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Vista Ram question

valor · 2008-03-03 15:54:01

Hi, I just got a new Dell computer with 4GB ram 4096MB 667MHz Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM [4x1024] However, Windows Vista Home says I only have 3326 MB ram when I click on My Computer Properties Why is this?

03-03-2008 3:54pm

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valor

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Hi, I just got a new Dell computer with 4GB ram 4096MB 667MHz Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM [4x1024]

However, Windows Vista Home says I only have 3326 MB ram when I click on My Computer Properties

Why is this?

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#2 03-03-2008 4:14pm

Bogger77

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answer from MS
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929605/

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#3 03-03-2008 4:19pm

Stephen

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Short answer: 32-bit systems can only address a total of 4GB, including the memory from your BIOS, graphics card etc.

You'll need to go 64-bit to use all of the 4GB.

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#4 03-03-2008 4:48pm

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Common problem - I've seen some servers with 32-bit operating systems get 4Gb usable, while others can only see 3.25Gb. A lot depends on the hardware, and what the graphics card etc has grabbed for itself.

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