Posted August 15, 200816 yr Hari Hari Mau wrote in news:6d7b57ee-290d-43b5-a5e4-91f124521cdb@n38g2000prl.googlegroups.com: > On Aug 13, 4:08 pm, Conor <conor_tur...@hotmail.com> wrote: >> In article <c9b44d15-81e3-4940-837e-8a91e6d92800 >> @v26g2000prm.googlegroups.com>, Hari Hari Mau says... >> >> > Hello all ! >> >> > Just recently I upgraded my PC to 4GB of DDR2 RAM --- 2 X 2GB DDR2 RAM >> > Modules. >> >> > But when I plugged in the memory modules and powered up my PC, I got >> > an unpleasant surprise !! >> >> > Somehow the 4GB of RAM only shows up as 3587072K of Memory !! That's a >> > whooping 600MB of memory ****missing**** !!! >> >> > The motherboard for my PC is Biostar's P4M890-M7-SE and so far it >> > hasn't given me any problem. >> >> > The motherboard has a built-in vga, which I use. I allocate 16MB of >> > RAM as "shared memory" for VGA, and the "AGP-Aperture" I give it 32MB, >> > all min figure. >> >> > When I first built the PC, I used a 1GB DDR2 memory module. The mobo >> > showed me the correct mem figures, ie., 1GB (1024MB) MINUS the 16MB >> > (of shared memory) and a 1MB of "T-Seg memory". >> >> > When I purchased a second 1GB DDR2 memory and plugged it in, again the >> > mobo didn't give me any problem. It correctly gave me the 2GB (2048MB) >> > MINUS the 17MB of shared and T-Seg memories. >> >> > However, when I plugged in the recently purchased 2 X 2GB DDR2 mem >> > modules, the problem occurred !! >> >> > Instead of giving me 4GB (4096MB) MINUS 17MB, all I got is 3587072K >> > (around 3.42GB) of memory, plus the 17 shared and "T-Seg" memories. >> >> > What's going on??? >> >> > What can I do to get back the 600MB of my RAM that is >> > ****MISSING**** ???? >> >> Go into the BIOS, probably in the Advanced section and see if there's a >> "Memory Remap" or "Memory Hole 15M-16M" option and enable it. > > > Did that, but my 600MB of RAM still missing !! > > And I did some experiments ... if I increase the "shared memory" for > the integrated video function from the current (minimum) 16MB to 256MB > (max), only 2.8GB of the 4GB RAM memory is there !! > > No kidding !! > > On one hand, the increase from 16MB to 256MB is a 240MB of memory > allocated to video, instead of the 240MB deducted from the main > memory, the mobo somehow decides to deduct 600MB instead !! > > Holy cow !!! Fuck me dead. Ignore the coonertard. You need a 64-bit OS to see all 4GB. -- Cod Almighty alt.usenet.kooks "We are arrant knaves all, believe none of us." Hamlet, Act 3, Scene 1 [129] Hammer of Thor: February 2007. Pierre Salinger Memorial Hook, Line & Sinker: September 2005, April 2006, January 2007. Official Member: Cabal Obsidian Order COOSN-124-07-06660 Official Overseer of Kooks & Trolls in 24hoursupport.helpdesk
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