3.25G of ram out of 6G

[reddevil6]

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

 

[Cromewell]

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.

 

[reddevil6]

got ahold of windows XP pro x64 will this do it

 

[oscaryu1]

Yes. You'll need a 64bit version of Windows...

Don't get XP 64bit though... many driver problems, ect...

 

[Gareth]

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.

 

[Geoff]

As others have said, yes you will need a 64 bit OS to use the entire 6GB of RAM.