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Anonymous   08-27-2009 at 08:58:47 AM

I have installed 4x2gb Ram. Ihave using win xp32bit.windows shown at 2gb ram only. how to increase ram si

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505090   08-27-2009 at 09:13:42 AM

you can only run two 2gig sticks with 32bit xp, so take two of them out. Then if you still have a problem come back and ask in clear sentences.

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aziraphale   08-27-2009 at 09:23:30 AM

Go and use the search function please. I am starting to get sick of this question.

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jitpublisher   08-27-2009 at 03:53:16 PM

Oh man, not this question again.
Windows 32 bit can oly use 4 gig of memory, no more.
If you are only getting 2 gig to show up, you may need to enable memory remapping in your BIOS.
That will allow all of to be accounted for during boot...watch your memory count at POST, if you only get 3 gig, then you need to find out where memory remapping is in your BIOS and enable it. If your board is fairly new, this should not be a problem though.
On many older boards, you need to do this, or you don't get more than 3 gig accounted for during POST, and then with the usual loss for the video card, controllers, PCI devices etc, you end up with only around 2 gig showing instead of the 3~3.4 gig you normally get with a 32 bit OS and 4 gig installed.


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