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8GB Memory-1TBHard Drive
Akira329:
Hey Joel,
What kind of programs are you running to need that much ram??
Are you doing any graphic work or gaming???
I would love to have that much memory and quad core processor!!
G. Driggs:
Hi Antaiwan, there is some info about your memory problem here:
http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/2007/03/dude-wheres-my-4-gigabytes-of-ram.html
'Dude, Where's My 4 Gigabytes of RAM?'
Here is a quote
"In the absence of the /PAE switch, the Windows memory manager is limited to a 4 GB physical address space. Most of that address space is filled with RAM, but not all of it. Memory-mapped devices (such as your video card) will use some of that physical address space, as will the BIOS ROMs. After all the non-memory devices have had their say, there will be less than 4GB of address space available for RAM below the 4GB physical address boundary."
Basically what this says is that if you have 4gb of ram and say maybe a video card or sound card with ram in it then they will use up some of that physical address space and you will not see all your 4gb of ram. The 4gb of ram share this physical address space with other devices that have their own ram. So I dont think it is an hardware problem, but an x86/32 bit problem as others here have said. I had the same problem once and after one of my video cards and sound card died then was I able to see all 4gb's of my ram. You might be able to see all your ram with a hack, but your mileage may vary. Here is a link to that hack.
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa366796%28VS.85%29.aspx
If your willing to upgrade then a 64bit operating system might be the way to go. Also try enabling DEP which might enable that /pae switch.
Hope this helps.
G.Driggs
G. Driggs:
--- Quote from: Joel on March 22, 2010, 06:13:19 PM ---
I ended up getting the 8GB and 1TB unit with windows 7, its a great machine.
--- End quote ---
Dang Joel that is quite the machine you have there, nice. ;D
Joel:
Hey Akira 329!
Like I said, I was a printing pressman for years.
I had, but not so much now, a lot of use in the graphic area.
My wife really wanted a new computer, we share this one :D :D :D
The store I mentioned had a sale going on with components they put together, so I took advantage of it, with the exception of the monitor that has built in speakers, at the same price. They didn't have the one they chose in stock that day.
Joel
Akira329:
When I open my boot.ini file I'm given this:
[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Professional" /noexecute=optin /fastdetect
Where do I enter?:
Enabling PAE
Windows automatically enables PAE if DEP is enabled on a computer that supports hardware-enabled DEP, or if the computer is configured for hot-add memory devices in memory ranges beyond 4 GB. If the computer does not support hardware-enabled DEP or is not configured for hot-add memory devices in memory ranges beyond 4 GB, PAE must be explicitly enabled.
To explicitly enable PAE, use the following BCDEdit /set command to set the pae boot entry option:
bcdedit /set [{ID}] pae ForceEnable
IF DEP is enabled, PAE cannot be disabled. Use the following BCDEdit /set commands to disable both DEP and PAE:
bcdedit /set [{ID}] nx AlwaysOff
bcdedit /set [{ID}] pae ForceDisable
Windows Server 2003 and Windows XP/2000: To enable PAE, use the /PAE switch in the Boot.ini file. To disable PAE, use the /NOPAE switch. To disable DEP, use the /EXECUTE switch.
Need some help! :o
Antaiwan
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