4gb ram 3 gb usable

[brianzion]

have you looked in system configuration? type msconfig in start menu search box and click on msconfig in results to see what windows has allocated your ram at see my snapshot. also type resmon in start menu search box and click on resmon and you will see resource monitor as in other snapshot

 

[fpopic]

i tried that but everything is same

 

[brianzion]

i tried that but everything is same

can you post a screenshot of resmon?

 

[GeneO]

but what if I buy external 128mb graphic card

That won't make a difference.

 

[yowanvista]

The cause is most probably the graphic card which is allocated 1GB as hardware reserved memory, a system BIOS update might help but there is nothing you can do about that unusable 1GB

 

[fpopic]

 

[yowanvista]

The 1GB is reserved for your Graphic card

 

[brianzion]

@yowanvista

bit confused over the memory specs?:info:

 

[yowanvista]

@yowanvista

bit confused over the memory specs?:info:

Nope, the snips indicate 4GB of physical RAM, 3GB of useable RAM and 1GB of hardware memory

 

[stormy13]

You missed this back on page 1,

i have the same problem.
I had 1x2GB 800mhz (kingmax) ddr2 , and then i bought one stick more
now i have 2x2gb of same memory, but my windows 7 x64 says it is only 3,0 of 4Gb used.
I have indicated 128mb card

And it isn't all going to the onboard video, the rest of the 1 GB is taken by everything else that requires address space. fpopic forgot to update his specs.

 

[brianzion]

thats what i thought guys thanks fpopic specs are wrong and why i suggested posting a resource monitor screenshot to help out

 

[fpopic]

yes, sorry I forgot it. Will this information help to solve my problem ?

 

[brianzion]

yes, sorry I forgot it. Will this information help to solve my problem ?

the information of the machine you post about in the forums will speed up the help to diagnose the root of the problem or querry you are having. here is a link to a program called speccy (which is a free program) it will give you a good system readout. :ar: Speccy - Download

 

[fpopic]

Speccy:

Name    SyncMaster on SiS Mirage 3 Graphics
            Current Resolution    1680x1050 pixels
            Work Resolution    1680x1004 pixels
            State    enabled, primary, output devices support
            Monitor Width    1680
            Monitor Height    1050
            Monitor BPP    32 bits per pixel
            Monitor Frequency    60 Hz
            Device    \\.\DISPLAY1\Monitor0
        
SiS Mirage 3 Graphics
            Memory    128 MB
            Memory type    2
            Driver version    7.14.10.5290

 

[brianzion]

as the other guys have stated you are stuck with the dedication of the ram, are you having really bad performance issues if you are running processor hungry programs if not needed shut them down turn aero off and see if performance goes up.

 

[fpopic]

no, PC works fine but I only wanted to use full capacity of ram,

 

[brianzion]

have you tried using a flash drive to use readyboost? Understand ReadyBoost and whether it will Speed Up your System :ar: readyboost windows 7 performance

 

[fpopic]

i have never heard for readyboost, I'll google it but does this have sth to do with overcloocking (because i don't need that)

 

[stormy13]

I only wanted to use full capacity of ram,

Which unfortunately due to the 4 GB hardware limitation, you are using it all.

 

[brianzion]

no have a read of the link i posted you last post.