4GB Ram shows as 2.87 Ram ???

[Guest]

I have an intel 925x chipset motherboard and 4GB of RAM. so all four slots
have 1GB each. All the exact same configs. However, when I right-click on my
computer in Win XP and click properties, it only shows 2.87GB of RAM instead
of the 4GB. I looked in the BIOS section when I started up, and it reports
4GB, 1024 in each slot - 4 slots. I have no idea why Windows doesn't show the
right RAM. It showed 2GB when I upgraded from 1 to 2. Please help, this is
bothering me, is the computer even using the RAM I just bought??

 

[Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE]

I have an intel 925x chipset motherboard and 4GB of RAM. so all four
slots have 1GB each. All the exact same configs. However, when I
right-click on my computer in Win XP and click properties, it only
shows 2.87GB of RAM instead of the 4GB. I looked in the BIOS section
when I started up, and it reports 4GB, 1024 in each slot - 4 slots. I
have no idea why Windows doesn't show the right RAM. It showed 2GB
when I upgraded from 1 to 2. Please help, this is bothering me, is
the computer even using the RAM I just bought??

The amount of RAM reported by the System Properties dialog box and the
System Information tool is less than you expect after you install Windows XP
Service Pack 2
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/888137

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[Guest]

Hi Frank,
thanks for the response, however, I don't have SP2 i have SP1. Does it
matter? Is there a way to fix the problem??

Thanks,
R.L.

 

[Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE]

All I can do is quote what I read about this. The most I have on any
machine is 1 GB and that's on my Vista machine, so I have no personal
experience. It does boggle my mind a bit that anyone would run WinXP
without SP2.

 

[Gerry Cornell]

Frank

RL does not say whether he has Professional or Home Edition or a 32 bit
or 64 bit version. I have been trying to understand the various
configurations, which can arise. I have yet to find a simple and easy to
understand exposition.

KB Article 888732 is of interest but does not mention Home Edition.

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Regards.

Gerry
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