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Windows 7 home premium only "sees" 4GB our of 8GB RAM total
After running Linux for a while on my computer, I recently purchased an SSD, and restored Windows 7 onto it from a Recovery Disks set that I had made prior.
It is Windows 7 Home Premium, and I believe it should be 64bit, given that the laptop is a quad-core AMD64 processor, and originally came with 6GB of RAM.
Originally, the Gateway NV75S (by Acer) laptop came with 6GB of RAM a 4GB stick plus a 2GB stick, but that was upgraded to 8GB. (now 2x 4GB)
For reasons unknown to me, Windows only recognises 4GB our of the 8.
I need this computer to run some CAD (and the programs I use require Windows, which is why I switched back), and I really need more than 4GB.
Are there any hardware configuration, or tests, or settings, that someone can please share with me?
Thanks