Maximum ram in windows?

[Tony Scharf]

A 32 bit system can see 4gb of memory.  that said, there are a number
of system devices (i.e. your graphics card) which will also allocate
memory so that you will see less that 4gb of RAM.

The only way around this is a 64 bit OS.

Tony


On Dec 18, 2007 9:52 AM, Gorman, Declan <declan_gorman at moduslink.com> wrote:
> Hi Peter,
>   The motherboard is a MSI P6N SLI-FI V2 and I have two identical
> modules of 2GB.  The vendor replied to my query with the following:
>
> "When you have 4GB of RAM in your system, only Vista 64-bit can use 4GB
> of RAM or higher.
>
> Vista 32-bit, like XP 32-bit, will only report a max of 3.5GB (usually
> about 3GB).
>
> While the 32-bit architecture can technically address up to 4GB of RAM,
> a determined amount is allocated towards your physical hardware.
> This means you'll usually only have access to 3GB-3.5GB of RAM."
>
>   I guess that answers the question but I am pissed that there is 1GB of
> ram there but not available.
>
> Regards,
>
> Declan.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: shelter-bounces at lists.music-bar.org
> [mailto:shelter-bounces at lists.music-bar.org] On Behalf Of Peter Korsten
> Sent: 18 December 2007 15:45
> To: shelter at lists.music-bar.org
> Subject: Re: Maximum ram in windows?
>
>
> Gorman, Declan schreef:
>
> > Does anybody know what is the maximum amount of ram that is accessible
>
> > by Windows XP and Vista?  I'm having difficulty getting a clear answer
>
> > from my browsing the many websites that I am led to believe hold the
> answer.
>
> What's the brand and model of the motherboard? How many modules do you
> have, and what size is each?
>
> - Peter
> _______________________________________________
> Shelter mailing list
> Shelter at lists.music-bar.org
> http://lists.music-bar.org/listinfo.cgi/shelter-music-bar.org
>