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I know that a 32-bit system cannot see more than a little over 3 GB of RAM although my motherboard takes max 4 GB. But I'm confused about something else (I think). I have Win 7 32-bit with 2x 1GB modules and 2x 256MB modules running in dual mode (accoriding to CPU-Z).
However, Win 7 system information shows: "2.5 GB installed (2.0 GB usable)".
CPU-Z says 2.5 GB of memory
WCPUID says 2 GB of memory
I also have an nVidia GeForce 9400GT card with 1 GB of DDR2 RAM.
Why does Win 7 only show 2 GB of usable RAM? Is the video card affecting that? So, are 512 MB of RAM truly being ignored?
However, Win 7 system information shows: "2.5 GB installed (2.0 GB usable)".
CPU-Z says 2.5 GB of memory
WCPUID says 2 GB of memory
I also have an nVidia GeForce 9400GT card with 1 GB of DDR2 RAM.
Why does Win 7 only show 2 GB of usable RAM? Is the video card affecting that? So, are 512 MB of RAM truly being ignored?