I had laptop I needed to fix from a while back..
I have installed Win7 32bit on it..
I know the laptop came with 2 x 2gb RAM..
Under My Computer and in BIOS it is showing here is only 2GB RAM instead of 4GB.
I tried re seating and swapping the RAM around but still shows the same.
Any advice for me please..
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32 bit software can only recognize 4 GB of ram total. Video ram counts in that number. I installed extra ram in my first PC that was 64 bit capable and it showed some weird number less that the 6 GB (actually a weird number less than 4 GB) I had installed. After doing a bunch of reading I discovered that it was a 32 Bit software issue.
Hope that makes sense.
Ok, i see..I assumed this came with 4gb.. Toshiba Satelite C660-10D
I really thought it came with 4gb..
So is one of these sticks no use for this laptop then do you know?
64 bits will always show more. You have 32 bits so all you need is 4, i have 4GB and it only shows 2.9. Unless you plan on adding more RAM and 64bits then you're fine.
also; generally speaking for the most part; if im not mistaken; 32 bit wont recognize as much ram as 64 bit will. I might also do what maxie mentioned; and test each stick of ram one at a time to see if any one is faulty at all.
That's what I was saying in my post initially. That's a good idea though; check one at a time and rule that out. I use Speccy by Piriform; same people that make CCleaner. This is a txt version of what my RAM specs show. Check out the bold section. I had 64 bits Ultimate on my laptop, however, I reverted back to 32bits because I didn't feel like upgrading the RAM. It will show all 4GB in 64bit.
RAM
Memory slots
Total memory slots 2
Used memory slots 2
Free memory slots 0
Memory
Type DDR2
Size 4096 MBytes
Channels # Dual
DRAM Frequency 399.0 MHz
CAS# Latency (CL) 6 clocks
RAS# to CAS# Delay (tRCD) 6 clocks
RAS# Precharge (tRP) 6 clocks
Cycle Time (tRAS) 18 clocks
Physical Memory
Memory Usage 31 %
Total Physical 2.91 GB
Available Physical 1.98 GB
Total Virtual 5.83 GB
Available Virtual 4.84 GB
SPD
Number Of SPD Modules 2
Slot #1
Type DDR2
Size 2048 MBytes
Manufacturer Elpida
Max Bandwidth PC2-6400 (400 MHz)
Part Number EBE21UE8ACUA-8G-E
Serial Number 25F9EE7B
Week/year 33 / 08
JEDEC #3
Frequency 400.0 MHz
CAS# Latency 6.0
RAS# To CAS# 6
RAS# Precharge 6
tRAS 18
tRC 24
Voltage 1.800 V
JEDEC #2
Frequency 333.3 MHz
CAS# Latency 5.0
RAS# To CAS# 5
RAS# Precharge 5
tRAS 16
tRC 21
Voltage 1.800 V
JEDEC #1
Frequency 266.7 MHz
CAS# Latency 4.0
RAS# To CAS# 4
RAS# Precharge 4
tRAS 12
tRC 16
Voltage 1.800 V
Slot #2
Type DDR2
Size 2048 MBytes
Manufacturer Elpida
Max Bandwidth PC2-6400 (400 MHz)
Part Number EBE21UE8ACUA-8G-E
Serial Number 25F9EE7B
Week/year 33 / 08
JEDEC #3
Frequency 400.0 MHz
CAS# Latency 6.0
RAS# To CAS# 6
RAS# Precharge 6
tRAS 18
tRC 24
Voltage 1.800 V
JEDEC #2
Frequency 333.3 MHz
CAS# Latency 5.0
RAS# To CAS# 5
RAS# Precharge 5
tRAS 16
tRC 21
Voltage 1.800 V
JEDEC #1
Frequency 266.7 MHz
CAS# Latency 4.0
RAS# To CAS# 4
RAS# Precharge 4
tRAS 12
tRC 16
Voltage 1.800 V
I don't put much faith in Speccy unless it's verified. I question the ability of it to analyze the data reported by hardware or if it makes it up. In this case, the serial numbers of the memory modules. (They are the same.)
Post an image of ResourceManagerMonitor from the Memory tab as Layback Bear requested so we can see where it's allocated.
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