More Than 3gigs On XP Pro 32bit?

[wrathloki]

Is there any way to get 4 gigs of ram to show up on windows xp pro 32bit?

 

[bc4]

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I hope this is a joke. If you are serious: no, you can't. If you want a real explanation, use the search function. Didn't want to be mean but this is covered weekly

 

[sweetpants]

Is there any way to get 4 gigs of ram to show up on windows xp pro 32bit?

No not really.

It's an issue dealing with 32-bit address space and effects all IA-32 systems.

The system can only address 4 GB of allocated memory. Allocated memory is made up of physical RAM, and any I/O space needed by devices. The way memory is allocated is that starting at 4 GB, the system allocates device I/O addresses working its way down, but when systems have 4 GB of physical memory, the addresses needed to address RAM overlap the space needed for I/O. In this case, the need for I/O space takes precedence, and the amount of RAM visible to the operating system and applications is limited to 4 GB minus I/O space.

 

[runswindows95]

No.

 

[zenmaster]

No.

Depending on your Hardware (Chipset, Motherboard, Video Card, etc) there will be some variation in the max.

3.2Gb to 3.5Gb is common with some slightly more or less.

There is very little you can do to change what is seen.
In general NVIDIA Chipsets can access less than Intel Chipsets.
My guess that is gue to the SLI support, but I'm not sure.

 

[Avenger_K]

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[dengamle]

It's an issue dealing with 32-bit address space and effects all IA-32 systems.

Didn't we just have this discussion in another thread?

 

[notherdude]

No. What you see is what you get.

But with a 64 bit OS and some 32 bit OS other than XP or Vista it is possible to use you full 4 gig.

 

[wrathloki]

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I hope this is a joke. If you are serious: no, you can't. If you want a real explanation, use the search function. Didn't want to be mean but this is covered weekly

I would but I have no idea what I'd search for, it's a question that could be asked in many ways so it's easier just to post a thread. So sorry to bother you in a forum that's all about helping people with their computer questions.

Thx for the help from all the rest of you.