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Windows 7: Only 2.5 GB available RAM out of 4 GB 64 bit OS
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20 Dec 2010
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Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit OEM |
Only 2.5 GB available RAM out of 4 GB 64 bit OS
Hi
I have installed windows 7 HP 64 bit on a machine with 4 GB of DDR3 RAM, although in msinfo32.exe it says that i have only 2.50 GB available.
Hopefully I have attached a screenshot of the msinfo32 window (I am not sure if it worked or not) to let you see the problem.
The total physical memory seems correct yet the available memory should be more, shouldn't it?
Thanks | My System Specs |
| System Manufacturer/Model Number Self built
OS Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit OEM
CPU Intel Core i5 760 OC to 3.50GHz
Motherboard Gigabyte GA-P55-USB3
Memory 8 Gb DDR3 1333Mhz
Graphics Card GTX 680 OC
Monitor(s) Displays Benq G2420HD
Screen Resolution 1920*1080
Keyboard Filco Majestouch CherryMX Brown mechanical
Mouse Razer Imperator
PSU Antec True Power 750W
Case HAF-X
Cooling V8
Hard Drives OCZ Vertex 60Gb SSD
Samsung 1tb 7200 rpm
WD 1tb 7200 rpm
Other Info Linux is awesome
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20 Dec 2010
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#2 | |
Win7 Enterprise, Win7 x86 (Ult 7600), Win7 x64 Ult 7600, TechNet RTM on AMD x64 (2.8Ghz) SomeWhere in the HOT Arizona Desert ! |
Start  system configuration Boot Advanced options 
Set Maximum Memory to ZERO (0)
Save & reBoot computer
Then what do you get ? | | My System Specs | | Computer type PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number Built them myself, Science Experiments !
OS Win7 Enterprise, Win7 x86 (Ult 7600), Win7 x64 Ult 7600, TechNet RTM on AMD x64 (2.8Ghz)
CPU AMD fx8350 4ghz, AMD-32 2400mhz, AMD-64 3200mhz, AMDx64 2.8G
Motherboard SIS 755, ECS-K8M890M-M (Ult 7600), GigaByte & others
Memory 2gb, 4gb on the Ult 7600, 4gb on Technet RTM, 32gb on FX8350
Graphics Card Draw my own Graphics, several nVidia cards
Sound Card on motherboard
Monitor(s) Displays 19" flat scr, 28" I-Inc widescr,22" Emprex Widescr, 23" Acer
Screen Resolution 1280 x 1024, 1440 x 900, 1920 x 1080
Keyboard Compaq & Dell recycled from GoodWill
Mouse Made in China Optical Wired Mouse
PSU 430w, 550w, 600w, 700, 800, etc
Case All Generic Full Towers
Cooling Open Air & a few fans, some w/ colored LEDs
Hard Drives 6 pata Ide HD's & 2 Sata HD's
added 80gb external on Ult 7600 computer,
numerous extra 1tb, 2TB, 3Tb SATA HD's
A collection of ext HD Docks w/ HDs
Internet Speed Fast Cable InterNet
Antivirus AVG Free on 24 different Desktops, NO Problems!
Browser IE 8 is preferred, but use FireFox sometimes
Other Info Linksys Routers, switches, & Hubs
Too Many USB Flash Drives to count, Biggest is 64GB !
Eight computers in my home network.
Sixteen computers at my business network.
Linked via TeamViewer !
Lots of old used spare computer parts everywhere!
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20 Dec 2010
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#3 | |
Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit OEM |
Whenever I set it to 0 and go back in, it has changed to 256 mb. I don't want to restart yet in case it has to boot with 256 mb ram | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Self built
OS Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit OEM
CPU Intel Core i5 760 OC to 3.50GHz
Motherboard Gigabyte GA-P55-USB3
Memory 8 Gb DDR3 1333Mhz
Graphics Card GTX 680 OC
Monitor(s) Displays Benq G2420HD
Screen Resolution 1920*1080
Keyboard Filco Majestouch CherryMX Brown mechanical
Mouse Razer Imperator
PSU Antec True Power 750W
Case HAF-X
Cooling V8
Hard Drives OCZ Vertex 60Gb SSD
Samsung 1tb 7200 rpm
WD 1tb 7200 rpm
Other Info Linux is awesome
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20 Dec 2010
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#4 | |
Vista, Windows7, Mint Mate, Zorin, Windows 8 Florida in winter, Black Forest/Germany |
Take a snip of the color bar in Resource Monitor > Memory tab and post it here Then we will see clearer. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number HP, Dell, Gateway, Toshiba - 4 laptops and 2 desktops
OS Vista, Windows7, Mint Mate, Zorin, Windows 8
CPU from 1.6GHz Duo to i7
Monitor(s) Displays 2x HP w2207
Keyboard with trackball - no mices
Mouse Trackball mice
Hard Drives 5x HDD, 7x SSD, 12x Externals
Internet Speed DSL 6000
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20 Dec 2010
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#5 | |
Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit OEM |
This is the Resource Monitor bar | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Self built
OS Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit OEM
CPU Intel Core i5 760 OC to 3.50GHz
Motherboard Gigabyte GA-P55-USB3
Memory 8 Gb DDR3 1333Mhz
Graphics Card GTX 680 OC
Monitor(s) Displays Benq G2420HD
Screen Resolution 1920*1080
Keyboard Filco Majestouch CherryMX Brown mechanical
Mouse Razer Imperator
PSU Antec True Power 750W
Case HAF-X
Cooling V8
Hard Drives OCZ Vertex 60Gb SSD
Samsung 1tb 7200 rpm
WD 1tb 7200 rpm
Other Info Linux is awesome
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20 Dec 2010
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#6 | |
Vista, Windows7, Mint Mate, Zorin, Windows 8 Florida in winter, Black Forest/Germany |
Well, it adds up to 4GB. The number you showed earlier is what is currently available (which is the dark and light blue). | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number HP, Dell, Gateway, Toshiba - 4 laptops and 2 desktops
OS Vista, Windows7, Mint Mate, Zorin, Windows 8
CPU from 1.6GHz Duo to i7
Monitor(s) Displays 2x HP w2207
Keyboard with trackball - no mices
Mouse Trackball mice
Hard Drives 5x HDD, 7x SSD, 12x Externals
Internet Speed DSL 6000
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20 Dec 2010
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#7 | |
Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit OEM |
I am such an idiot...
