Vista - Physical memory in Vista 32-bit

I have Windows Vista Home Premium 32-bit Edition, and it says it supports 4GB
of RAM. I have only 3GB installed, and yet the computer says I only have
2GB. On the support page, there is an entry about why Vista may show less
RAM if all 4GB are installed, but why does it not recognize the 3GB I have
installed?

From: http://www.vistarip.com/e107_plugins....php?0.cat.2.9

1. Go to the Start Orb, type "MSCONFIG" (without quotes) in the search box
and press enter.

2. Click on the "Boot" tab, then "Advanced Options".

3. Uncheck the "Maximum Memory" box if it is checked. It may be checked and
set to use your old amount of memory.

This is the most common reason I see memory upgrades go un-noticed in
Windows (other than the 4GB Limit on 32Bit Windows!).

If that doesn't solve your problem, what other hardware do you have in your
system? If you have video cards with lots of RAM (8800 series with 640 or
768) it may take more than the 1 GB or so that it normally takes.
--
Dustin Harper
dharper@vistarip.com
http://www.vistarip.com

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"NowhereMan" <NowhereMan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:1DE656BD-02EC-484B-AF52-54A4ED040F02@microsoft.com...
>I have Windows Vista Home Premium 32-bit Edition, and it says it supports
>4GB
> of RAM. I have only 3GB installed, and yet the computer says I only have
> 2GB. On the support page, there is an entry about why Vista may show less
> RAM if all 4GB are installed, but why does it not recognize the 3GB I have
> installed?

Hi,

What does the BIOS see for installed memory?
What motherboard is being used?
Desktop or laptop?

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

"NowhereMan" <NowhereMan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:1DE656BD-02EC-484B-AF52-54A4ED040F02@microsoft.com...
>I have Windows Vista Home Premium 32-bit Edition, and it says it supports
>4GB
> of RAM. I have only 3GB installed, and yet the computer says I only have
> 2GB. On the support page, there is an entry about why Vista may show less
> RAM if all 4GB are installed, but why does it not recognize the 3GB I have
> installed?

It should recognize more or less all of the 3gb.. you may well have a stick
that is either not working, or not compatible..


"NowhereMan" <NowhereMan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:1DE656BD-02EC-484B-AF52-54A4ED040F02@microsoft.com...
>I have Windows Vista Home Premium 32-bit Edition, and it says it supports
>4GB
> of RAM. I have only 3GB installed, and yet the computer says I only have
> 2GB. On the support page, there is an entry about why Vista may show less
> RAM if all 4GB are installed, but why does it not recognize the 3GB I have
> installed?

--


Mike Hall
MS MVP Windows Shell/User
http://msmvps.com/blogs/mikehall/

I have seen reports of Vista having touble recognizing all of the memory in
a system if the system has an odd number of DDR2 Dimms installed instead of
an even number. Apparently it does not want to recognize the slower speed
memory caused by an unmatched DDR2 dimm when a matched pair is also present.

"NowhereMan" <NowhereMan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:1DE656BD-02EC-484B-AF52-54A4ED040F02@microsoft.com...
>I have Windows Vista Home Premium 32-bit Edition, and it says it supports
>4GB
> of RAM. I have only 3GB installed, and yet the computer says I only have
> 2GB. On the support page, there is an entry about why Vista may show less
> RAM if all 4GB are installed, but why does it not recognize the 3GB I have
> installed?

the bios sees all 3gb, i have a bfg nforce 680i sli

"Rick Rogers" wrote:

> Hi,
>
> What does the BIOS see for installed memory?
> What motherboard is being used?
> Desktop or laptop?
>
> --
> Best of Luck,
>
> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
>
> "NowhereMan" <NowhereMan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:1DE656BD-02EC-484B-AF52-54A4ED040F02@microsoft.com...
> >I have Windows Vista Home Premium 32-bit Edition, and it says it supports
> >4GB
> > of RAM. I have only 3GB installed, and yet the computer says I only have
> > 2GB. On the support page, there is an entry about why Vista may show less
> > RAM if all 4GB are installed, but why does it not recognize the 3GB I have
> > installed?
>
>

i have 2 bfg 6600 oc in sli, but how do they take up physical memory?

