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64bit and 4gb
i upgraded to 64bit hoping i would be able to use 4gb ram but my 64bit system only shows 3.25 gb i have a 256 mb pcie nvidia gfx card. how can i get all my ram -- gazeddy |
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64bit and 4gb
It sounds like you're using a 32 bit version of Windows (Vista?)
Search the Web for "windows 4gb". In Google, you'll get millions of hits. One fix is to install Vista 64. Unfortunately, it cannot be installed over a 32 bit OS as an upgrade. You'd need to do a clean install. If you contemplate going that route, check whether Vista 64 drivers are available for all of your peripherals (printer, scanner, etc.) Return address scrambled. Replace nkbob with bobkn "gazeddy" wrote in message ... i upgraded to 64bit hoping i would be able to use 4gb ram but my 64bit system only shows 3.25 gb i have a 256 mb pcie nvidia gfx card. how can i get all my ram -- gazeddy |
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64bit and 4gb
"gazeddy" wrote: nope i upgraded to 64bit to help this in system it says 64 bit too -- gazeddy See the following: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929605/en-us Yes it is about 32 bit Windows, but wait, keep reading, you'll come to a part that details ALL of the requirements to use 4GB or more. Using a 64 bit OS is just one of the requirements, but not the only requirement. More than likely, your computer's BIOS just is not configured properly, or the chipset on your motherboard does not support more than 4 GB. |
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64bit and 4gb
"gazeddy" wrote in message
... i upgraded to 64bit hoping i would be able to use 4gb ram but my 64bit system only shows 3.25 gb i have a 256 mb pcie nvidia gfx card. how can i get all my ram What motherboard do you have? It's likely a problem with the motherboard. -- Kerry Brown Microsoft MVP - Shell/User http://www.vistahelp.ca |
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64bit and 4gb
"gazeddy" wrote in message
... its a foxconn 945g7md using cpuz i can see 4gb but windows can only see 3.25gb That motherboard only supports 4 GB of RAM. This means that even with a 64 bit OS the OS will only use about 3.25 GB. You need a motherboard that supports more than 4 GB. -- Kerry Brown Microsoft MVP - Shell/User http://www.vistahelp.ca |
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64bit and 4gb
Kerry Brown wrote:
That motherboard only supports 4 GB of RAM. This means that even with a 64 bit OS the OS will only use about 3.25 GB. You need a motherboard that supports more than 4 GB. If not RAM then at least an address space lager than 4GB (which that chipset doesn't) |