I noticed that as soon as I posted the screenshot...   | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Self built
OS Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit OEM
CPU Intel Core i5 760 OC to 3.50GHz
Motherboard Gigabyte GA-P55-USB3
Memory 8 Gb DDR3 1333Mhz
Graphics Card GTX 680 OC
Monitor(s) Displays Benq G2420HD
Screen Resolution 1920*1080
Keyboard Filco Majestouch CherryMX Brown mechanical
Mouse Razer Imperator
PSU Antec True Power 750W
Case HAF-X
Cooling V8
Hard Drives OCZ Vertex 60Gb SSD
Samsung 1tb 7200 rpm
WD 1tb 7200 rpm
Other Info Linux is awesome
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20 Dec 2010
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#8 | |
Win7 Enterprise, Win7 x86 (Ult 7600), Win7 x64 Ult 7600, TechNet RTM on AMD x64 (2.8Ghz) SomeWhere in the HOT Arizona Desert ! |
What does Control Panel System show ? | | My System Specs | | Computer type PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number Built them myself, Science Experiments !
OS Win7 Enterprise, Win7 x86 (Ult 7600), Win7 x64 Ult 7600, TechNet RTM on AMD x64 (2.8Ghz)
CPU AMD fx8350 4ghz, AMD-32 2400mhz, AMD-64 3200mhz, AMDx64 2.8G
Motherboard SIS 755, ECS-K8M890M-M (Ult 7600), GigaByte & others
Memory 2gb, 4gb on the Ult 7600, 4gb on Technet RTM, 32gb on FX8350
Graphics Card Draw my own Graphics, several nVidia cards
Sound Card on motherboard
Monitor(s) Displays 19" flat scr, 28" I-Inc widescr,22" Emprex Widescr, 23" Acer
Screen Resolution 1280 x 1024, 1440 x 900, 1920 x 1080
Keyboard Compaq & Dell recycled from GoodWill
Mouse Made in China Optical Wired Mouse
PSU 430w, 550w, 600w, 700, 800, etc
Case All Generic Full Towers
Cooling Open Air & a few fans, some w/ colored LEDs
Hard Drives 6 pata Ide HD's & 2 Sata HD's
added 80gb external on Ult 7600 computer,
numerous extra 1tb, 2TB, 3Tb SATA HD's
A collection of ext HD Docks w/ HDs
Internet Speed Fast Cable InterNet
Antivirus AVG Free on 24 different Desktops, NO Problems!
Browser IE 8 is preferred, but use FireFox sometimes
Other Info Linksys Routers, switches, & Hubs
Too Many USB Flash Drives to count, Biggest is 64GB !
Eight computers in my home network.
Sixteen computers at my business network.
Linked via TeamViewer !
Lots of old used spare computer parts everywhere!
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20 Dec 2010
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#9 | |
Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit OEM |
BTW after changing the system config to 0 RAM and rebooting, windows couldn't start so I changed it back in safe mode. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Self built
OS Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit OEM
CPU Intel Core i5 760 OC to 3.50GHz
Motherboard Gigabyte GA-P55-USB3
Memory 8 Gb DDR3 1333Mhz
Graphics Card GTX 680 OC
Monitor(s) Displays Benq G2420HD
Screen Resolution 1920*1080
Keyboard Filco Majestouch CherryMX Brown mechanical
Mouse Razer Imperator
PSU Antec True Power 750W
Case HAF-X
Cooling V8
Hard Drives OCZ Vertex 60Gb SSD
Samsung 1tb 7200 rpm
WD 1tb 7200 rpm
Other Info Linux is awesome
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20 Dec 2010
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#10 | |
Vista, Windows7, Mint Mate, Zorin, Windows 8 Florida in winter, Black Forest/Germany |
Quote: Originally Posted by ratman  I am such an idiot...
I noticed that as soon as I posted the screenshot... You said that - LOL. But I am glad you are happy now, at least I hope. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number HP, Dell, Gateway, Toshiba - 4 laptops and 2 desktops
OS Vista, Windows7, Mint Mate, Zorin, Windows 8
CPU from 1.6GHz Duo to i7
Monitor(s) Displays 2x HP w2207
Keyboard with trackball - no mices
Mouse Trackball mice
Hard Drives 5x HDD, 7x SSD, 12x Externals
Internet Speed DSL 6000
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