"Ian D" <taurus@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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> "Newton" <Newton@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:05E3639B-00D1-4C7F-81A6-F4B8C8319960@xxxxxx Quote:
>> 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)
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> 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.
> But doesn't Vista 32bit only use a max of 3GB of RAM anyway?
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