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  1. 5th Mar 2011 02:12 #1
    blinky88
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    I have 4gb installed on my Laptop however Task Manager indicates 3gb is the total physical RAM .... is 3gb the max. Vista uses ???
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    Is the version of Vista installed on the laptop a 32-bit version? 32-bit OSes have a limitation as to how much RAM they can see and use - roughly somewhere around 3.3-3.5 GB. (I don't remember the exact number.)
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    Yes 32 bit, I thought it might be something like that, thank you for taking time out to help.
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    Originally Posted by blinky88 View Post
    Yes 32 bit, I thought it might be something like that, thank you for taking time out to help.
    All the RAM is being used but some goes to support video display, PCI bus and other system use. ~3.0-3.5 GB is addressable by user.

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    Thanks to all members who have taken time out to respond, appreciated. I now know where the missing RAM is.
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