Ram showing up Wrong

[XGUNTHERC]

I don't know if it's been this way the entire time since I officially upgraded from build 7201 to the released version. or if it just started but my CPU Meter in sidebar is only showing that I have 2814MB of ram.. lol

and when I right click properties on my Computer and enter the System tab where you check WEI score and specs. it says 4.0GB of ram (2.75GB Usable)...

What is that about? I'm confused atm.. maybe a stick went bad. but it's 2x2GB.. it's not like half of a stick would be working. lol and yes I'm on a 64 bit OS

any suggestions?

 

[zigzag3143]

I don't know if it's been this way the entire time since I officially upgraded from build 7201 to the released version. or if it just started but my CPU Meter in sidebar is only showing that I have 2814MB of ram.. lol

and when I right click properties on my Computer and enter the System tab where you check WEI score and specs. it says 4.0GB of ram (2.75GB Usable)...

What is that about? I'm confused atm.. maybe a stick went bad. but it's 2x2GB.. it's not like half of a stick would be working. lol and yes I'm on a 64 bit OS

any suggestions?

Normal. suspect 32bit and integrated graphics. Plus win 7 will cache at least a gig.

Ken J

 

[XGUNTHERC]

huh..

no I have 64bit operating system. and I have no integrated graphics, but I do have SLI GTX 260's both with 896MB of ram each.

I don't remember CPU Meter showing anything other than 4096

 

[Digerati]

when I right click properties on my Computer and enter the System tab where you check WEI score and specs. it says 4.0GB of ram (2.75GB Usable)...

Huh? I have systems with Win7 Home Premium and Win7 Professional (both 64-bit) and when I right click on Computer (there is no "my") and there is no System tab. I don't think Win 7 In fact, there are no tabs at all. But in looking at the System section in WEI, it only reports the "Installed memory (RAM) - there's nothing there about how much is "usable".

It sure sounds like you are running 32-bit. Note that under the Installed memory, it reports the System type. What does yours say there? Or better yet, can you post a screen shot?

 

[logicearth]

Have you done any BIOS updates? Anyways looking in the BIOS for any Memory remapping options. Anyways open Resource Monitor (Start > type "resource"), then go to the memory tab. And guys it does not matter weather it is 32 or 64 bit in this case. 32-bit can handle 4 GB it cannot handle Hardware reservations, and that has to do with the chipset which effects both.

 

[XGUNTHERC]

I'm smart enough to know I'm running 64bit guys.. lol. I have a 64bit system. and I changed it from Computer to My Computer. I'm used to that. lol and no not a system tab, but you know what I meant. System section in Control panel where you check the WEI it does in fact show all 4GB. and then says (2.75GB Usable) Very weird I've never seen that in this system. Here's a screeny



Pretty confused. I recently reinstalled win 7 from build 7201 to the Final release. I'm running 64bit Ultimate Edition..

Let me know what you think Digerati.. and see the CPU Meter showing up as 2814 and not 4096....

 

[Digerati]

I'm smart enough to know I'm running 64bit guys.. lol. I have a 64bit system. and I changed it from Computer to My Computer. I'm used to that. lol and no not a system tab, but you know what I meant. System section in Control panel where you check the WEI it does in fact show all 4GB. and then says (2.75GB Usable) Very weird I've never seen that in this system

Sorry to question your comments, but as you said this is weird. Making sure we are talking the same language by using the same terminology is important, so that we really do know what you mean.

As can be seen below, mine does not state how much RAM is available but the CPU Usage gadget shows the full 4Gb.

I can't image Ultimate would report it differently than Pro - hopefully someone else running Ultimate will chime in. What does CPUz show?

 

[logicearth]

Open Resource Monitor (Start > type "resource"), then go to the memory tab. Screenshot of that.

 

[N3z0r]

Open Resource Monitor (Start > type "resource"), then go to the memory tab. Screenshot of that.

dude I checked this and i see that 1024MB of physical memory is contained can't send a photo cuz it's greek.

how do I fix this?

 

[logicearth]

I maybe not be able to read Greek by the diagram of the physical memory should be universal.

 

[N3z0r]

here it is

here is the picture

 

[N3z0r]

I maybe not be able to read Greek by the diagram of the physical memory should be universal.

I uploaded the picture please help me.

 

[logicearth]

I maybe not be able to read Greek by the diagram of the physical memory should be universal.

I uploaded the picture please help me.

Well about 1 GB is being reserved for Hardware, so you will need to look in the BIOS for a memory remap option or close to that. If you do not have that option...not much that can be done aside from getting a new motherboard and chipset or BIOS update.

 

[XGUNTHERC]

Here's mine.. my only concern is I'm almost positive that this was not happening on Build 7000, or 7201. So makes me think it's something that was added to the final build. I didn't need a bios update, or New motherboard before.. that doesn't make sense. I could see BIOS update, but needing a new motherboard when mines less than 2 years old and of a pretty large brand. seems odd. We'd see tons of people asking about this if it was motherboard based.

I'll check in the bios.

and Thanks Digerati. I wasn't trying to be rude.

The Resource Monitor shows all 4096 Installed.. hm. and CPU-Z also reported everything normal.

 

[logicearth]

The Resource Monitor shows all 4096 Installed.. hm. and CPU-Z also reported everything normal.

But as you can see from the physical layout of your memory, 1282 MB is being reserved for hardware. I bet you it is your graphic's card and its drivers that is why it probably wasn't in the previous builds. I've been seeing the same thing over and over again with Nvidia.

It might be listed in DirectX Diagnostics, WIN + R > "dxdiag" > Display.

 

[XGUNTHERC]

huh.. DX Diagnostics?

So how do I change, or fix this.. it could be my GPU. I looked at that first as they both have 896mb of ram. totaling that up and comparing the numbers are still off, unless it's not reserving all the memory, and in that case would be dumb not to use it all.

 

[Everlong]

I think the setting number of processors and modifing the amount of memory used at boot in msconfig causes this. If you've set the number of processors in boot to 4, and changed the maximum memory, try disabling both and see if it fixes it.

 

[XGUNTHERC]

yes I have messed with that. I'll try setting back to default. I'll set ram to default, but why not set to use all processors. or does it not really speed it up any.

 

[torrentg]

Look in the bios for some kind of memory remapping setting.

Edit - Ugh...sorry about that...just noticed that Logic said this already.

 

[smarteyeball]

but why not set to use all processors. or does it not really speed it up any.

It's actually a diagnostic tool. Windows uses all available cores by default anyway, so there is no performance increase.