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usable RAM

  • 23-04-2010 11:01am
    #1
    pjuegos
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 117 ✭✭


    Hi,

    I took a look of my PC properties in Win7, and I was surprised to see that even though Win7 recognised the installed 3Gb of RAM, only 1.96Gb of RAM are usable.

    Any idea of why this is happening? Could it be the onboard graphics card?

    Cheers


Comments

  • #2
    Verres
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 223 ✭✭Verres


    Where are you seeing the "usable" figure?
    On the Task Manager there is:
    TOTAL
    CACHED
    AVAILABLE
    FREE

    If you're worried about the "free" number, don't. The important number is not "free," but "available." The "available" memory includes both memory that is free, and memory that can be trivially made available.


  • #3
    pjuegos
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 117 ✭✭pjuegos


    thanks for your reply

    I went to "My Computer"
    right click and select "Properties"
    In "system",it says "Installed Memory (RAM): 3.00Gb (1.96 Gb usable )

    Thanks


  • #4
    pjuegos
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 117 ✭✭pjuegos


    Could it be that the MoBo does not accept the configuration of 2 modules of 2GB and 1gb each?


  • #5
    softdancomputer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 197 ✭✭softdancomputer


    type msconfig in run box, go to boot, advanced options, make sure that Maximum memory is untick. Also, do you have any onboard graphics with shared memory?
    111855.png


  • #6
    pjuegos
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 117 ✭✭pjuegos


    Thanks for your reply softdancomputer,

    That suggestion made a lot of sense.

    I have sorted the problem; the 2 RAM modules I have were installed in positions 1 and 2 in the MoBo. I have just moved the stick in position 2 to 3, and now the full 3Gb of RAM are recognised by Win7 with no usability message is displayed

    Thanks again


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