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| Thread ID: 94255 | 2008-10-21 09:46:00 | Replacing memory. | *Sparky* (311) | Press F1 |
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| 713687 | 2008-10-25 21:50:00 | Update and question time. Got my two new 2gb sticks today. Everything running very well. All recognised etc. Thanks lads and ladies. I was contemplating putting my 4 matched Corsair 512mb ram sticks on Trade Me to recoup the upgrade expense, but then starting thinking. I've got two banks with nothing in them and spare ram now. Would it achieve anything by putting 2 x 512's in the empty 2 banks. The boards will handle up to 16gb, and I know windows doesnt recognise anything over about 3.5gb, but ... Not if you only have a 32bit operating system |
SolMiester (139) | ||
| 713688 | 2008-10-26 03:47:00 | "Not if you only have a 32bit operating system" ?? Can you explain. Does that mean it wont make any difference so it would be a waste of time? |
*Sparky* (311) | ||
| 713689 | 2008-10-26 03:52:00 | If you're using the 32 bit version of windows, and have 2 x 2 GB already, XP wont recognise (or use), the 2 x 512 MB. It doesnt matter if the mobo supports 8 or 16 GB. Unless you're using a 64 CPU and mobo, windows wont see or use more than 4 GB |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 713690 | 2008-10-26 03:55:00 | Thanks. More money in my pocket then. | *Sparky* (311) | ||
| 713691 | 2008-10-26 06:19:00 | Unless you're using a 64 CPU and mobo, windows wont see or use more than 4 GB Unless you are using a 64bit Operating System Windows won't use it all. Not the hardware. |
pctek (84) | ||
| 713692 | 2008-10-26 07:04:00 | Thanks. More money in my pocket then. You could always look into the possibility of using a RAMDISK with the left over RAM. en.wikipedia.org www.mydigitallife.info You may not need or want a RAMDISK but I have found them quite useful in the past. |
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