new build motherboard help needed

[Liquid_Scope_99]

i have a question i have the msi p55-GD65 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130239&cm_re=msi_p55-GD65-_-13-130-239-_-Product

it has an 8 pin connector near the cpu this is the first newer generation i have ever built .
Well the mobo has a little black bar looking thing thats sets in four of the pins to block them it slides out very easily i have a 8 pin adapter on my psu should i pull that out and plug in the 8pin,
or is there some reason to leave it in this is the only thing im waiting on to fire it up so saying in anxious is an understatement

[rendermandan]

yes, remove the plastic cover and insert the 8 pin connector. its there for older power supplies that only had a 4pin connector.

[Liquid_Scope_99]

ok cool thats what i thought but wanted to make sure thanks +rep
i hope thats a good sign lol i came up showed the mobo screen and said to add something and reboot i gotta se if i can find my sata cd rom becasue the ide port is under the video card

I got the DvD rom squared away and i botted it and its loading winndows now i hope thats a good sign ?

[Liquid_Scope_99]

I have a question i gave a way a windows 7 rc key to my brother-in- law .
My new pc is i dont have an os i thought i kept more key i had several and the one i found is probably the one he is using dose i dont wanna get in trouble for something thats free anyway does anybody have a rc key there not using if thats legal

[x88x]

I'm pretty sure that they don't control the RC keys like they do normal keys. At least, a friend of mine used the same RC key for ~5 systems, and they all activated just fine. So you'd probably be fine using the same one again. You're gonna want to get an OEM key soon though; the RC will start shutting down every two hours in a few months, then completely shut off on either June or July 31th (I forget which).

[Liquid_Scope_99]

ok thanks i just need something to run for a month or so thanks man that helps a lot

[Liquid_Scope_99]

now if i could get it to recognize both sticks o ram i would be good it runs great on two gigs but two more wouldn't hurt
if i can get em to work

[x88x]

Sometimes MBBs are rather particular about that...make sure that they're in slots 1 and 2, or whichever slots the manual says to put just 2 sticks in.

[Liquid_Scope_99]

ok this is weird when i check task manager on win 7 it shows physical installed 3063 so that's right because it wont recognize all 4 in widows . in memory on the graph its showing 1.09 i guess thats what it using


in system info it says installed physical memory 4.00 gigs

total physical 2.99 gigs
availible 1.88 gigs
so im guessing its working right it just not showing fourth becasue of windows correct thanks in advance all

[Kayin]

Make sure you're using a 64-bit OS for 4GB and above.

[Liquid_Scope_99]

Make sure you're using a 64-bit OS for 4GB and above.

Thanks Kayin that was what i was thinking but even though it dosen't see it is it still using it ?while playing games anyway . I don't know much about 64bit os they don't have a lot of drivers for them basically do you think the benefits outweigh the cost of os .
I know i asked you about this system when i was picking out parts and it is sweet i put it together i booted and installed os first boot up no problems too date . +rep

[Kayin]

I can find absolutely nothing that I use all the time that has no 64 bit driver, and only a very few games that don't support it (and they're circa 1996.)

[Liquid_Scope_99]

very cool man thanks i guess its windows 7 64bit for me

[billygoat333]

I love my copy of windows 7 64bit. wish my desktop has a 64 bit operating system now. lol oh well. someday when I have some spare cash I'll pony up for a win7 disc for it.

[x88x]

I can find absolutely nothing that I use all the time that has no 64 bit driver, and only a very few games that don't support it (and they're circa 1996.)
/\ This. There haven't really been problems with drivers/etc since XP x64. Both Vista and 7 x64 are great about that.