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    4.00 GB in 32 bit windows?

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by Mr.Brightside, Jun 4, 2008.

  1. Mr.Brightside

    Mr.Brightside Notebook Evangelist

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    yes, i installed sp1 and my 4 GB became available, as you can see, windows shows 4 GB but the meter on the left side of the screen just 3.5 GB...i was wondering why is that
    thanks!
     

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  2. Andy

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    well....i ve seen that loads of time....like umm....no offence....u cud search on google images guys trying to prove running 4gig ram on 32bit os's....probably it wud be just showing it....not fully using it to its full extent....i wud advise monitoring and benchmarking through sotwares such as cpuz, pc wizard and everest pro and see what they show....if they deliver similar results....i wud just call u 'lucky'.... :)
    i tried 4 gig on my 32bit xp and it never showed that result....!!
     
    Andy, Jun 4, 2008
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  3. Kdawgca

    Kdawgca rotaredoM repudrepuS RBN

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    SP1 shows the amount of memory installed, not how much memory is available to use.

    http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=D69C4E1B-C81A-41BE-B1F5-66E615BA5912&displaylang=en

    If you want to be able to use all of the 4GB, you will need to get a 64-bit OS(I doubt most people will notice the difference between 4GB and 3.5GB)
     
    Kdawgca, Jun 4, 2008
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    sp1 for vista allows the os to see the full 4.0gb - it still can not utilize it all though
     
    MPC, Jun 4, 2008
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  5. Mr.Brightside

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    i have pc wizard, take a look at this...
     

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    thats all i needed to know, thanks!
     
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    SP1 changed it a bit, but this is still mostly correct
     
    AKAJohnDoe, Jun 4, 2008
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    hey thats a useful link....+1 :D
     
    Andy, Jun 4, 2008
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    32bit only recognizes 2gb of RAM you will need 64bit
     
    robgt, Jun 4, 2008
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  11. Tusin

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    Man, sometimes I wish I had banning power.... :)
     
    Tusin, Jun 4, 2008
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  12. Mr.Brightside

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    me too, my friend...my too...
     
    Mr.Brightside, Jun 5, 2008
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  13. Guntraitor Sagara

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    3.2GB exactly. the other .8 isn't utilized much ;)
     
    Guntraitor Sagara, Jun 6, 2008
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