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    2.99 GB RAM out of 4 T510 W7 64 Bit

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by raeef, Jun 14, 2010.

  1. raeef

    raeef Notebook Enthusiast

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    I just got my laptop today and was checking the memory usage and noticed that only 2.99 is usable and the rest is hardware reserved . I have NVS 3100 so no shared memory for graphics. What is the problem?

    I use Windows 7 64 Bit which should support 4 GB


    Update: Solved with BIOS update mentioned below.
     
    raeef, Jun 14, 2010
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    donanlun Notebook Enthusiast

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    This might due to Software issue. Have you tried to formatted your os?
     
    donanlun, Jun 14, 2010
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    realwarder Notebook Evangelist

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    realwarder, Jun 14, 2010
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  4. raeef

    raeef Notebook Enthusiast

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    So I have to do Bios update since they released this update on June 10, my laptop was shipped on June 11.
    Thanks
     
    raeef, Jun 15, 2010
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    namaiki "basically rocks" Super Moderator

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    You don't know what day they built it. Perform the BIOS update as it at least seems relevant.
     
    namaiki, Jun 15, 2010
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    raeef Notebook Enthusiast

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    I was on hold on Lenovo support before reading your replies, anyway apparently the support guy have no clue about this fix and this BIOS update because he told me that 1 GB missing is normal.
     
    raeef, Jun 15, 2010
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    My x201 shows 3.8 GB usable out of 4, and does not have this BIOS update, given that it arrived in May, and I have not done the update.
     
    virtualknitter, Jun 15, 2010
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    X2P COOLING | NBR Super Mod

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    That is only the case with 32 bit Windows OS before Vista SP1 I believe
     
    X2P, Jun 15, 2010
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    raeef Notebook Enthusiast

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    This BIOS update is just for the T510, I don't know if this problem was faced by other models.
     
    raeef, Jun 16, 2010
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