4gb memory on dell e6410 showing 3.86gb usable

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1. Yes. In his case, it's definitely the GPU.
2. Almost. 32bit windows "see" about 3.5, not 3.86. Also, you need to subtract Hardware reserved from that, so if laptop had 32bit windows, he would have 3.3 gigs of ram.

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1. Yes. In his case, it's definitely the GPU.
2. Almost. 32bit windows "see" about 3.5, not 3.86. Also, you need to subtract Hardware reserved from that, so if laptop had 32bit windows, he would have 3.3 gigs of ram.
 
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