Why Is My Pc Show Less Ram Than It Has?

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Why Is My Pc Show Less Ram Than It Has?

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barthow View Member Profile	Oct 26 2007, 03:07 PM Post #1
New Member Group: Members Posts: 1 Joined: 26-October 07 Member No.: 165,527	I have bought this new Pc and works fine in every manner however i have this thing im wondering about: When i run msinfo32 it says i got 4096 Mb ram but when i look in systeminfo its says i only have 2750 Mb ram A friend of mine says its because Windows cant detect more than 2.75Gb ram but kinda doubt that and thought i would get a second oppinion just in case :-) I even checked its and there is indeed 4x 1024Mb slots in it so im certain it have it and have no problems in any way running high graphic games and so on my Pc it just anoys me it doesnt show the right amount ! Navn på operativsystem Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition Version 5.1.2600 Service Pack 2 build 2600 Navn på producent Microsoft Corporation Systemnavn BRIAN-PC Systemproducent Acer Systemmodel Aspire E380 Systemtype X86-baseret PC Processor x86 Family 15 Model 67 Stepping 3 AuthenticAMD ~2812 Mhz Processor x86 Family 15 Model 67 Stepping 3 AuthenticAMD ~2812 Mhz BIOS-version/dato Phoenix Technologies, LTD R01-B3, 07-02-2007 SMBIOS-version 2.3 Windows-mappe C:\WINDOWS System-mappe C:\WINDOWS\system32 Startenhed \Device\HarddiskVolume2 Landestandard Danmark Abstraktionslag for hardware Version = "5.1.2600.2180 (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158)" Brugernavn BRIAN-PC\Brian Tidszone Rom, normaltid Fysisk hukommelse i alt 4.096,00 MB Tilgængelig fysisk hukommelse 2,24 GB Virtuel hukommelse i alt 2,00 GB Tilgængelig virtuel hukommelse 1,96 GB Plads til sidefil 4,59 GB Sidefil C:\pagefile.sys Hope some of you have a response or even a solution to this minor problem and im sorry for the danish in msinfo32 Regards Barthow

garmanma View Member Profile	Oct 26 2007, 04:13 PM Post #2
Computer Masochist Group: Moderator Posts: 10,660 Joined: 27-January 07 From: Cleveland, Ohio Member No.: 108,618	XP Home and Pro will run on 4 gigs See here- Crucial Did you add memory or was it original to the purchase? Mark -------------------- Mark why won't my laptop work? Having grandkids is God's way of giving you a 2nd chance because you were too busy working your butt off the 1st time around Avatar by Handplane

oldf@rt View Member Profile	Oct 26 2007, 04:13 PM Post #3
Forum Addict Group: BC Advisor Posts: 2,609 Joined: 6-November 05 From: Avondale, Arizona USA Member No.: 39,726	Normally windows can detect about 3.25 gig of ram in a 32 bit Operating System. You would need a 64bit OS to use the full 4096 MB of ram. The amount of ram that windows sees is also affected by onboard graphics chips that use part of the ram as video ram. -------------------- The name says it all -- 59 and holding permanently WARNING _{Links I provide might cause brain damage}

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