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Windows 7 - ram usage??



 
09-09-2009   #1


Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit OEM
 
 

ram usage??

Is there a way that i can use all of my 4gb of ram on a 32 bit windows 7 rc1?
Thanks
Ratman

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09-09-2009   #2


 


If your PC supports it, enable Physical Address Extension (PAE) in BIOS.

Physical Address Extension - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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09-09-2009   #3


Windows 7 Ultimate x64
 
 


And if your PC does not support it.. No, you can't.
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09-09-2009   #4


WDP ONLY
 
 


Quote   Quote: Originally Posted by ratman View Post
Is there a way that i can use all of my 4gb of ram on a 32 bit windows 7 rc1?
Thanks
Ratman
Hi and welcome to sevenforums

Usually mobo's will only use about 3.3 gigs of 4, unless as antman said your mobo supports pae. My dell supports 3.4 of 4 but even pushing it to the max I haven't been able to use all of it.Ken
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09-09-2009   #5


Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit OEM
 
 


Quote   Quote: Originally Posted by Antman View Post
If your PC supports it, enable Physical Address Extension (PAE) in BIOS.

Physical Address Extension - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
How could i find out if it does, and if so, how would i enable it? Thanks
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09-09-2009   #6


WDP ONLY
 
 


Quote   Quote: Originally Posted by ratman View Post
Quote   Quote: Originally Posted by Antman View Post
If your PC supports it, enable Physical Address Extension (PAE) in BIOS.

Physical Address Extension - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
How would i do that?
Pae is a check box in bios. You would boot into bios (F-2?) and scroll thru till you find pae. It might say max memory,

Ken
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09-09-2009   #7


 


HP pavilion Dv4 notebook pc

Provide a more complete model number.

Learning to peek while replying...

Or poke around as Ken seggests
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09-09-2009   #8


WDP ONLY
 
 


Antman

I didnt even think to check the system specs. thanks for the heads up. I think I have given up being the specinator
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09-09-2009   #9


 


Quote   Quote: Originally Posted by zigzag3143 View Post
Antman

I didnt even think to check the system specs. thanks for the heads up. I think I have given up being the specinator
Your respit has served you well.

I now have a collection of BIOS manuals and driver links - just no developed TOC or index.
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09-11-2009   #10


Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit OEM
 
 

is it dangerous

i am quite new so i don't know much about this stuff yet. Can pae be bad for a computer in any way?
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