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32Bit Vista sees 4gb Ram??

  • 25-03-2008 12:30pm
    #1
    Deliverance XXV
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,757 ✭✭✭


    Okay, maybe I'm reading way too much into this but according to the screenshot
    below my Vista 32bit sees the full 4Gb of ram. :confused:
    Normally, it would show up on my start-up screen and computer details screen as 3Gb but ever since I downloaded the Vista SP1 update it started showing 4Gb.
    Not that it really matters though, as Aida32 shows I'm only using 3Gb. :(

    Is everyone else the same?


    screen.jpg


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  • #2
    Sherifu
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,727 ✭✭✭✭Sherifu


    I believe SP1 fixed that issue with not seeing 4gigs of ram.


  • #3
    Ricky Roma
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9 ✭Ricky Roma


    4gb is Max it will see ( Microsoft employee :) )


  • #4
    Deliverance XXV
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,757 ✭✭✭Deliverance XXV


    They fixed the 3.25Gb limit? No harm really! But, why ain't it utilising the full 4Gb as shown in Aida32?


  • #5
    subway
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,131 ✭✭✭subway


    the os can "see" it, but it still cant "use" it.
    http://windowsup.blogspot.com/2008/01/vista-sp1-won-resolve-4-gb-ram.html


  • #6
    BostonB
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18,056 ✭✭✭✭BostonB


    King Nothing wrote: »
    They fixed the 3.25Gb limit? No harm really! But, why ain't it utilising the full 4Gb as shown in Aida32?

    You need to move to 64bit to get past this. AFAIK


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  • #7
    Creamy Goodness
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26,583 ✭✭✭✭Creamy Goodness


    subway wrote: »
    the os can "see" it, but it still cant "use" it.
    http://windowsup.blogspot.com/2008/01/vista-sp1-won-resolve-4-gb-ram.html
    i'm afraid he's right.

    you need a 64-bit OS to actually use >= 4gigs


  • #8
    Capt'n Midnight
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 92,424 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    Cremo wrote:
    i'm afraid he's right.

    you need a 64-bit OS to actually use >= 4gigs
    technically not 100% true, but if true if you are talking stable MS desktop OS's



    Check the motherboard manufacturer for more info / updated bios / drivers that might access a bit more ram , don't install anything unless the readme says that's what it does

    check the video drivers
    I've no idea if the AGP aperature or other such BIOS / video drivers settings have an effect on addressable RAM

    Just like the old days when people were trying to use the memory between 640KB and 1MB and the fun and games that involved


  • #9
    Creamy Goodness
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26,583 ✭✭✭✭Creamy Goodness


    Capt'n Midnight wrote: »
    technically not 100% true, but if true if you are talking stable MS desktop OS's

    i thought that was implied by the forum ;)


  • #10
    BostonB
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18,056 ✭✭✭✭BostonB


    Capt'n Midnight wrote: »
    technically not 100% true, but if true if you are talking stable MS desktop OS's...

    If you want to get into the nitty gritty...
    http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/archives/000811.html

    I spent many an evening tweaking an autoexec.bat or config.sys to get the max memory for games. These days I just want it to work. Life's too short.


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