Missing RAM in XP SP2

[MoosieAZ]

This may be an old topic to some but its new to me. I just installed
and additional 2 GBs on a Dell XPS [3.2GHz] with an original 2GB of DDR
memory. Memory is poroperly matched and BIOS shows 4GB. However,
WinXP shows only 3.25GB.

I have tried a few BOOT.INI switches [/3GB and /PAE] but nothing seems
to reclaim the lost 3/4 GB! Can anybody tell me what is going on AND,
is there a way to reclaim that lost RAM?

Thanks much....

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

This may be an old topic to some but its new to me. I just installed
and additional 2 GBs on a Dell XPS [3.2GHz] with an original 2GB of
DDR memory. Memory is poroperly matched and BIOS shows 4GB. However,
WinXP shows only 3.25GB.

I have tried a few BOOT.INI switches [/3GB and /PAE] but nothing seems
to reclaim the lost 3/4 GB! Can anybody tell me what is going on AND,
is there a way to reclaim that lost RAM?

Read here: http://members.cox.net/slatteryt/RAM.html

 

[sno_brd]

I just went thru this. DO you have AGP? if so, try reducing the
aperature size.

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

I just went thru this. DO you have AGP? if so, try reducing the
aperature size.

No, it has nothing to do with aperture size. This is a normal situation.
Read here: http://members.cox.net/slatteryt/RAM.html

--
Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
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This may be an old topic to some but its new to me. I just installed
and additional 2 GBs on a Dell XPS [3.2GHz] with an original 2GB of
DDR memory. Memory is poroperly matched and BIOS shows 4GB.
However, WinXP shows only 3.25GB.

I have tried a few BOOT.INI switches [/3GB and /PAE] but nothing
seems to reclaim the lost 3/4 GB! Can anybody tell me what is going
on AND, is there a way to reclaim that lost RAM?

Thanks much....

 

[sno_brd]

No, it has nothing to do with aperture size. This is a normal situation.
Read here: http://members.cox.net/slatteryt/RAM.html

Beg to differ.

Look here.

http://forums.ocworkbench.com/bbs/asrock-amd-boards-/t-dual-939-3g-ram-and-windows-58313.html