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    Physical RAM less than available RAM

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by calot, Sep 27, 2009.

  1. calot

    calot Notebook Evangelist

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    It says

    Installed phycical memory: 4gb
    Total physical memory: 2.99gb
    Available physical memory: 1.82gb
    Total virtual memory: 6.18gb
    Available virtual meomry: 5.02gb
    Page file space: 3.28gb

    is that normal?
     
    calot, Sep 27, 2009
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  2. moral hazard

    moral hazard Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    physical ram = 2.99
    Available ram = 1.82

    Physical RAM less than available RAM ?
    no because 2.99 > 1.82

    Or is there a typo somewhere?

    It all seems fine to me :)
     
    moral hazard, Sep 27, 2009
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  3. sgilmore62

    sgilmore62 uber doomer

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    Are you using a 32bit operating system? What graphics card do you have is it shared memory or dedicated?
     
    sgilmore62, Sep 27, 2009
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  4. calot

    calot Notebook Evangelist

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    Oh. That seems correct. I got confused because under System it said 4gb RAM. But in the ctrl+alt+del thing it says total 3061 mb... Thats why.

    I have shared memory. No dedicated video memory :( Its a lenovo x300
     
    calot, Sep 27, 2009
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  5. moral hazard

    moral hazard Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    looks like you are running a 32bit version of win.

    you could get a free GB of memory if you install 64-bit vista or 64-bit win 7.
     
    moral hazard, Sep 27, 2009
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  6. ViciousXUSMC

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    Its all fine, your computer needs to reserve address space for the system so you cant use all you physical ram with a x86 OS.
     
    ViciousXUSMC, Sep 27, 2009
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  7. weinter

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    Vocab Nazi here.(Trying to be irritating)
    Should be 32bit OS not x86.
    x86 refers to Intel IA-32 architecture.
     
    weinter, Sep 28, 2009
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  8. ViciousXUSMC

    ViciousXUSMC Master Viking NBR Reviewer

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    I know this, and its a common term for 32bit.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X86

    Its like saying I should say to-mah-to instead of to-may-to

    time to get hip with the lingo man.
     
    ViciousXUSMC, Sep 28, 2009
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  9. surfasb

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    Technically, x86 is the correct term. The OS is not compiled for ANY 32 bit processor, but specifically the x86 architecture.
     
    surfasb, Sep 28, 2009
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