PDA

View Full Version : Help!

Shainonex
01-03-2008, 02:27 PM
I just got my crucial ballastix tracers today 4 x 1GB DDR2 PC6400 [800]

I install it in my system the bios read 4GB but in windows XP it read 2.78GB why? Anybody care to explain?

My System Spec:
BFG 680i Motherboard
BFG 8800GTS 320MB Video card
4GB [4 x 1GB] Crucial Ballastix Tracer
Soundblaster Xfi xtrememusic sound card
Intel Core 2 Duo E6400 2.13Ghz [running at 3.2Ghz]
Antec 850W
Western Digital 120GB + 500GB = 620GB total
Hp Dvd writer i640 [lightscribe technology]
Coolermaster Cosmos Case
WhiteZero
01-03-2008, 02:30 PM
Your using a 32 bit operating system. It can only address a total of 4GB of total memory, which is split across your RAM and Video Memory, among other items.
You'll need to move to a 64 bit version of an OS in order to use that full 4GB of RAM along with other components.
Shainonex
01-03-2008, 02:32 PM
Your using a 32 bit operating system. It can only address a total of 4GB of total memory, which is split across your RAM and Video Memory, among other items.

I've heard from some of my friend that told me if I use the 64bit it will read as 4GB memory instead of 2.78GB. I never try 64bit [I have a windows vista ultimate 32 and 64 in a case but never installed it] I am using windows xp professional SP2 32bit
Shainonex
01-03-2008, 02:36 PM
Well what does 64bit do other than reading it as 4GB? it is fast enough? and I wonder why is my windows xp booting up and running slow?
achensherd
01-03-2008, 02:54 PM
Well what does 64bit do other than reading it as 4GB? it is fast enough? and I wonder why is my windows xp booting up and running slow?

Article on Wikipedia regarding 64-bit (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/64-bit).

As for your system performance with the new RAM, is it slower than before, or not as fast as you thought it would be?
Shainonex
01-03-2008, 02:59 PM
Article on Wikipedia regarding 64-bit (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/64-bit).

As for your system performance with the new RAM, is it slower than before, or not as fast as you thought it would be?

When I use my friend's PC his was running way faster with a 4GB Ram and intel E6600 but his is EVGA motherboard but mine is running slow and all those parts I purchased are new and I did a clean install of windows XP and it is booting up and running slow :(