ram?

[bluzeboy]

i have 8 GB of memory. my system shows it's only using 5 gigs
wht can i do?

 

[ryo]

hello
are you sure of that?? i saw your system specs you using 32Bit, 32Bit just can read 4Gb of RAM.
make sure of that.

 

[bluzeboy]

using the command msinfo32
i see your right

 

[ryo]

using the command msinfo32
i see your right

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/9733-how-post-screenshot-seven-forums.html
this tutorial to post screenshot.

 

[Wishmaster]

You'll need a 64bit OS to adress more then 4GB

 

[karlsnooks]

using the command msinfo32
i see your right

To get an excellent presentation of the hardware on your system, try the free program Speccy, Speccy - System Information - Free Download

To get an excellent presentation of the hardware AND the software on your system, try the free Belarc Security Advisor Belarc Advisor - Free Personal PC Audit

 

[sygnus21]

You'll need a 64bit OS to adress more then 4GB

Exactly.

Since a 32-bit OS is limited to 4gig of RAM, the other 4gig is just sitting there doing nothing. If you want to run 8gig of RAM get a 64-bit OS, otherwise you're just waisting money on RAM

Sorry.

And to get an understanding of what me and Wishmaster are talking about have a look at this article by Corsair memory - Gaming Performance Analysis – 4GB vs 2GB. (PDF file) Though it talks about gaming with 4gig of RAM it does a great job of showing the limitation of a 32-bit OS with regards to memory.

Good luck.

 

[bluzeboy]

to get 64bit what version should i get to upgrade my current OS?

 

[whs]

If you have a retail Windows7, you should have a 64bit installation disk. I suggest you make a clean install rather than an upgrade. Make sure you first backup your data or move it to a seperate data partition.

 

[bluzeboy]

thanks whs!

 

[sygnus21]

You might want to check this tutorial out as well - http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/1649-clean-install-windows-7-a.html?filter