"Dustin Harper" wrote:

> From: http://www.vistarip.com/e107_plugins....php?0.cat.2.9
>
> 1. Go to the Start Orb, type "MSCONFIG" (without quotes) in the search box
> and press enter.
>
> 2. Click on the "Boot" tab, then "Advanced Options".
>
> 3. Uncheck the "Maximum Memory" box if it is checked. It may be checked and
> set to use your old amount of memory.
>
> This is the most common reason I see memory upgrades go un-noticed in
> Windows (other than the 4GB Limit on 32Bit Windows!).
>
> If that doesn't solve your problem, what other hardware do you have in your
> system? If you have video cards with lots of RAM (8800 series with 640 or
> 768) it may take more than the 1 GB or so that it normally takes.
> --
> Dustin Harper
> dharper@vistarip.com
> http://www.vistarip.com
>
> --
> "NowhereMan" <NowhereMan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:1DE656BD-02EC-484B-AF52-54A4ED040F02@microsoft.com...
> >I have Windows Vista Home Premium 32-bit Edition, and it says it supports
> >4GB
> > of RAM. I have only 3GB installed, and yet the computer says I only have
> > 2GB. On the support page, there is an entry about why Vista may show less
> > RAM if all 4GB are installed, but why does it not recognize the 3GB I have
> > installed?
>

But do they all work together.. try installing them in various
combinations..


"NowhereMan" <NowhereMan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:6DE9A91D-9801-4514-A454-3FE1102EFDAC@microsoft.com...
>i just had my memory checked when i brought my pc in for a repair and all
> sticks are in working condition
>
> "Mike Hall - MS MVP" wrote:
>
>> It should recognize more or less all of the 3gb.. you may well have a
>> stick
>> that is either not working, or not compatible..
>>
>>
>> "NowhereMan" <NowhereMan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:1DE656BD-02EC-484B-AF52-54A4ED040F02@microsoft.com...
>> >I have Windows Vista Home Premium 32-bit Edition, and it says it
>> >supports
>> >4GB
>> > of RAM. I have only 3GB installed, and yet the computer says I only
>> > have
>> > 2GB. On the support page, there is an entry about why Vista may show
>> > less
>> > RAM if all 4GB are installed, but why does it not recognize the 3GB I
>> > have
>> > installed?
>>
>> --
>>
>>
>> Mike Hall
>> MS MVP Windows Shell/User
>> http://msmvps.com/blogs/mikehall/
>>
>>
>>
>>

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Mike Hall
MS MVP Windows Shell/User
http://msmvps.com/blogs/mikehall/

NowhereMan wrote:
> I have Windows Vista Home Premium 32-bit Edition, and it says it supports 4GB
> of RAM. I have only 3GB installed, and yet the computer says I only have
> 2GB.

Check for memory remapping/hole in your BIOS. It should be disabled

is this a dual-channel mobo? if so, I can't understand how he has 3GB -
either 2GB or 4GB, as I understand it.

also, I understand that vista allows sharing of system memory, by file
pages, index, devices (esp. graphics cards) if, and only if , the memory is
maxed out - not maxed out then no taking of ram space by devices

just this newbie's 2 cents!

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--Fool On The Hill
"Mike Hall - MS MVP" <mikehall@mvps.org> wrote in message
news:esRGnZPgHHA.1216@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> It should recognize more or less all of the 3gb.. you may well have a
> stick that is either not working, or not compatible..
>
>
> "NowhereMan" <NowhereMan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:1DE656BD-02EC-484B-AF52-54A4ED040F02@microsoft.com...
>>I have Windows Vista Home Premium 32-bit Edition, and it says it supports
>>4GB
>> of RAM. I have only 3GB installed, and yet the computer says I only have
>> 2GB. On the support page, there is an entry about why Vista may show
>> less
>> RAM if all 4GB are installed, but why does it not recognize the 3GB I
>> have
>> installed?
>
> --
>
>
> Mike Hall
> MS MVP Windows Shell/User
> http://msmvps.com/blogs/mikehall/
>
>
>