Windows 7: all the installed memory (RAM) not usable??

ok i will give that a try thanks for all your guys quick help and responce to it... so i have one last ? being that i preorded win 7 already do you know if they are releasing both versions on the one disk ?

Didn't even cross my mind that someone would have 6gigs in 32 bit and that it would work as he said in vista "when i had vista installed on my box it wasn't showing this problem...

Ken

Indeed you will get both

Maybe he had Vista x64 ?
Then clean install of Win 7 x86 ?

Hard to imagine 32 bit Vista originally installed, to run 8 cpus with 6 gigs...

Did Vista support the IA64 architecture ?

I just installed Windows 7 64bit and it's not reading my 6GB.

In the system info - it reads: 6.00 GB (3.12 GB usable)

In the Task Manager it reads: Physical Memory, Total: 3199

My mobo is Asus P5W Deluxe.

Would like to find out if I can access the other 3 GB!

yw

Try the bios setting for max memory it should be unchecked.

Ken

IA64 only runs on Itanium CPUs. Which only run apps written for that.

Having JUST been laptop shopping... A lot of laptops and even some desktops are sold with Vista 64 on them. I bet most people don't even realize they are running it unless they specifically look for it. It was surprising.

changed the settings in my bios and the 6GB are working.

Thanks!

hey im having some issues. i have 4gb of ddr3 1600 mhz (i would have but 1 stick of my trip channel doesnt work ) but my version of windows x64bit, build 1700 reads only using 1.99gb of the 4gb total memory.

i know it registers 4gb 'cos it all checks out in the bios. AND because it says total memory is 4gb. but when i go into task manager it only reads 2gb being used.

is this just windows 7 doing some wierd "im only gonna TELL you im using less ram" thing or is there a fix or an update to fix this.

thanks