Foxconn

[jtech]

Hey Guys I got a foxconn Motherboard (not sure the model ill grab it when i get home) that takes an Am3 and has 4 ddr3 ram slots. Now the system sheet for the board says it only can take up to 8 gigs of ram (which i currently have 4 2 gig sticks) but technically it has enough slots for 32 gigs. Anyone know if this is typically true or should i look for a firmware update? Dont have extra ram just curious not that 8 gigs isn't enough (its more than for me even with my gaming habits lol)

 

[voyagerfan99]

Just because it has enough slots doesn't mean it supports it. You need to check the manual to see how much it can handle.

 

[jtech]

manual says 8 so many un needed slots lol im prob gonna hack the firmware to support the rest some day when im not so lazy.

 

[Geoff]

8GB could very well be accurate. Just because it has 4 slots doesn't mean you can fill them with the largest modules available.

 

[StrangleHold]

im prob gonna hack the firmware to support the rest some day when im not so lazy.

It might not be a Bios issue, it could be a chipset limit.

 

[jtech]

It might not be a Bios issue, it could be a chipset limit.

Good point didn't even think about the chipset itself.

 

[johnb35]

If you give us the model number of the motherboard then that will tell us how much memory it supports.