RAM not useable

[awildgoose]

So I have 4 GB of RAM in my computer now (2x 2GB sticks) of the same type, brand Mhz etc.
I am running Windows 7 64x but it says only 3.25 GB are usable.

That is my control panel.
Please please help me out

Thanks in advance.

 

[tyttebøvs]

What motherboard do you have?

 

[awildgoose]

What motherboard do you have?

That fortunately I have no idea anymore. I know it's a older one, but it is a Socket 775 that is DDR2 compatible.

 

[tyttebøvs]

You could check for memory remapping in your bios setup. But if the motherboard/chipset doesn't support it, you are out of luck.

 

[tyttebøvs]

You could also just check that you don't have a maximum memory setting present in msconfig

 

[awildgoose]

You could also just check that you don't have a maximum memory setting present in msconfig

Checked that, it's not the problem

 

[linkin]

Yeah your best bet is to check your bios. or maybe swap where the sticks are on the motherboard and see if anything changes.

 

[awildgoose]

The thing is, it does actually say that 4 GB is installed and that only 3.25 is usable. Also it is 64-bit so the maximum is something like 128 GB for this new windows.
Grrrr.

 

[Shane]

I wonder if for some reason windows is using the rest of your ram for graphics?

what graphic card have you got?

 

[tyttebøvs]

pc wizard can probably tell you what motherboard you have

http://www.cpuid.com/pcwizard.php

 

[awildgoose]

I wonder if for some reason windows is using the rest of your ram for graphics?

what graphic card have you got?

I have a Nvidia 9600GT with 512mb of RAM (as in card RAM... you know).

Downloading PC Wizard now.

 

[Matthew1990]

I'd think it is the boot problem, happened to me.

Go to msconfig, boot, advanced, and uncheck the mazimum memory box. restart pc.

 

[ScottALot]

Go to Control Panel --> System --> Advanced System Settings --> Advanced --> Performance --> Press Settings --> Advanced --> Virtual Memory --> Press Change --> Click on the Custom Size Bubble --> Change initial size and maximum size to the recommended values and hit OK until you get to a restart computer prompt. --> Restart

That should solve the problem.

 

[tyttebøvs]

Scott, are you commenting in the correct thread?

Because I cannot see how the pagefile system affects the amount of physical memory.

 

[ScottALot]

It says 'usable memory' I think the pagefile may be the problem.

 

[StrangleHold]

It says 'usable memory' I think the pagefile may be the problem.

Care to explain to me how small or big your pagefile is effects how much usable physical memory you have?

 

[ScottALot]

Won't your computer use more of your memory then? I had the same problem... said I had 3.23GB of memory and I adjusted the page-file and it said 4.0GB of 4.0GB usable + page file.

 

[linkin]

This gives me an idea. you have 4gb of ram so set the pagefile to 4gb, restart and see what happens.

 

[tyttebøvs]

The size of the pagefile, pagefile or no pagefile at all have no influence on how much physial memory you can use.

The problem is probably: 1) memory remapping is disabled, 2) his board doesn't support memory remapping

 

[awildgoose]

I had already set the pagefil to 4996, which is what it said I should do anyway, that changed it from saying 2 GB usable to what it is now.
And in msconfig I have already set maximum to 4096 which is 4.00 GB.