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 Posted: Sun Dec 13, 2009 5:03 pm Post subject: Windows 7 Only 3 GB Ram Usable. |
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How would i get it to run all 6 GB ram?
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| Posted: Sun Dec 13, 2009 5:09 pm Post subject: |
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| You need a 64-bit OS to use all your ram available. |
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| Posted: Sun Dec 13, 2009 5:11 pm Post subject: |
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Thought so. Thanks.
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| Posted: Sun Dec 13, 2009 5:22 pm Post subject: Re: Windows 7 Only 3 GB Ram Usable. |
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| puresick wrote: | How would i get it to run all 6 GB ram?
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It's proberly because you got 2x3 ram and 32 bit can only run 4 gb but since it's 2x3 it can only run one of them
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| Posted: Sun Dec 13, 2009 6:35 pm Post subject: Re: Windows 7 Only 3 GB Ram Usable. |
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| Plimo wrote: | It's proberly because you got 2x3 ram and 32 bit can only run 4 gb but since it's 2x3 it can only run one of them
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I don't think any companies make 3GB RAM sticks, and maximum addressable RAM does not work that way. I'd guess it's some strange combo of 2*2GB and 2*1GB sticks or 3 2GB sticks running in single channel mode or something. 32-bit operating systems, as far as I'm aware, can address a maximum of 4294MB or so of RAM, however the operating system reserves the space above 3GB, when applicable, for I/O devices.
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| Posted: Sun Dec 13, 2009 6:38 pm Post subject: Re: Windows 7 Only 3 GB Ram Usable. |
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| Plimo wrote: | It's proberly because you got 2x3 ram and 32 bit can only run 4 gb but since it's 2x3 it can only run one of them
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more than likely the rest of the space is just getting mapped for his video card among other things. |
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puresick
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| Posted: Sun Dec 13, 2009 6:50 pm Post subject: |
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4.0 is my graphics card lolol.
So do i upgrade to 64 bit?
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| Posted: Sun Dec 13, 2009 6:53 pm Post subject: |
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If you want to use the other 3GB.. yes.
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Yes, you will want to upgrade to 64-bit. You'll have to do a clean install.
Also, pirate much? |
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ya lol
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| Didnt vista have a tweak to make 32bit use all ram? I'm pretty sure ultimate UI tweak for vista could do this. Wait for it to adapt to 7. |
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| Hero wrote: | | Didnt vista have a tweak to make 32bit use all ram? I'm pretty sure ultimate UI tweak for vista could do this. Wait for it to adapt to 7. |
This is a limitation due to the basic architecture. There isn't a software "tweak" that can fix it.
Of course, they could just use PAE. |
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