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Upgraded to 4Gb RAM

  • 12-11-2009 12:27pm
    #1
    Dempsey
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,553 ✭✭✭✭


    Right, I've just gone from 2GB to 4Gb

    Yes, I know about the 4Gb addressable limit and my motherboard has appropriated 1024MB of it as I expected.

    How do I reduce whats appropriated without causing system instability?

    Also I would like to define the limits of my virtual memory, any recommendations?

    Thanks in advance


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  • #2
    Spear
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators, Help & Feedback Category Moderators Posts: 25,760 CMod ✭✭✭✭Spear


    Dempsey wrote: »
    Right, I've just gone from 2GB to 4Gb

    Yes, I know about the 4Gb addressable limit and my motherboard has appropriated 1024MB of it as I expected.

    How do I reduce whats appropriated without causing system instability?

    Also I would like to define the limits of my virtual memory, any recommendations?

    Thanks in advance

    You need to set your BIOS to remap memory above the 32 bit limit and then use 64bit operating systems.


  • #3
    Dempsey
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,553 ✭✭✭✭Dempsey


    Spear wrote: »
    You need to set your BIOS to remap memory above the 32 bit limit and then use 64bit operating systems.

    Thanks mate. Was hoping for a way to lower the appropriated memory for a 32bit OS but that doesnt seem like a possibility :(


  • #4
    Spear
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators, Help & Feedback Category Moderators Posts: 25,760 CMod ✭✭✭✭Spear


    Dempsey wrote: »
    Thanks mate. Was hoping for a way to lower the appropriated memory for a 32bit OS but that doesnt seem like a possibility :(

    The memory is being appropriated by the PCI bus for address spaces for connected devices, so you could start removing hardware. Other than that, no, you need 64 bit OS's.


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