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01-01-2008, 10:27 AM
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3.25G of ram out of 6G
i have just bilt the computer in my sig i have windows vista bussiness 32bit is that the reason only 3.25G is reconised do i have to get 64B vista to read my full 6G of ram
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01-01-2008, 01:20 PM
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32bit vista enforces 3.25GB of RAM max. You need a 64bit OS or something enterprise level (ie windows server) to get more than 4GB of usable address space.
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01-01-2008, 02:42 PM
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got ahold of windows XP pro x64 will this do it
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01-01-2008, 03:32 PM
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Yes. You'll need a 64bit version of Windows...
Don't get XP 64bit though... many driver problems, ect...
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01-01-2008, 04:40 PM
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Yes you do need 64-bit. You can order the alternative media from Microsoft at $10.00. Vista x64 is much better than XP x64.
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01-01-2008, 05:28 PM
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As others have said, yes you will need a 64 bit OS to use the entire 6GB of RAM.
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