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    Lenovo T400 Wk9

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by JoSmith, Jun 7, 2009.

  1. JoSmith

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    I'm running windows vista business on a lenovo t400 WPR and I have 4 gigs of ram. In system properties, it shows that I have 4 gigs of ram but when I check that in task manager it only shows 2.46 Gigs of ram. I wanted to know why is that and how can I solve it?
     
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    useroflaptops Notebook Evangelist

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    if you have windows 32bit you can only get 3 gig max

    did you read total physical memory or what
     
    useroflaptops, Jun 7, 2009
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    if you are looking at the green bar,thats whats being used, the rest is still there.

    you're on 64 bit correct?
     
    vert, Jun 7, 2009
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    That was fast!
    I forgot to mention I do have a 32 bit windows and in task manager the total physical memory is 2.46. Now why is it showing 2.46 if the maximum is 3?
    Thanks.
     
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    its varies, its not the same for everyone, im assuming other devices are addressing the other memory, like a graphics card or etc.

    you might want to get a 64bit OS.
     
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    assuming youre not talking about the cached physical memory, well i know it should be like 3068mb for total physical memory for 32 bit windows.

    you can talk to customer service about it.
     
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    the other way to check is to check systems information in your systems tools folder in accessories folder
     
    useroflaptops, Jun 7, 2009
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    he could also try everest lite (the free one).
     
    vert, Jun 7, 2009
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