RAM issues in msconfig, HELP

logicearth · 19 Apr 2011

Do this. Uncheck "Number of processors" and "Maximum memory" those two checkboxes should be unchecked.
NEVER CHANGE THEM AGAIN!

Mike Connor · 19 Apr 2011

Uncheck the box, and the RAM is no longer limited. I don't know of any other way to constrain memory usage in Windows 7. That is not to say that there are none, I just don't know about them.

If you remove the constraint in that box, ( box set to zero (0) ), and uncheck the box, Windows should automatically start using the full RAM complement at its disposal again.

Occasionally the system can "hang" at a certain preset memory usage. Presumably due to a registry setting. I don't know where the registry setting is. ( Or any ini files concerning it ).

On the few occasions where I have had to fiddle with this, unchecking the box, shutting down the machine, and then removing and replacing the RAM sticks has solved the problem. The only people I know of who play around with this much are gamers. I have no idea why it works on some games.

To be perfectly honest, I have no idea why these options are available, or what they might be used for.

Under normal circumstances you should never check these boxes.

Uncheck the "Number of processors" box as well.

Regards....Mike Connor

MROOD · 20 Apr 2011

thanks, it looks like the isue is now fixed, a full 6gb is shown and the ram rescource monitor is looking as it was before the change, damn I thought clicking the maximum tick box was selecting all the ram, I was wrong !

cheers for the help

MROOD said:

Hi Mike

I just took out 2x sticks of ram (4gig) restarted the comp and under system specs the comp realised there was only 2 gig left, so I switched it off and re-applied the remaining 2x sticks, now totaling 6gb ram !

nothing has changed, it still shows 2000 gb ram under msconfig,

That screenshot, shows that I should uncheck the tick box ?
Well I have at the moment the box is ticked, (checked) as I thought if the maximium memory box was checked then the PC would use the maximum memory available? which is 6gb ?

Ive tried to attach a screenshot like you have !

Also I seen somewhere once you reduce your ram in the smconfig place ten to revert back to what it was before, you have to go and do somthing in the ini fole or folders ? I dont know if this is right.

Mike Connor said:

Uncheck the box "Maximum Memory";

Regards....Mike Connor

MROOD · 20 Apr 2011

logicearth said:

Do this. Uncheck "Number of processors" and "Maximum memory" those two checkboxes should be unchecked.
NEVER CHANGE THEM AGAIN!

yes sir, all fixed now, wont be messing around with these settings any more !

Mike Connor · 20 Apr 2011

MROOD said:

thanks, it looks like the isue is now fixed, a full 6gb is shown and the ram rescource monitor is looking as it was before the change, damn I thought clicking the maximum tick box was selecting all the ram, I was wrong !

cheers for the help

My pleasure.

Regards....Mike Connor

Layback Bear · 20 Apr 2011

Well until now I have never looked there before. Mine are both unchecked.