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    4gig ram?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Patrik_B, Mar 31, 2008.

  1. Patrik_B

    Patrik_B Notebook Enthusiast

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    I have a 32bit Windows Home Premium. How much RAM will it recognize?
     
    Patrik_B, Mar 31, 2008
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  2. R4000

    R4000 Notebook Virtuoso

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    Vista SP1(32bit) can recognize up to 4GB of ram, but can only use about 3GB.
     
    R4000, Mar 31, 2008
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    powerpack Notebook Prophet

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    About 3GB's What GPU do you have? I think the most is 3.5 but most don't get that.
     
    powerpack, Mar 31, 2008
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  4. Kdawgca

    Kdawgca rotaredoM repudrepuS RBN

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    Yep...SP1 shows the amount of memory installed, not how much memory is available to use.

    http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=D69C4E1B-C81A-41BE-B1F5-66E615BA5912&displaylang=en

    As PP mentioned, what GPU does your laptop have?( you might want to mention the model number of the laptop since there are chipset limitations)
     
    Kdawgca, Mar 31, 2008
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