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On [General Motherboard] Must your RAM be symmetrical...i.e. 3gigs = 2X1gig and 2X512MB?
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In most of their documentation it is called "dual channel asymmetric". They call it single in that link you posted, because you ne [...]
    cobalt16 10 272 thogrom
07-28-2008 at 02:41 AM
On [Memory] 4GB or 3GB of RAM
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Don't lol. BlackKnight7891 touched the subject. It is called PAE. Microsoft has just crippled its use in vista and xp.
    soliloquis​t 5 392 dengamle
06-28-2008 at 06:40 PM
On [Memory] Max ram in 32 bit OS and graphics cards question.
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Yes, the extra address pins on the cpu also have to be connected to something to be useful. Most modern boards today supports more than 4GB [...]
    OS43 11 612 OS43
06-19-2008 at 03:10 AM
On [Memory] Is the 4th stick a waste?
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Intel's asymmetric dual channel is actually just a buzzword, it doesn't do you any good. In their newer chipsets, the key word to look f [...]
    miket54 10 304 dengamle
06-15-2008 at 01:52 PM
On [Memory] 4GB installed 2.43GB reported
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Bingo![/quotemsg] Just to verify that all 1GB of gfx RAM is being mapped into the CPU's address space, could the OP give us a copy/past [...]
    exentrick 13 353 Scotteq
06-13-2008 at 06:41 PM
On [Memory] Vista 32-bit with 4GB of RAM?
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The "force" rumour you've heard doesn't apply to Vista. Microsoft doesn't want to break the 4G-barrier in Vista due to problems wi [...]
    mvietori 15 847 knotknut
06-08-2008 at 05:33 AM
On [Memory] Memory Dimm slots in dual mode???
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And if one looks in the specs, that board only supports 2GB and no flex mode.
    musicmad 13 404 musicmad
05-20-2008 at 11:24 AM
On [Memory] Motherboard & Windows only recognize 2GB RAM when 4GB installed..why ?
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The gfxcard makers know about the shortage of address space. So when the VRAM grows so large, they tend not to map it all into the addre [...]
    vtnomad 13 1037 dengamle
05-15-2008 at 11:11 PM
On [Memory] interleaved mode
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DDR RAM is active twice per clock cycle, so multiply the real clock by two to get the effective. Dual channel interleaved is what Intel c [...]
    rubytwosho​es 1 145 dengamle
05-14-2008 at 10:45 PM
On [General Motherboard] Motherboard that will work 4GB RAM & Vista 32bit
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I think I'll make a last post in this thread. The page table is used to describe the physical address. In PAE mode, each entry is 64 bits [...]
    PhilSense 42 877 hester7
05-15-2008 at 10:05 AM
On [Memory] 32bit windows showing 4GB
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Just can't be done ..., but it can, which is why many people come in here being confused. Microsoft just want to make sure drivers work more [...]
    captnred 3 220 dengamle
04-19-2008 at 03:01 AM
On [Memory] XP Pro SP2 does not see more than 2GB ram
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32bit OSes uses 32-bit addresses for their virtual address space. The number of bits used on the physical side is not related to this in any [...]
    maddogatc 16 965 Shadow7037​93
04-18-2008 at 11:31 PM
On [Memory] Corsair Dominator 4 GB on Maximus Formula Windows XP 32-Bit?
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2x2 is cheaper than 2x1 + 2x512 and on most boards will give better support for OC, if that sounds interesting
    Coolio_Ale​rt 10 746 SpinachEat​er
04-10-2008 at 04:13 AM
On [Memory] 3GB or 4 GB ram form vista 32
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boonality, instead of screaming, try looking what pae does for other systems than vista and xp
    sarwar_r87 5 652 boonality
04-04-2008 at 09:23 PM
On [General Motherboard] Do motherboard screws need to have insulated washers?
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If you measure with an ohm meter, you'll see that is not the case
    ocfun 16 767 WareWolf80​1
09-01-2008 at 03:04 AM
On [Memory] Vista 32x RAM Question
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yes, but it is true :)
    itotallybe​lieveyou 13 608 rozar
04-04-2008 at 11:31 PM
On [Memory] 4gb of ram in vista 32 bit
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The paging file. If you often stress this file, more ram will be useful
    carman594 6 712 dengamle
03-15-2008 at 01:20 AM
On [Memory] when is 8gb useful?
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The 4GB is for 32-bit processes, and the application must be "flagged" for it to work. A 64-bit process has currently 8 terabyt [...]
    afrobacon 21 1045 Atavist
03-05-2008 at 10:03 PM
On [Memory] 4gb windows xp 32 bit problem
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supremelaw, you have a strange way with those addressing calculations. In x86 you can address a 8, 16 or 32-bit word just fine. If you do dw [...]
    samal90 38 1808 joecool 36
06-23-2008 at 07:06 PM
On [Memory] Is it safe to disable paging file with 4GB RAM in XP 32Bit
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You're looking at the "PF" usage? That is not the paging file, so that is okay
    Sohaib 22 1967 BlackKnigh​t7891
02-28-2008 at 06:45 AM
On [Memory] 8GB RAM Installed w/ Vista x64, only recognizing 4GB
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with 8 GB installed there should be more than 4 GB usable, with or without memory remapping. If it is a faulty bios, have you checked for a [...]
