| Windows 7: All RAM not being used in 64-bit Win7 |
30 Oct 2011
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#1 | | Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 x64 |
All RAM not being used in 64-bit Win7 I have Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit and I've also got 4GB of RAM installed but it simply isn't being used. In both the System Information utility and Speccy, the 4GB of RAM is shown, yet the Total Physical Memory available is 2.92GB. I've tried everything I can think of and there has been no change. Please help. | My System Specs |
| Computer type Laptop System Manufacturer/Model Number Toshiba C660-155 OS Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 x64 CPU Intel Core i3-380M 2.53GHz Motherboard Toshiba PWWAA Memory 4GB 1333MHz DDR3 Graphics Card Intel HD 3000 Intergrated Graphics Monitor(s) Displays Generic 60Hz, Samsung TA350 Screen Resolution 1366x768, 1920x1080 Hard Drives 120GB Sandisk SSD
1TB WD Elements External
2TB WD My Book External |
30 Oct 2011
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#2 | | Windows 8; Windows 7 x86 (Dec2008-Jan2013) |
Do not worry, Windows 7 64 bit is using all the available memory here. 
Quote: Originally Posted by Wikipedia Integrated graphics processors (IGP) utilize a portion of a computer's system RAM rather than dedicated graphics memory. Add your graphics memory to Total Physical Memory available and you will get your original 4 GB. Here is more info on integrated graphics. | My System Specs | | OS Windows 8; Windows 7 x86 (Dec2008-Jan2013) Other Info "The scale icon at the top right of a post or tutorial is how you can give rep to the member." |
30 Oct 2011
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#3 | | Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 x64 |
Thanks for that. I acknowledged that it might be the integrate graphics processor, however, I didn't know that it needed about 1GB of RAM. Unfortunately, I cannot allocate less RAM to the IGP... One thing which I don't understand, however, is why my PC isn't being recognised as a 64-bit system in the 'System' section of Control Panel. Do you have any ideas why this may be the case?
Last edited by SuperH3lix; 30 Oct 2011 at 01:02 PM..
Reason: I found out I couldn't change the amount of RAM allocated to the IGP in the BIOS.
| My System Specs | | Computer type Laptop System Manufacturer/Model Number Toshiba C660-155 OS Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 x64 CPU Intel Core i3-380M 2.53GHz Motherboard Toshiba PWWAA Memory 4GB 1333MHz DDR3 Graphics Card Intel HD 3000 Intergrated Graphics Monitor(s) Displays Generic 60Hz, Samsung TA350 Screen Resolution 1366x768, 1920x1080 Hard Drives 120GB Sandisk SSD
1TB WD Elements External
2TB WD My Book External |
30 Oct 2011
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#4 | | Windows 8; Windows 7 x86 (Dec2008-Jan2013) |
What does it say under system type than? Could you please provide a screenshot?
About allocating less memory to IGP, 4 years ago I came across some custom build of ATI drivers pack (or was it a modding tool for ATI drivers). Anyway, I was able to edit that RAM parameter in the driver file. But I do not know if something like this exist for modern Intel cards, plus driver will became unsigned and won't be easily accepted by Win 64 bit. | My System Specs | | OS Windows 8; Windows 7 x86 (Dec2008-Jan2013) Other Info "The scale icon at the top right of a post or tutorial is how you can give rep to the member." |
30 Oct 2011
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#5 | | Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 64-Bit Peterborough, England |
Download and run the free version of Belarc: Belarc Advisor - Free Personal PC Audit
It'll show exactly what you have installed on your system. | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number HP Pavilion Elite 495UK OS Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 64-Bit CPU Intel Core i7 870 @ 2.93GHz Motherboard MSI 2A9C (CPU1) Memory 8Gb Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 664MHz Graphics Card nVidia GeForce GTX 460 1024MB dedicated RAM Sound Card Realtek HD Audio Monitor(s) Displays HP2310i Screen Resolution 1920 x 1080 Keyboard Logitech K750 solar-powered keyboard Mouse Logitech Wireless M180 mouse PSU 460W Case HP Elite Cooling Air cooled Hard Drives 1x1954GB Hitachi HDS22020ALA 330 (RAID), 1x1954GB Hitachi External for backup and storage Internet Speed 2Mb Other Info Pure Avanti Flow Internet Radio with iPod Dock, 64Gb iPod, HP USB Speakers, Sony MDR-V500 Headphones, Sony Vaio F-Series Laptop |
30 Oct 2011
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#6 | | Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 x64 |
I apologise, I made a schoolboy error(I'm actually a schoolboy). I forgot that the system type is displayed beneath the Processor information and not elsewhere on the page. It is, in fact, displayed as a 64-bit system. Sorry again for the mistake... | My System Specs | | Computer type Laptop System Manufacturer/Model Number Toshiba C660-155 OS Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 x64 CPU Intel Core i3-380M 2.53GHz Motherboard Toshiba PWWAA Memory 4GB 1333MHz DDR3 Graphics Card Intel HD 3000 Intergrated Graphics Monitor(s) Displays Generic 60Hz, Samsung TA350 Screen Resolution 1366x768, 1920x1080 Hard Drives 120GB Sandisk SSD
1TB WD Elements External
2TB WD My Book External |
30 Oct 2011
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#7 | | Vista, Windows7, Mint Mate, Zorin, Windows 8 Florida in winter, Black Forest/Germany |
Quote: Total Physical Memory available is 2.92GB That tells you what is currently not being used or used for caching but available. The rest is being used. The is a normal situation and may change during the day. Open Resource Monitor > Memory tab. The colored graph will show you exactly what is going on. Everything in blue is "available". | 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 |
31 Oct 2011
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#8 | | Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 x64 |
Thanks, whs. I'll keep an eye on the Resource Monitor and see if anything changes over the next few days. | My System Specs | | Computer type Laptop System Manufacturer/Model Number Toshiba C660-155 OS Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 x64 CPU Intel Core i3-380M 2.53GHz Motherboard Toshiba PWWAA Memory 4GB 1333MHz DDR3 Graphics Card Intel HD 3000 Intergrated Graphics Monitor(s) Displays Generic 60Hz, Samsung TA350 Screen Resolution 1366x768, 1920x1080 Hard Drives 120GB Sandisk SSD
1TB WD Elements External
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