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From: Colin Barnhorst on 15 Dec 2007 18:47 When a design fails all bets are off. When HP does not offer a configurator option for 4GB you can bet that something is up. If you use the configurator for an HP d4996t, for example, you will see a 4GB option. On other models you won't. That means that HP has been unable to test a system with 4GB reliably and therefore won't sell it that way (because they cannot support it). "Dan" <Danodemano(a)gmail.com> wrote in message news:be57e59b-9119-4db7-84d7-daae19b91f4d(a)d21g2000prf.googlegroups.com... > On Dec 15, 5:57 pm, "Colin Barnhorst" <colinbarha...(a)msn.com> wrote: >> It's not BS. I have a box with a mobo that refuses to support 4GB ram >> under >> Windows x64. It does support 4GB under 32-bit Windows but not 64-bit. >> It >> does happen. It is a design flaw and would take a different mobo to fix. >> >> "Dan" <Danodem...(a)gmail.com> wrote in message >> >> news:d0136760-5499-44ce-92cb-c57ab77ed669(a)b1g2000pra.googlegroups.com... >> >> > On Dec 15, 12:58 pm, "Colin Barnhorst" <colinbarha...(a)msn.com> wrote: >> >> What did HP tell you when you asked a support person? >> >> >> "Dan" <Danodem...(a)gmail.com> wrote in message >> >> >>news:7a663206-fca0-48e0-9240-d0c53ed79f66(a)w56g2000hsf.googlegroups.com... >> >> >> > On Dec 14, 5:16 pm, Dan <Danodem...(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> >> >> On Dec 14, 4:35 pm, m...(a)sushi.com wrote: >> >> >> >> > On Dec 14, 4:42 am, Dan <Danodem...(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> >> >> >> > > Windows XP Professional x64 and 4GB RAM? >> >> >> > > Alright, So with all the development and what not that I do, I >> >> >> > > decided >> >> >> > > to upgrade my system to 4GB of RAM. Also, due to software >> >> >> > > incompatibilities with Vista, I decided the my only real choice >> >> >> > > was >> >> >> > > Windows XP Professional x64 for my OS. I ran through the entire >> >> >> > > install, got all my drivers, everything seemed to be going >> >> >> > > well. I >> >> >> > > got >> >> >> > > my RAM today in the mail, slapped it in, checked the BIOS, and >> >> >> > > everything looked good. However, once I got into Windows, it >> >> >> > > only >> >> >> > > shows that I have 3GB >> >> >> > > available:http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h33/danodemano/Spec.jpg >> >> >> >> > > I checked with CPUZ to make sure that it was seeing the full >> >> >> > > 4GB >> >> >> > > and >> >> >> > > it >> >> >> > > was:http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h33/danodemano/CPUZ_RAM.jpg >> >> >> >> > > Now correct me if I'm wrong, but I had always thought that XP >> >> >> > > 64-bit >> >> >> > > supported something like 128GB of RAM....so why is my system >> >> >> > > not >> >> >> > > seeing the full 4GB???? Is there some option that I have to >> >> >> > > enable >> >> >> > > to >> >> >> > > allow Windows to use the full 4GB??? >> >> >> >> > > Any help would be appreciated, thanks!! >> >> >> >> > On my mobo, you need to get into the bios, enter control+F1, >> >> >> > which >> >> >> > adds more features to tweak. Then find "memory remap." >> >> >> >> Interesting....I will try that and let you know how it turns out. >> >> >> I >> >> >> have an HP laptop though so I don't know how much I can do with the >> >> >> BIOS. >> >> >> This is my motherboard info if that >> >> >> helps:http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h33/danodemano/Motherboard.jpg >> >> >> > No luck.....I can't seem to get into any of the hidded options of >> >> > the >> >> > BIOS. It's propably something that HP has done to keep me from >> >> > doing >> >> > it, I'm sure..... >> >> > Grrr....guess I'm just out of luck at this point, unless someones >> >> > has >> >> > any ideas??? >> >> > They said that it doesn't support 4GB of RAM and that there was >> > nothing that they could do....the typical BS answer I'm sure. > > Well I would have though that a motherboard in a system that's hardly > 6 months old would support 4GB of RAM....guess that's just to much to > ask though.