    SpencerL 9 2046 lp231
02-24-2008 at 01:52 AM
On [Memory] 32-bit Address Infromation
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view resources by type in device manager. msinfo32 can do the same
    steven zwi​ckel 4 175 dengamle
02-22-2008 at 04:23 AM
On [Memory] only getting 2.5gb in vista with 4gb installed
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I'm actually in PAE mode on my XP SP2. It says so in system properties.
    xann 17 1275 roadrunner​197069
02-14-2008 at 12:27 AM
On [Memory] ABIT IP-95+4GB, cpuz reports 4GB, BIOS sees 3GB
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You need to list the hardware requirements also. A 64-bit OS doesn't do it alone
    dpllpd 8 764 badge
02-04-2008 at 06:46 PM
On [Memory] 4GB w/Vista x64 only 2.8GB usable ? tried everything ?
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When the bios says 2.8 usable it won't really matter anything to install a Windows patch. It is to different worlds. A memory remap feature [...]
    nevasumma 17 986 enewmen
02-04-2008 at 08:37 AM
On [Memory] More Than 3gigs On XP Pro 32bit?
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Didn't we just have this discussion in another thread? :sarcastic:
    wrathloki 8 373 wrathloki
01-30-2008 at 02:40 AM
On [Memory] For anybody who has installed 4gb of memory on their machine and...
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But the physical memory space IS flat, in any mode you run it in
    kTheRipper 43 1776 dengamle
01-28-2008 at 10:46 PM
On [Memory] 2gb or 3gb
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But then again, if you multitask with a couple of heavy programs ...
    RobertDV 21 925 Scotteq
01-30-2008 at 11:51 AM
On [Memory] Memory addressing question? (Not another x64 type question)
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You can use msinfo32 to check your memory map, and see where the ram is located
    kTheRipper 9 491 xtreeme
01-26-2008 at 11:28 PM
On [Memory] 4GB on 32-bit dual chan still work?
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If you see it like two buckets filled with bytes. It will then fetch from both of them, making the combined bus 128 bit wide. It just won't [...]
    sauvage 3 423 sauvage
01-25-2008 at 05:29 AM
On [Memory] Anymore than 2 gigs = a waste?
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That explanation of flex mode is not correct. Flex mode is when the two channels don't have the same amount of ram. Flex mode will then crea [...]
    docnasty 30 1337 dengamle
01-21-2008 at 09:59 PM
On [Memory] Windows read 3gig instead of 4gig
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We all know they don't like that. Why else would they have put that limitation into SP2. Now they also change how RAM is rapported in SP1 fo [...]
    Da_BaNig 49 1803 SpinachEat​er
01-23-2008 at 05:53 AM
On [Memory] 4 1 gig memory sticks in Win XP Home
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When that time comes, be sure to chek the ram amount in task manager, and not in system properties, so you won't be fooled by the mentioned [...]
    Andrick 3 497 dengamle
01-17-2008 at 05:35 PM
On [Memory] I lost 250mb overnight!
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Remapping should be disabled when using an OS that limits the address space to 4 GB. By enabling it you can lose more ram than having it dis [...]
    haydox 9 353 haydox
01-17-2008 at 05:33 PM
On [Memory] memory in interleaved mode?
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yes, interleaved is what intel calls its best dual channel config
    ssh2004 5 722 ssh2004
01-14-2008 at 02:39 PM
On [Memory] Do I need to run 64bit OS ?
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By default, a 32-bit application is limited to 2 GB of virtual address space. You might have heard that. How much physical RAM you will s [...]
    widbays 18 636 JJBlanche
01-13-2008 at 05:29 PM
On [Memory] 4 gig not supported????
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It must comment those :) Vista's default mode is PAE (due to DEP), so the restraint is artificially made by Microsoft
    Izreal 12 576 MikosNZ
01-09-2008 at 01:32 AM
On [Memory] OS is only recognizing half of system memory
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they mention the remapper in their common faq:
    Krazyfoxx 14 797 Krazyfoxx
03-11-2008 at 12:39 AM
On [Memory] 2gb PC1066 or 4gb PC800?
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To say that ANY 32-bit system cannot use 4 GB (or more) is faulty. It is just a matter of going into PAE mode. But Microsoft has put a limit [...]
    APF858 16 946 nhobo
01-07-2008 at 03:36 AM
On [Memory] Wrong ram frequency
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DDR3 is designed to support much higher frequencies than DDR2. But the DDR - Double Data Rate - design is the same: the memory is active [...]
