vista and ram

glennxx1 · 05-17-2008, 04:20 PM

i have 32 bit vista, i have 4 gb of ram, my first boot i had 3.18 gigs of ram, about 3 hours later (after i updated drivers and vista) i had 3.014 gigs, now im at 2.814 gigs...

did programs i download take ram? or something like that? just not sure where my ram was going lol, can any one explain that?

alexyu · 05-27-2008, 07:26 PM

this happened to one of my friends proreties showd him 1.7 gb ram and system information 2.00 gb ram
just type msinfo32 in the searchbox
this tool should tell u the exact ram

cRABu · 05-27-2008, 11:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by alexyu

this happened to one of my friends proreties showd him 1.7 gb ram and system information 2.00 gb ram
just type msinfo32 in the searchbox
this tool should tell u the exact ram

this case is totaly diffrent. este vb de altceva

cRABu · 05-27-2008, 11:26 PM

That is perfectly normal. 1st a 32-bit OS can only address( use ) about 3gb to 3,5gb of ram (3,5 is best case scenario) MINUS ! the amount used for addresing drivers. So as long as you only have a 32 bit os you wont be able to use more then about 3 gb of ram. The 32bit is used to address ram and I/O devices. That means as more devices you have inside your pc, the less ram your OS is able to address. hope you understand

cohen · 05-28-2008, 02:08 AM

Google Search and i have a friend who did it - i'll ask him.

05-17-2008, 04:20 PM	#1 (permalink)
glennxx1 Silver Member Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 142	vista and ram i have 32 bit vista, i have 4 gb of ram, my first boot i had 3.18 gigs of ram, about 3 hours later (after i updated drivers and vista) i had 3.014 gigs, now im at 2.814 gigs... did programs i download take ram? or something like that? just not sure where my ram was going lol, can any one explain that?

05-27-2008, 11:26 PM	#4 (permalink)
cRABu Silver Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: At the other side Age: 21 Posts: 173	That is perfectly normal. 1st a 32-bit OS can only address( use ) about 3gb to 3,5gb of ram (3,5 is best case scenario) MINUS ! the amount used for addresing drivers. So as long as you only have a 32 bit os you wont be able to use more then about 3 gb of ram. The 32bit is used to address ram and I/O devices. That means as more devices you have inside your pc, the less ram your OS is able to address. hope you understand __________________ Grandfather of all knowledge

05-28-2008, 02:08 AM	#5 (permalink)
cohen Diamond Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Melbourne, Australia Age: 15 Posts: 8,361	Google Search and i have a friend who did it - i'll ask him. __________________ Cohen

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alexyu Diamond Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: IASI, ROMANIA Posts: 1,212	this happened to one of my friends proreties showd him 1.7 gb ram and system information 2.00 gb ram just type msinfo32 in the searchbox this tool should tell u the exact ram