Solved Replaced Ram, seek Expert advice if it's working to Maximum Potential

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Hello,

I replaced/upgraded the Ram on a backup laptop I have.

The laptop is a TOSHIBA A205-S7468 (not the C855-S5214 on my specs).

I upgraded from 2G to 4G with 2 - G Skill 2G modules. I know enough to replace them, but not nearly enough to know if they are working absolutely correct and the settings are maximizing their capabilities.

I've seen on the Forum that 32 bit systems can only utilize 3G of any RAM. True or False??

Are there any other settings in the BIOS or within Windows7 that can be altered/adjusted to correctly set the RAM?

I will add screenshots of my System and the RAM below. THANK YOU FOR ANY AND ALL HELP/ADVICE!!!
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

windows 7 professional 64 bit Version 6.1.760...Intel(R) Pentium(R) CPU B970 @ 2.30GHz, 2300 ...8GbIntel HD Graphics Driver Vers 9.17.10.3347 Da...
Computer type
Laptop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Toshiba Satellite c855-s5214
OS
windows 7 professional 64 bit Version 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 Build 7601
CPU
Intel(R) Pentium(R) CPU B970 @ 2.30GHz, 2300 Mhz, 2 cores
Motherboard
Toshiba Portable BIOS Insyde Corp Version 1.60 Date 4/20/12
Memory
8Gb
Graphics Card(s)
Intel HD Graphics Driver Vers 9.17.10.3347 Date 10/31/20
Hard Drives
SanDisk Extreme Pro SSD 480 Gb (approx. 381gb free)
Firmware Version X21200RL
Migrated and Installed 4/3/2015
Antivirus
BitDefender AntiVirus Free Edition Version 1.0.21.1099
Browser
Internet Explorer 11 update version 11.0.16
Other Info
Additional Systems:

Samsung NP-QX410 Laptop Windows 7 Home Premium SP1
Samsung 850 EVO 250G 4G ram
Avast! Free 2015

Toshiba A205-S7468 Laptop Windows 7 Ultimate
WD 320G HDD 4G ram
AVG free 2015
This Laptop System screenshots:
 

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My Computer My Computer

At a glance

windows 7 professional 64 bit Version 6.1.760...Intel(R) Pentium(R) CPU B970 @ 2.30GHz, 2300 ...8GbIntel HD Graphics Driver Vers 9.17.10.3347 Da...
Computer type
Laptop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Toshiba Satellite c855-s5214
OS
windows 7 professional 64 bit Version 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 Build 7601
CPU
Intel(R) Pentium(R) CPU B970 @ 2.30GHz, 2300 Mhz, 2 cores
Motherboard
Toshiba Portable BIOS Insyde Corp Version 1.60 Date 4/20/12
Memory
8Gb
Graphics Card(s)
Intel HD Graphics Driver Vers 9.17.10.3347 Date 10/31/20
Hard Drives
SanDisk Extreme Pro SSD 480 Gb (approx. 381gb free)
Firmware Version X21200RL
Migrated and Installed 4/3/2015
Antivirus
BitDefender AntiVirus Free Edition Version 1.0.21.1099
Browser
Internet Explorer 11 update version 11.0.16
Other Info
Additional Systems:

Samsung NP-QX410 Laptop Windows 7 Home Premium SP1
Samsung 850 EVO 250G 4G ram
Avast! Free 2015

Toshiba A205-S7468 Laptop Windows 7 Ultimate
WD 320G HDD 4G ram
AVG free 2015
HWInfo RAM specific info:
 

