The system properities page is reporting the memory available to user
programs. The BIOS is reserving the remaining for such things as
memory-mapped IO for things like your video card. This is normal. Don't
worry about it.
"DP" <DP@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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> 4GB DDR SDRAM DIMM ( Two @ Corsair XMS Twin2048-3200c2) on MSI
> 865PE/GNeo2
> Motherboard with a Pentium 4 3.0GHz CPU
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> SiSoft Sandra is indicating Physical memory of four 1GB Dimm SDRAM
> double-bank
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> Vista System page is indicating Memory (Ram) of 3070 MB
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> Why and what is the significance if any?
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