"Tom Lake" wrote:
"Rob" wrote in message
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I know that Vista 32 will not REPORT 4gb of ram , as a matter of fact it
will most likely report 2.8gb out of 4 with my system.
BUT one thing I cannot find about this issue , is ALL 4gb being used?
And I do have 3gb of ram BUT my system only show 2.8gb , is this all I can
ever see? and is MY FULL 3gb being used even though its not being seen?
No, the other RAM is NOT being used. Your motherboard moves it above the
4 GB line and so it can't be reached by a 32-bit OS. For an explanation and
possible
workaround (not for all motherboards) see:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/291988/
Tom Lake
Hey Tom and everyone else , thanks for the response.
I have read those links before so I guess 64 bit is the only way 4gb would
be used , BUT what about the 3gb I already have , why does it only show 2.8gb
I wonder?
thanks for any help
PS: Yes I tested the ram its all good , and the system is rock solid even
under heavy load , also CPUZ shows all 3gb but windows does not.