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My Computer My Computer

At a glance

windows 7 professional 64 bit Version 6.1.760...Intel(R) Pentium(R) CPU B970 @ 2.30GHz, 2300 ...8GbIntel HD Graphics Driver Vers 9.17.10.3347 Da...
Computer type
Laptop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Toshiba Satellite c855-s5214
OS
windows 7 professional 64 bit Version 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 Build 7601
CPU
Intel(R) Pentium(R) CPU B970 @ 2.30GHz, 2300 Mhz, 2 cores
Motherboard
Toshiba Portable BIOS Insyde Corp Version 1.60 Date 4/20/12
Memory
8Gb
Graphics Card(s)
Intel HD Graphics Driver Vers 9.17.10.3347 Date 10/31/20
Hard Drives
SanDisk Extreme Pro SSD 480 Gb (approx. 381gb free)
Firmware Version X21200RL
Migrated and Installed 4/3/2015
Antivirus
BitDefender AntiVirus Free Edition Version 1.0.21.1099
Browser
Internet Explorer 11 update version 11.0.16
Other Info
Additional Systems:

Samsung NP-QX410 Laptop Windows 7 Home Premium SP1
Samsung 850 EVO 250G 4G ram
Avast! Free 2015

Toshiba A205-S7468 Laptop Windows 7 Ultimate
WD 320G HDD 4G ram
AVG free 2015
Yes, a 32 bit OS can only address 4GB, leaving about 3.0 to 3.2 GB of useable RAM after all of the hardware resources are mapped. This may go up or down slightly depending on the system configuration. What you're seeing is normal for your system.

Laptop BIOS probably doesn't have any setting you can use to set your RAM. Not much to set really. It's mostly plug and play.

If you are concerned about the RAM not working correctly, you could always use Memtest86+ and let it go about 8 passes to rule out any issues.

Memtest86+ - Advanced Memory Diagnostic Tool
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Win 7 Pro x64/Win 10 Pro x64 dual bootAMD FX 8350 Vishera @ 420016 GB Mushkin Blackline DDR3-2400 @ 1866 (9-1...XFX Radeon R9 280 Double D Black Edition
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Mellon Labs (custom build)
OS
Win 7 Pro x64/Win 10 Pro x64 dual boot
CPU
AMD FX 8350 Vishera @ 4200
Motherboard
ASUS M5A97 R2.0
Memory
16 GB Mushkin Blackline DDR3-2400 @ 1866 (9-10-10-10-31)
Graphics Card(s)
XFX Radeon R9 280 Double D Black Edition
Sound Card
Realtek HD Audio on MB. Sounds great.
Monitor(s) Displays
Acer 24", Acer 22"
Screen Resolution
3840 x 1080
Hard Drives
1 x Mushkin Chronos 120 GB SSD (Win 10)
1 x Samsung 850 EVO 250 GB SSD (Win 7)
1 x WD 1TB SATA Blue
1 x WD 1TB SATA Green
PSU
Corsair TX-750
Case
CoolerMaster HAF 912+
Cooling
Coolermaster Seidon 240M Liquid AIO. 6 case fans
Keyboard
Logitech G710+
Mouse
Logitech G500s
Internet Speed
Much better since I got fiber, but still way overpriced.
Antivirus
MSE, Malware Bytes for scanning
Browser
Firefox
Other Info
Corsair VOID USB headphones.

A Mellon Labs X-1 - LCD Smartie driven system status display.

Brought to you by the letter E
Yes, a 32 bit OS can only address 4GB, leaving about 3.0 to 3.2 GB of useable RAM after all of the hardware resources are mapped. This may go up or down slightly depending on the system configuration. What you're seeing is normal for your system.

Laptop BIOS probably doesn't have any setting you can use to set your RAM. Not much to set really. It's mostly plug and play.

If you are concerned about the RAM not working correctly, you could always use Memtest86+ and let it go about 8 passes to rule out any issues.

Memtest86+ - Advanced Memory Diagnostic Tool

@Mellon Head

Thanks for the reply and confirmation. I'll check out Memtest86+ tomorrow and post results
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

