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32 bit XP/Vista and RAM
I have a question. I know the 32Bit OS can't see the full 4Gb of RAM but has anyone ever put that much (or anything over 2Gb) and see how much it actually sees? I'm thinking of adding more to my laptop which is at 2Gb now but if it will only see 2.5 I'll buy a 1Gb chip. if it will see upwards of 3Gb or even use more than that in the background somehow I'll spend the extra $40 for another 2Gb chip.
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As far as I know, XP could see a full 4gb setup, but that was the max. Vista on the other hand can see much more than that, I'm just not sure how much more.
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4GB vs. 2GB memory upgrade - Windows Vista Forums so I'm not sure wtf reality is. that's why I wanted to see if there was someone here that actually did it. |
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ok here is what i've found so far on the vista forums.
vista 32bit will go up to 4Gb with something called a 3Gb switch (which I still can't figure out how to do this) but because of hardware and MB configs you might only see from 2.75Gb up to 3.5Gb. the reason is the rest is being used by hardware. Vista 64 home will see up to 16Gb Vista business and Ultimate 64 will see up to 128Gb. |
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greg you rock.
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As far as I know, every Vista user with 4GB of RAM had to do this. Doesn't seem like a difficult process anyways.
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no, it seems easy. just weird the way some of it is worded. like the title even implies that you don't need to do it unless you want over 3.5Gb.
I think I'll go order some more from newegg now and give it a try. |
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On a somewhat related news, my campus just began distributing Vista and Office 2007. I just walked into IT Help Central today and told them I quit.
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