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| Thread ID: 95535 | 2008-12-09 19:36:00 | Where's all the RAM going?? | tuiruru (12277) | Press F1 |
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| 727159 | 2008-12-09 19:36:00 | Could one of you techie types please explain the following?: I was looking at a Toshiba Satellite A300 running Vista Home Premium with 4 gig of RAM. When looking at the System details I was given the following data: Installed Physical Memory 4gb Total Physical Memory 3gb Available Physical Memory 2.06gb So, a) what's causing the two drops in Memory and b) can it be got back? Thanks |
tuiruru (12277) | ||
| 727160 | 2008-12-09 19:39:00 | Is it 64 bit?? If it isnt you wont get 4 GB. How much ram is the videocard using?? |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 727161 | 2008-12-09 19:39:00 | You need a 64bit operating system to be able to have it see 4GB or more. This is a new piece of stupidity I've noticed with "brand" PCs. And the integrated graphics also uses a bit. |
pctek (84) | ||
| 727162 | 2008-12-09 21:44:00 | Isn't it also the case that Vista actually pools more RAM than XP so it can utilize it more efficiently? | nofam (9009) | ||
| 727163 | 2008-12-09 22:16:00 | Also the system itself will reserve RAM for hardware addressing, which can account for lower ammounts of RAM being useable compared against whats actually installed. | kersonan (13264) | ||
| 727164 | 2008-12-09 23:22:00 | Thanks for the responses so far. Bear with me guys - I'm new to Vista! I've gone Control Panel > System and Maintenance > System - it's It's 32 bit and Premium has SP 1. Where do I go to find out how much the video is using and also what sort of video card it is? In fact, I can't even find my way back to where I got those original figures! Can anyone help with this? Thanks |
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