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8gb Installed Ram - Only 3.74 Usable (HELP!)
I have a Gateway NV53A Laptop.
Windows 7 Home Premium - 64 bit
AMD Turion II P540 Dual-Core 2.40 GHz
8GB installed memory and only 3.74 is usable!
I have updated the bios with the latest release from Gateway, then went in and checked and it shows "memory 8192", meaning it is seeing the full 8 gig.
I go into the resource monitor and it shows 4358MB as Hardware Reserve.
...Why is half of my installed ram going to hardware reserve?
The Ram installed is Patriot 2x4gb, PC3-10600, 1333MHz, CL9. I've triple checked that it is fully inserted.
I went into bios to check about memory remapping, but that is not an option.
In all reality, I have no clue what any of this means...I'm just reading stuff off of other peoples issues. I'm not as technically inclined as I pretend to be...But I'm hoping that one of you fine gentlemen can take the time to help me!
If there is anymore info you need, let me know! I really want this month old machine to be running at peak performance.
Thank you!
DJ