[SOLVED] Ram upgraded, half usable.

I just upgraded the RAM in my notebook to 8GB. I used crucial.com to scan my system for the correct memory. My computer recogizes that I have 8GB of RAM but it says only 3.74GB of it is usable. I looked around on Google and tried  a few different things but I can not figure it out. Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Product Name: HP G62 Notebook PC
Product Number: XH058UA#ABA
System properties screenshot: 

Solution:
Start > Run > msconfig > Boot TAB > Advanced Options > UNCHECK Maximum Memory

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