is usable. The rest of it is "hardware reserved." Thinking it may be a BIOS issue, I flashed the BIOS to the newest available version. Still no dice. The RAM is compatible with the motherboard and I have the memory in the correct slots.

Please help.


Hi, just upgraded my system to an 8700K, 16 gigs of 3000MHz G.Skill RAM, and paired those with a MSI Gaming Pro Carbon motherboard.My issue is that only 2.2 Gigs of the RAM is usable. The rest of it is "hardware reserved." Thinking it may be a BIOS issue, I flashed the BIOS to the newest available version. Still no dice. The RAM is compatible with the motherboard and I have the memory in the correct slots.Please help. http://ift.tt/eA8V8J
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