total memory available is only 3.3GB with 4GB physical memoryunder windows 7 64 bit
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From: ray on 16 May 2010 10:14 On Sun, 16 May 2010 09:47:52 -0400, someone wrote: > I had 4GB physical memoryon the PC. With Windows vista 32 bit, available > memory is shown as 3.3GB. I asked on usenet and was told that only > under 64 bit windows, will the available memory be 4GB. That's not quite true. Certain server editions of 32 bit MS systems and Linux 32 bit systems can address up to 64gb via PAE - assuming the hardware cooperates. > > When I upgraded to windows 7, I chosed 64 bit (I did clean install of > course), but the available memory shown in the system is still 3.3 GB. > This is show in both task manager under performance->Physical > memory->total, and 'property of My Computer'->Installed memory (4GB/3.3 > GB usable) > > Why is this and is there a way to make the full 4GB available? > > It's possible that my video card is using RAM instead of its own video > RAM. This video card may not have its own memory. > > Now I just replaced a new video card with 512 MB of its own memory, the > memory available becomes 2.8GB. Again, this is shown in both task > manager under performance->Physical memory->total, and 'property of My > Computer'->Installed memory (4GB/2.8 GB usable). > > The PC is Dell Inpirson 530. The only BIOS setting applicable to this > is: > DVMT Mode: FIXED, DVMT (DVMT by default) DVMT/FIXED Memory Size: 128 > MB, 256 MB, MAX (128 MB by default) > > Looked up DVMT on the web, doesn't seem change the setting will help. > > > Thanks.
From: Michael John Ruff on 17 May 2010 02:55
On 17/05/2010 00:31, Drew wrote: > > First off are you absolutely sure you are running 64bit?? > > <someone(a)somewhere.com> wrote in message > news:a9tvu5h8rbddbtdohv9a7am252204cdu09(a)4ax.com... >> I had 4GB physical memoryon the PC. With Windows vista 32 bit, >> available memory is shown as 3.3GB. I asked on usenet and was told >> that only under 64 bit windows, will the available memory be 4GB. >> >> When I upgraded to windows 7, I chosed 64 bit (I did clean install of >> course), but the available memory shown in the system is still 3.3 GB. >> This is show in both task manager under performance->Physical >> memory->total, and 'property of My Computer'->Installed memory >> (4GB/3.3 GB usable) >> >> Why is this and is there a way to make the full 4GB available? >> >> It's possible that my video card is using RAM instead of its own video >> RAM. This video card may not have its own memory. >> >> Now I just replaced a new video card with 512 MB of its own memory, >> the memory available becomes 2.8GB. Again, this is shown in both >> task manager under performance->Physical memory->total, and 'property >> of My Computer'->Installed memory (4GB/2.8 GB usable). >> >> The PC is Dell Inpirson 530. The only BIOS setting applicable to this >> is: >> DVMT Mode: FIXED, DVMT (DVMT by default) >> DVMT/FIXED Memory Size: 128 MB, 256 MB, MAX (128 MB by default) >> >> Looked up DVMT on the web, doesn't seem change the setting will help. >> >> >> Thanks. > Hello I would double check that your running 64bit as the symptons you describe say that it isnt. on the Globe on the task bar right click on My Computer and select properties. And post what it says under System Type. Mike -- Regards Mike MSCE, CCNA, Network+, A+, RHCE. Yes Posting from Windows, with lots of Linux Experience. |