windows 7 professional 64 bit Version 6.1.760...Intel(R) Pentium(R) CPU B970 @ 2.30GHz, 2300 ...8GbIntel HD Graphics Driver Vers 9.17.10.3347 Da...
Computer type
Laptop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Toshiba Satellite c855-s5214
OS
windows 7 professional 64 bit Version 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 Build 7601
CPU
Intel(R) Pentium(R) CPU B970 @ 2.30GHz, 2300 Mhz, 2 cores
Motherboard
Toshiba Portable BIOS Insyde Corp Version 1.60 Date 4/20/12
Memory
8Gb
Graphics Card(s)
Intel HD Graphics Driver Vers 9.17.10.3347 Date 10/31/20
Hard Drives
SanDisk Extreme Pro SSD 480 Gb (approx. 381gb free)
Firmware Version X21200RL
Migrated and Installed 4/3/2015
Antivirus
BitDefender AntiVirus Free Edition Version 1.0.21.1099
Browser
Internet Explorer 11 update version 11.0.16
Other Info
Additional Systems:

Samsung NP-QX410 Laptop Windows 7 Home Premium SP1
Samsung 850 EVO 250G 4G ram
Avast! Free 2015

Toshiba A205-S7468 Laptop Windows 7 Ultimate
WD 320G HDD 4G ram
AVG free 2015
@Mellon Head

I ran Memtest86+, ran 12 passes. no errors. Ram seems fine. Just a 7 yr old, spinning disk laptop.....slow, but running well.

Thanks for your help!
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

windows 7 professional 64 bit Version 6.1.760...Intel(R) Pentium(R) CPU B970 @ 2.30GHz, 2300 ...8GbIntel HD Graphics Driver Vers 9.17.10.3347 Da...
Computer type
Laptop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Toshiba Satellite c855-s5214
OS
windows 7 professional 64 bit Version 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 Build 7601
CPU
Intel(R) Pentium(R) CPU B970 @ 2.30GHz, 2300 Mhz, 2 cores
Motherboard
Toshiba Portable BIOS Insyde Corp Version 1.60 Date 4/20/12
Memory
8Gb
Graphics Card(s)
Intel HD Graphics Driver Vers 9.17.10.3347 Date 10/31/20
Hard Drives
SanDisk Extreme Pro SSD 480 Gb (approx. 381gb free)
Firmware Version X21200RL
Migrated and Installed 4/3/2015
Antivirus
BitDefender AntiVirus Free Edition Version 1.0.21.1099
Browser
Internet Explorer 11 update version 11.0.16
Other Info
Additional Systems:

Samsung NP-QX410 Laptop Windows 7 Home Premium SP1
Samsung 850 EVO 250G 4G ram
Avast! Free 2015

Toshiba A205-S7468 Laptop Windows 7 Ultimate
WD 320G HDD 4G ram
AVG free 2015
Glad you got it sorted out. :)
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Win 7 Pro x64/Win 10 Pro x64 dual bootAMD FX 8350 Vishera @ 420016 GB Mushkin Blackline DDR3-2400 @ 1866 (9-1...XFX Radeon R9 280 Double D Black Edition
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Mellon Labs (custom build)
OS
Win 7 Pro x64/Win 10 Pro x64 dual boot
CPU
AMD FX 8350 Vishera @ 4200
Motherboard
ASUS M5A97 R2.0
Memory
16 GB Mushkin Blackline DDR3-2400 @ 1866 (9-10-10-10-31)
Graphics Card(s)
XFX Radeon R9 280 Double D Black Edition
Sound Card
Realtek HD Audio on MB. Sounds great.
Monitor(s) Displays
Acer 24", Acer 22"
Screen Resolution
3840 x 1080
Hard Drives
1 x Mushkin Chronos 120 GB SSD (Win 10)
1 x Samsung 850 EVO 250 GB SSD (Win 7)
1 x WD 1TB SATA Blue
1 x WD 1TB SATA Green
PSU
Corsair TX-750
Case
CoolerMaster HAF 912+
Cooling
Coolermaster Seidon 240M Liquid AIO. 6 case fans
Keyboard
Logitech G710+
Mouse
Logitech G500s
Internet Speed
Much better since I got fiber, but still way overpriced.
Antivirus
MSE, Malware Bytes for scanning
Browser
Firefox
Other Info
Corsair VOID USB headphones.

A Mellon Labs X-1 - LCD Smartie driven system status display.

Brought to you by the letter E
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