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| Answer» <html><body><p>I built my system a couple months ago and just <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/noticed-2877256" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about NOTICED">NOTICED</a> that all of my RAM does not show up in my msinfo or dxdiag... and I can't seem to get a straight answer ANYWHERE.<br/><br/>I have 4 GB installed on 32 bit Vista (yeah i <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/know-534065" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about KNOW">KNOW</a>...ouch.) .. and it all shows up in BIOS.<br/><br/>Only 2.8 shows up... <br/><br/>I understand my GPU <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/uses-722152" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about USES">USES</a> up RAM but its only a 512mb card, so shouldn't it be around 3.5GB? Where's the other GB?<br/><br/>Here is a copy of my dxdiag...<br/><br/> ------------------<br/>System Information<br/> ------------------<br/>Time of this report: 5/16/2008, 20:16:14<br/> Machine name: DAN-PC<br/> Operating System: Windows Vista™ Ultimate (6.0, Build 6001) Service Pack 1<br/> Language: English (Regional Setting: English)<br/>System Manufacturer: NVIDIA<br/> System Model: 132-CK-NF78<br/> BIOS: Phoenix - AwardBIOS v6.00PG<br/> Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU E8400 3.00GHz (2 CPUs), ~3.8GHz<br/> <strong>Memory: 2814MB RAM</strong><br/> Page File: 1458MB used, 4379MB available<br/> Windows <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/dir-431995" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about DIR">DIR</a>: C:\Windows<br/> DirectX Version: DirectX 10<br/>DX Setup Parameters: Not found<br/> DxDiag Version: 6.00.6001.18000 32bit Unicode<br/><br/>---------------<br/>Display Devices<br/>---------------<br/> Card name: NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GTS<br/> Manufacturer: NVIDIA<br/> Chip type: GeForce 8600 GTS<br/> DAC type: Integrated RAMDAC<br/> Display Memory: 1648 MB<br/> Dedicated Memory: 497 MB<br/> Shared Memory: <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/ganae1151-3370557" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about 1151">1151</a> MB<br/> Current Mode: 1680 x 1050 (32 bit) (60Hz)<br/> Monitor: SyncMaster 226BW(Digital)<br/> <br/> DDI Version: 10<br/><br/>Check this site: <strong><a href="http://www.crucial.com/kb/answer.aspx?qid=4251">http://www.crucial.com/kb/answer.aspx?qid=4251</a></strong>If it's not 64bit Vista it will only recognise about 3.1MG of RAM...<br/>Stop losing sleep over it even though you paid for 4G.<strong>If it's not 64bit Vista it will only recognise about 3.1MG of RAM...</strong><br/><br/><strong>My link </strong> made the same statement. It just took it 2 more paragraphs to say so.</p></body></html> | |