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    Anyone m1710 owners get more than 3.25 GB of RAM with Vista 64?

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by Czaralekzander, Mar 24, 2008.

  1. Czaralekzander

    Czaralekzander Notebook Consultant

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    I upgraded to Vista 64bit to get more of my 4 GB of RAM but I still only see 3.25 GB available. Am I missing an update or tweak or something? Is there a hardware incompatibility issue with my m1710 and 4 GB of RAM? My notebook's specs are in my sig below. I am using Vista Ultimate 64 bit with SP 1 installed.
     
    Czaralekzander, Mar 24, 2008
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    zx81 Notebook Consultant

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    its a chipset limitation, need santa rosa and onwards to get 4gb, sucks I know, just found out recently myself, and just using 3gb because of it
     
    zx81, Mar 24, 2008
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    You should change your specs to say 3.25gb ram instead of 4gb ;)
     
    nizzy1115, Mar 25, 2008
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    Bummer. Thanks for the help guys.
     
    Czaralekzander, Mar 25, 2008
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