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Old 07/17/2007, 10:13 AM   #1 (permalink)
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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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Old 07/17/2007, 11:22 AM   #2 (permalink)
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Good question, I've been wondering about this.
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Old 07/17/2007, 12:38 PM   #3 (permalink)
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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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Old 07/17/2007, 01:00 PM   #4 (permalink)
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Old 07/17/2007, 01:02 PM   #5 (permalink)
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32 bit XP goes upto 3.2gb (i think), vista business and above, 32 bit, go upto 4gb. 64 bit vista is 16gb.
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Old 07/17/2007, 01:10 PM   #6 (permalink)
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see, I heard that, but then I read stuff like this.
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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Old 07/17/2007, 01:12 PM   #7 (permalink)
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32 bit XP goes upto 3.2gb (i think), vista business and above, 32 bit, go upto 4gb. 64 bit vista is 16gb.
Are you saying my home PC with Vista Home Premium is at max 2GB?
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Old 07/17/2007, 01:55 PM   #8 (permalink)
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Are you saying my home PC with Vista Home Premium is at max 2GB?
I believe home premium comes up to 4gb, will check
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Old 07/17/2007, 02:10 PM   #9 (permalink)
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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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Old 07/17/2007, 02:28 PM   #11 (permalink)
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read that. its not for vista and there is a problem...

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vista doesnt seem to have a boot.ini file
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How to Enable More Than 3.5 GB of Memory in 32-Bit Windows Vista · Vista Rewired
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Old 07/17/2007, 02:38 PM   #13 (permalink)
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greg you rock.

I got one ? thought. at the end it says this.
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so does that mean that as long as I only put 4Gb into the laptop that I DON'T need to even do that? or do you tink that is a typo?
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greg you rock.

I got one ? thought. at the end it says this.

so does that mean that as long as I only put 4Gb into the laptop that I DON'T need to even do that? or do you tink that is a typo?
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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Old 07/17/2007, 02:51 PM   #15 (permalink)
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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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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.
Good call They were trying to switch my lab over and we gave um hell for it, so we're still with XP
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