    TheGatekee​per 6 505 dengamle
01-06-2008 at 05:31 AM
On [Memory] Is Windows XP Pro capable of supporting 4gb of ram
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To know for sure that full 4GB will be available in the 64-bit edition, you need to check your hardware specs. It must support more than 4GB [...]
    hlmaniac 3 538 dengamle
01-04-2008 at 12:38 AM
On [Memory] PAE on Vista32 with 4gig of Ram
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yes, the /3gb switch can be used without pae.
    oconn11 7 634 dengamle
01-04-2008 at 12:35 AM
On [Memory] Please hel me win my BET.
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Feel free to read... Changes in SP2: The amount of RAM reported is less than you expect after you install SP2: Windows and PAE: [...]
    Bluehaze 27 488 MagicPants
11-25-2007 at 10:20 AM
On [Memory] Help with dual channel memory mode..
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If we look at the chipset the OP has... 915P Section 12.2.1: Interleaved Mode Addresses are ping-ponged between the channels, and t [...]
    musicmad 21 760 Zorg
11-24-2007 at 02:01 AM
On [Memory] Have 4Gigs but says I have 2.5Gigs
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it is well documented that this limitation was infact introduced in SP2. Before it was 4GB+MMIO If MMIO takes up 1.5GB and bios is sh [...]
    akaiello 42 1197 zenmaster
11-20-2007 at 02:22 PM
On [Memory] intalled another 2gb of ram but only shows 3.5???
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Are you saying all running applications share the 2GB user space? Because that i'm not sure of
    acoustic56​79 10 576 nukemaster
11-17-2007 at 06:05 PM
On [Memory] Upgrade from 2GB to 4GB under Vista problem
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why is it awkward?
    naujoks 16 2181 bildo123
11-04-2007 at 04:41 AM
On [Memory] vista ram recognition problem?
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what happens if you disable memory remapping in bios?
    abovedefau​lt 8 661 hedin
10-31-2007 at 01:20 AM
On [Memory] 4GB in 32-Bit O/S
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The memory mapped io is not something microsoft made up, this is built into the hardware. The dedicated IO space is very limited, so they ma [...]
    jaydub868 40 2249 Zorg
10-30-2007 at 03:59 AM
On [Memory] /3gb switch - serious problems
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there is a good chance of that. It remaps on a 1G boundary, so if your useable amount of ram falls between 2 and 3G, you will only see 2 of [...]
    Forze 18 911 Forze
11-01-2007 at 10:15 AM
On [Memory] Vista Might notl like my ram, but will my games?
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HPET is a high resolution timer. It can be 32 or 64 bit wide
    rayzor 11 633 systemlord
10-22-2007 at 11:54 AM
On [Memory] Memory recognized...not
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It remaps on a 1GB boundary. So if you drop just below the 3072MB barrier, it goes all the way down to 2GB and remaps from here, and you can [...]
    markys 4 224 dengamle
10-19-2007 at 04:23 PM
On [Memory] Should I even bother upgrading to 4gb?
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even if windows doesn't see all the ram, the workload is still spread across the two channels, so you will not lose the dual channel functio [...]
    rashod0 35 1616 LoneEagle
09-30-2007 at 04:04 PM
On [Memory] 4 GB Problem On Windows XP SP2.
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That is a misunderstanding. Virtual and physical memory is not the same thing, so you won't fill up the virtual memory space, just because y [...]
    stavrulezz 19 9522 GSte
09-29-2007 at 03:44 AM
On [Memory] 4Gb of Memory with 32-bit Vista? Possible?
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When talking about so much memory, you also need to talk about the virtual address space that each application live in. This is fixed to 4GB [...]
    crewxp 47 3715 dengamle
09-25-2007 at 05:44 PM
On [Memory] 4GB Memory?
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You have virtual memory and you have physical memory. So calling MMIO for virtual memory might be confusing, because this has little to d [...]
    Saintrotte​r 19 2346 dengamle
09-07-2007 at 01:50 AM
On [General Motherboard] Which slots do I put the memory in please?
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Each channel is 64 bit wide. So to utilize dual channel and go 128 bit, you'll need to put a module in each channel. So A1+B1
    zoomyx 4 284 Mondoman
09-06-2007 at 07:18 AM
On [Memory] DDR2 show 333mhz instead 533 or 667 MHZ
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It might be caused by DDR doing something twice per clock cycle. So the effective speed is twice the real clock
    letdoit 3 781 randomizer
09-04-2007 at 09:37 AM
On [General Motherboard] 4gb of RAM = No wireless
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in 32-bit 4GB is maximum for virtual address space. The physical address space can be extended to 64GB by using PAE
    Masterbrow​ser 18 1017 nukemaster
09-02-2007 at 09:31 PM
On [Memory] Vista 32 and Ram
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You say "It is a limitation of the x86 architecture" That is not 100% accurate. A long time ago, Intel invented PAE. When t [...]
    cs4160 15 1254 adapa
03-10-2008 at 08:10 PM
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