From: Dan on 15 Dec 2007 18:56 On Dec 15, 6:47 pm, "Colin Barnhorst" <colinbarha...(a)msn.com> wrote: > When a design fails all bets are off. When HP does not offer a configurator > option for 4GB you can bet that something is up. If you use the > configurator for an HP d4996t, for example, you will see a 4GB option. On > other models you won't. That means that HP has been unable to test a system > with 4GB reliably and therefore won't sell it that way (because they cannot > support it). > > "Dan" <Danodem...(a)gmail.com> wrote in message > > news:be57e59b-9119-4db7-84d7-daae19b91f4d(a)d21g2000prf.googlegroups.com... > > > On Dec 15, 5:57 pm, "Colin Barnhorst" <colinbarha...(a)msn.com> wrote: > >> It's not BS. I have a box with a mobo that refuses to support 4GB ram > >> under > >> Windows x64. It does support 4GB under 32-bit Windows but not 64-bit. > >> It > >> does happen. It is a design flaw and would take a different mobo to fix. > > >> "Dan" <Danodem...(a)gmail.com> wrote in message > > >>news:d0136760-5499-44ce-92cb-c57ab77ed669(a)b1g2000pra.googlegroups.com... > > >> > On Dec 15, 12:58 pm, "Colin Barnhorst" <colinbarha...(a)msn.com> wrote: > >> >> What did HP tell you when you asked a support person? > > >> >> "Dan" <Danodem...(a)gmail.com> wrote in message > > >> >>news:7a663206-fca0-48e0-9240-d0c53ed79f66(a)w56g2000hsf.googlegroups.com... > > >> >> > On Dec 14, 5:16 pm, Dan <Danodem...(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >> >> >> On Dec 14, 4:35 pm, m...(a)sushi.com wrote: > > >> >> >> > On Dec 14, 4:42 am, Dan <Danodem...(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > >> >> >> > > Windows XP Professional x64 and 4GB RAM? > >> >> >> > > Alright, So with all the development and what not that I do, I > >> >> >> > > decided > >> >> >> > > to upgrade my system to 4GB of RAM. Also, due to software > >> >> >> > > incompatibilities with Vista, I decided the my only real choice > >> >> >> > > was > >> >> >> > > Windows XP Professional x64 for my OS. I ran through the entire > >> >> >> > > install, got all my drivers, everything seemed to be going > >> >> >> > > well. I > >> >> >> > > got > >> >> >> > > my RAM today in the mail, slapped it in, checked the BIOS, and > >> >> >> > > everything looked good. However, once I got into Windows, it > >> >> >> > > only > >> >> >> > > shows that I have 3GB > >> >> >> > > available:http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h33/danodemano/Spec.jpg > > >> >> >> > > I checked with CPUZ to make sure that it was seeing the full > >> >> >> > > 4GB > >> >> >> > > and > >> >> >> > > it > >> >> >> > > was:http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h33/danodemano/CPUZ_RAM.jpg > > >> >> >> > > Now correct me if I'm wrong, but I had always thought that XP > >> >> >> > > 64-bit > >> >> >> > > supported something like 128GB of RAM....so why is my system > >> >> >> > > not > >> >> >> > > seeing the full 4GB???? Is there some option that I have to > >> >> >> > > enable > >> >> >> > > to > >> >> >> > > allow Windows to use the full 4GB??? > > >> >> >> > > Any help would be appreciated, thanks!! > > >> >> >> > On my mobo, you need to get into the bios, enter control+F1, > >> >> >> > which > >> >> >> > adds more features to tweak. Then find "memory remap." > > >> >> >> Interesting....I will try that and let you know how it turns out. > >> >> >> I > >> >> >> have an HP laptop though so I don't know how much I can do with the > >> >> >> BIOS. > >> >> >> This is my motherboard info if that > >> >> >> helps:http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h33/danodemano/Motherboard.jpg > > >> >> > No luck.....I can't seem to get into any of the hidded options of > >> >> > the > >> >> > BIOS. It's propably something that HP has done to keep me from > >> >> > doing > >> >> > it, I'm sure..... > >> >> > Grrr....guess I'm just out of luck at this point, unless someones > >> >> > has > >> >> > any ideas??? > > >> > They said that it doesn't support 4GB of RAM and that there was > >> > nothing that they could do....the typical BS answer I'm sure. > > > Well I would have though that a motherboard in a system that's hardly > > 6 months old would support 4GB of RAM....guess that's just to much to > > ask though. *shrugs* Well either way....I'm still a bit disappointed about only being able to use 3GB of my RAM. Thanks to everyone that helped, I really appreciate it!!!!!!
From: Zootal on 15 Dec 2007 19:45 >> > Well I would have though that a motherboard in a system that's hardly >> > 6 months old would support 4GB of RAM....guess that's just to much to >> > ask though. > > *shrugs* Well either way....I'm still a bit disappointed about only > being able to use 3GB of my RAM. Thanks to everyone that helped, I > really appreciate it!!!!!! Replace your mother board. A good mobo that supports 4GB of ram costs less then $100. I'm using a low end Asus M2A-VM, and even that el-cheapo board lets me use all 4GB under XP64.
From: Colin Barnhorst on 15 Dec 2007 20:10 I agree. Replace the mobo (but research thoroughly, especially the forums). "Zootal" <msnews(a)zootal.nospam.com> wrote in message news:e7YM9z3PIHA.536(a)TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... > >>> > Well I would have though that a motherboard in a system that's hardly >>> > 6 months old would support 4GB of RAM....guess that's just to much to >>> > ask though. >> >> *shrugs* Well either way....I'm still a bit disappointed about only >> being able to use 3GB of my RAM. Thanks to everyone that helped, I >> really appreciate it!!!!!! > > Replace your mother board. A good mobo that supports 4GB of ram costs less > then $100. I'm using a low end Asus M2A-VM, and even that el-cheapo board > lets me use all 4GB under XP64. >
From: Dan on 15 Dec 2007 20:13
On Dec 15, 7:45 pm, "Zootal" <msn...(a)zootal.nospam.com> wrote: > >> > Well I would have though that a motherboard in a system that's hardly > >> > 6 months old would support 4GB of RAM....guess that's just to much to > >> > ask though. > > > *shrugs* Well either way....I'm still a bit disappointed about only > > being able to use 3GB of my RAM. Thanks to everyone that helped, I > > really appreciate it!!!!!! > > Replace your mother board. A good mobo that supports 4GB of ram costs less > then $100. I'm using a low end Asus M2A-VM, and even that el-cheapo board > lets me use all 4GB under XP64. I would but I'm guessing that's a bit difficult on a laptop ;) Plus, until the system is out of warranty, I really don't want to screw with it.... |