Vista - RAM not showing as correct number

I have Vista Ultimate 32 bit, I just added to additional sticks of RAM
making a total of 4 GB, System shows 3070 MB, any ideas or sugestions.
Thanks.

Be greatful, thats usually the amount you are able to see under Vista 32 bit
because of the limitations of the architecture itself. If you want to see
all 4 GBs, you either have to have a mother board that supports or migrate
to Windows Vista x64 instead.

The system memory that is reported in the System Information dialog box in
Windows Vista is less than you expect if 4 GB of RAM is installed:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929605/en-us

Understanding Address Spaces and the 4GB Limit - [H]ard|Forum:
http://www.hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1035670
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"William" <wdbl@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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Install Vista64 if you want to use your RAM.

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"William" <wdbl@xxxxxx> wrote:
Explanation here: http://members.cox.net/slatteryt/RAM.html

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might be of some help

http://www.vistaclues.com/reader-que...windows-vista/
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John Barnes wrote:
Will 64-bit Vista install on a 32-bit machine?

On Mon, 07 Jan 2008 21:39:35 -0500, William wrote:
Spend a few minutes searching this newsgroup. This question has been asked
and answered at least three times in the last week.

ray wrote:LOL! : )

Also, multiply that by the amount of time in weeks that this newsgroup
has been in existence.

On Mon, 7 Jan 2008 21:39:35 -0500, "William" <wdbl@xxxxxx> wrote:

The issue is that all 32-bit versions of Windows (XP as well as
Vista), even though they have a 4GB address space, can only use
*around* 3.1GB of RAM. That's because some of that space is used by
hardware and not available to the operating system and applications.
The amount you can use varies, depending on what hardware you have
installed, but is usually around 3.1GB.

Note that it's *address space* that the hardware uses, not RAM. With
4GB of RAM, if the hardware uses .9GB of address space, then there's
3.1GB of address space left for the RAM to map to, and the remaining
..9GB has no place to go. But with 3GB of RAM, there's room in the
address space for all 3GB of RAM plus the .9GB needed for the
hardware.

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