Lilllis wrote:
>
> "Paul" wrote:
>
>> Lilllis wrote:
>>> I just installed 4 GB of Corsair TWIN2X 6400 DDR2 on a Asus P5K motherboard.
>>> The BIOS discover the right 4 GB of RAM but Windows says 3,25 GB. Whats up
>>> with Windows?
>> Try this document, then come back if you have questions.
>>
>> http://dlsvr01.asus.com/pub/ASUS/mb/4GB_Rev1.pdf
>>
>> Paul
>
> Okay, so too be able to use all my RAM I should install another OS? Maybe
> Vista?
>
There is a Microsoft KB article, that claimed Vista 32 bit will show a max
of "3.12GB" of RAM. Which is less than you are getting with WinXP 32 bit.
You can switch to a 64 bit OS. But for there to be an advantage there,
you have to enable "Memory Remap Feature" in the BIOS (section 4.4.4 of the
P5K manual). You'll have all the issues of using a 64 bit OS (driver support),
and in return, you'll get back the 0.75GB of memory you are missing. (Take
my word for it, it isn't worth it.)
The "Memory Remap Feature" is described in section 4.1.2 of the 4GB_Rev1
document, and lifts the inaccessible chunk of RAM, to a place where it
can be used. But only with a 64 bit OS (because a 32 bit OS cannot reach
up there). Otherwise, you get 3.25GB or 3.12GB etc. The 4GB_rev1 document
does a better job of explaining it than I can.
HTH,
Paul