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    Comp not showing I have 4gb of ram

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by trainwreck14, Aug 29, 2009.

  1. trainwreck14

    trainwreck14 Notebook Enthusiast

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    In the task manager under performance it shows that i have 1.9GB of memory.

    Under physical memory it shows 4062 total, 2762 cached, and 14 free.

    What does this mean? Can I free up more memory?
     
    trainwreck14, Aug 29, 2009
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    goofball Notebook Deity

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    what OS?
    what laptop?
     
    goofball, Aug 29, 2009
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    Reaper05 Notebook Evangelist

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    it obviously vista and you do have your 4 gbs vista uses it to maintain stability until you need the ram for a program all is fine my friend
     
    Reaper05, Aug 29, 2009
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    yea its vista 64 bit

    thanks
     
    trainwreck14, Aug 29, 2009
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  5. Bog

    Bog Losing it...

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    Unused memory is wasted memory.

    The aim of Vista's memory management is to use as much memory as possible in order to enhance performance. It does this by employing the SuperFetch service. Read more on SuperFetch here:
    http://gizmodo.com/234109/vistas-superfetch-and-readyboost-how-does-it-affect-you

    I wouldn't worry about freeing up memory. The OS knows what it's doing. :)
     
    Bog, Aug 30, 2009
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    Although 32bit and 64 bits Vista sees the different amount of total RAM on the system according to the official spec , I have seen some PC recognize more RAM after reinstall the OS(same 32 bit).

    Some AMD system after the install of the hot fix for the multi cored cpu, the board see more RAM as well. This seems related to the mainboard design.

    Hope this helps!
    Bill
     
    PcTestCard.com, Aug 30, 2009
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