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From: Carlos on 18 May 2010 06:46
Hi,
Here's the fix:
http://support.dell.com/support/downloads/download.aspx?c=us&l=en&s=gen&releaseid=R181000&SystemID=INSP_DSKTP_D530&servicetag=&os=WLH&osl=en&deviceid=14390&devlib=0&typecnt=0&vercnt=5&catid=-1&impid=-1&formatcnt=1&libid=1&fileid=246767

As of BIOS 1.0.12 the 4GB RAM issue was solved.
Here's the changelog:
Systems: Dell Insprion 530/530s
Version: 1.0.12
Build Date: 03/01/2008

Fixes/Enhancements:
1. Add support for new Intel CPU.
2. Update to latest microcodes.
3. Improve POST time with internal USB Card Reader & Buffalo USB HDD
combination.
4. Correct Memory Map for => 4GB configurations

The latest applicable BIOS is version 1.0.18 (March 2009) and can be found
here:
http://support.dell.com/support/downloads/download.aspx?c=us&l=en&s=gen&releaseid=R212148&SystemID=INSP_DSKTP_D530&servicetag=&os=WLH&osl=en&deviceid=14390&devlib=0&typecnt=0&vercnt=9&catid=-1&impid=-1&formatcnt=0&libid=1&typeid=-1&dateid=-1&formatid=-1&source=-1&fileid=299050

Please make sure that these BIOSes match exactly your PC model.
Carlos

"someone(a)somewhere.com" 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.
>
> 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.
> .
>
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