Windows 7 says I have 3 but only 2.75 GB of ram are usable

[ricktendo]

What is the cause of this, do I have bad ram?

[Kelsenellenelvian]

Integrated Video?

Shared Video ram?

[Guest]

well i remember i read that it's 32 bit limitation

that 32 doesn't read all the ram when it's 3 giga or higher

so if you are more than 3 go to 64 bit it should work fine

[Kelsenellenelvian]

3.25 is the 32 bit limit.

[Jatin Beniwal]

Yes Dark Madness is right 32bit Win7 can only Support 3 GB as Maximum. I think it is also depend on horse power of CPU. How effectively it process ram.

Edited July 28, 2009 by Jatin Beniwal

[Guest]

3.25 is the 32 bit limit.

well not always 32 bit should read the almost the 4 giga as it's limit is 4

but look at this link

well i don't know what is the problem but the most thing that is in common that it's a 32 bit limit

edit :

i also read that the sound some times takes from the memory

that is one that have a shared vga and 4 giga memory

3.5g

-.5 Graphics

= 3.0

- .25 for sound, and other add-on cards gives

= 2.75

Edited July 28, 2009 by DaRk MaDnEsS

[ricktendo]

Thanks guys, I think I will bite the bullet and install x64 on it...it is x64 architecture I have just been avoiding x64 all together

[cluberti]

If you want to see a breakdown of memory usage, run resmon (Resource Monitor). As of RC1 it breaks down where all of your installed memory is allocated, even showing what is taken by hardware.

[Legolash2o]

If you don't use the integrated VGA or sound, try disabling them from BIOS.

[ricktendo]

I only have integrated sound, no grafix at all

[ajua]

I have installed Windows 7 RTM on my laptop with 4gb of RAM and I think it displays a little more than 3.25 as available (still not the whole 4gb)...

I'm also thinking about migrating to x64 when I buy my copy of Win7 for the desktop.

[NIM]

Yes, that is because 32-bit systems cannot allocate whole 4GB. You can use the PAE switch in your boot.ini file but that's not a lucky solution either.

As you said, the best way would be to go with 64-bit version.

[ricktendo]

These ppl have the same problem and they have x64 so its not that http://www.thehotfix.net/forums/index.php?/topic/24958-wheres-all-my-ram/

[Guest]

These ppl have the same problem and they have x64 so its not that http://www.thehotfix.net/forums/index.php?/topic/24958-wheres-all-my-ram/

hmmm ok Rick

try to disable the sound just for a test from bois

and then run the pc and see if the ram is back at 3

if it's back then this was the problem

i'm searching for something else right now

[ricktendo]

Already did that, not the cause

[Volumizer]

Check it out Here!

[Guest]

Check it out Here!

well the problem is not that

the Ram are 3 not 4

it didn't get the limit

so i think it's not the problem

[NIM]

Probably a spam, link removed.

[Jonnyboy]

I only have integrated sound, no grafix at all

What vid card do you use? Quite a few low-end vid cards use shared ram for their memory. Even if not integrated video.

[Jatin Beniwal]

Ready For 4 GB.7z

This one will really Help. Supports upto 128 GB

Edited September 25, 2009 by Jatin Beniwal

[jean-paul]

that isnt working for me i boot into the new thing and my ram is still the same =[

[bober]

for x64 architectures:

go in ure bios, then in the advanced/memory options; disable the memory hole mapping.

for x86;

ure screwed!

[cluberti]

You could always run resmon and make sure it is being flagged as "hardware reserved" - if so, you'll at least know it's the BIOS (and probably your onboard video).

[wolfsoul]

From what Ive read.. not even patches can fix memory when it's x86 and not x64