memory question regarding asrock G43Twins-FullHD

[crasheren]

windows 7 64bit says "4gb installed 3.19gb usable"

I tried checking the manual but i couldnt find anything

informations regarding the motherboard can be found here

thanks in advance

 

[crasheren]

I tried updating the BIOS now (didnt occour to me to try that before) and it still doesnt work, what i saw this time is that the BIOS only detets 3264mb.

I tried looking everywhere in the BIOS but i simply cannot find anything that would describe why it eats 832mb memory.

 

[o1die]

This topic has been covered to death. If you use any 32 bit windows version, it only recognizes about 3 gigs of ram due to limitations of the operating system. If you want it to recognize 4 or more gigs, get a 64 bit version.

 

[crasheren]

I am using a 64bit version, as i wrote

 

[ItsAlive]

Are you using the integrated onboard graphics? Most motherboards will reserve a certain amount of memory to be used as Vram when using the integrated video. If you are using a dedicated discreet graphics card, then you may have to turn off the onboard video in the bios menu.

 

[crasheren]

Currently, I use a pci-e, but i have used asrocks display port and the VGA too, it doesnt change the amount of memory the bios finds during POST.

I have tried to look for settings in the bios but tried invain

i took a few pictures of the bios showing the relevant configuration options, it can be shown here

 

[o1die]

Think I figured it out. In order for the listed specs to be updated, you may have to reinstall windows 64. I changed out cpus once, and it wouldn't list the new cpu, only the old one.

 

[crasheren]

I have reinstalled it many times without any difference.

 

[tcsenter]

Check through your BIOS options for a setting named 'memory remapping' or 'remap over 4G' and set to enable. Advanced Chipset or Memory options.

 

[crasheren]

Originally posted by: tcsenter
Check through your BIOS options for a setting named 'memory remapping' or 'remap over 4G' and set to enable. Advanced Chipset or Memory options.

YES! thats it, thank you very much

 

[tcsenter]

Originally posted by: crasheren

YES! thats it, thank you very much

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