amount of memory i have?

[bigdaddykane]

hi all its nice to be here.i have vista home premium and my computer came with 2 gigs of memory.so i added 2 more gigs.but when i right click on computer it only shows that i have 3317.now i have memory turbo 4 installed and it shows that i have avalible 2419 mb right now.is this correct,thank you...

[mata7]

hi big and welcome

only vista x64 can use 4 GB of ram, do you have x86?

[bigdaddykane]

yea i have x86

[mata7]

then that is you problem

[bigdaddykane]

then what was the empty slots for.to look at lol.

[midway40]

According to Microsoft's own knowledge base article 929605, all 32-bit versions of Vista support up to 4GB of memory, but the actual usable address space will be less than 4GB. The reason for this is that a section of the memory is set aside for memory map interfaces. This is generally a space that is set aside to ensure driver compatibility and the amount used will vary depending upon the devices installed in the system. Typically, a system with 4GB of RAM will report only 3.5GB of addressable space.

From: http://compreviews.about.com/od/memory/a/Vista4GB.htm

Before I switched to x64 I was only using 3.25GB of my RAM.

[Franklin]

32 bit here employing 6 gig of ram with 3.25 showing in system properties in my Vista and XP installs which is to be expected.

On this XP install if I bring up msconfig - boot.ini tab - Advanced options and click on max memory only 2 gig is the max selectable.Will see if it's the same with Vista when I have that drive hooked up.

Can anyone confirm it's the same on their 32 bit installs?

[Peter2150]

Originally Posted by Franklin

32 bit here employing 6 gig of ram with 3.25 showing in system properties in my Vista and XP installs which is to be expected.

On this XP install if I bring up msconfig - boot.ini tab - Advanced options and click on max memory only 2 gig is the max selectable.Will see if it's the same with Vista when I have that drive hooked up.

Can anyone confirm it's the same on their 32 bit installs?

It will vary by several factors including the memory on any graphics's cards. I show about 2.8 gig

[Franklin]

Originally Posted by Peter2150

It will vary by several factors including the memory on any graphics's cards. I show about 2.8 gig

I really dunno if the sys properties shows 3.25 of mem and max mem adjustable through msconfig shows 2 gig.

[Peter2150]

Originally Posted by Franklin

I really dunno if the sys properties shows 3.25 of mem and max mem adjustable through msconfig shows 2 gig.

Hi Franklin

Your quoting me, but I never said that. All I said was I see 2.8 gig.

Pete

[WSFuser]

The MAXMEM option in msconfig limits the amount of memory for Windows. Just leave it unchecked.

[Franklin]

Originally Posted by WSFuser

The MAXMEM option in msconfig limits the amount of memory for Windows. Just leave it unchecked.

Yes we know that but why is that setting limited to 2 gig max when you have more ram