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Old 05-18-2008   #2 (permalink)
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Re: 4gb showing in Sys Info but only 2gb showing in Task Manager


"Newton" <Newton@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> I just installed an additional 2gb of RAM on my system, but this is not
> showing in the Task Manager. It iniitally was not showing in either, but
> after installing SP1 Sys info was updated. Please help.
>
> 680i SLI Mobo
> 2 X 8800GT 512mb
> Quad Core Q6600
> Vista 32bit
> 4gb - OCZ Sli ready RAM - 1066mhz (DDR2)
Is memory remapping enabled in the BIOS? If so, disable it. Memory
remapping is only for 64 bit OSs, to move the hardware addressing
to above the highest physical memory. I have found that enabling
memory remapping for XP or Vista 32 drops the useable (Task
Manager reported) memory to 2GB.


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