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    F1 Pro - BIOS reports 3GB RAM instead of 4

    Discussion in 'LG' started by eross, May 4, 2012.

  1. eross

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    I have an LG F1 Pro Express Dual laptop. The specs claimed support for up to 4 GB RAM . I installed 2X 2GB Kingston modules , and Win 7 X64.
    Windows reports 4GB (3GB Usable). Resource Monitor reports that 1 GB is "Hardware reserved". The Bios reports 3GB RAM, 8MB reserved for video.
    I updated the BIOS to the latest version on the LG CD posted in this forum (v7.04 from 01/17/07)
    There is no option in the BIOS regarding the RAM
    Is there a way to enable more options in the BIOS?
    Any idea why it only "sees" 3GB? While Windows sees all 4 , but can only access 3GB?
     
    eross, May 4, 2012
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    namaiki "basically rocks" Super Moderator

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    That laptop seems to have the Intel 945GM chipset which only supports just under 4GB RAM due to a 32-bit memory controller or something like that.
     
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    namaiki "basically rocks" Super Moderator

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    It's been a while since I've checked. I think it specifies why all 4GB of RAM is not usable on page 325 of the datasheet.
     
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    eross, May 4, 2012
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    They say that it works (it also "works" for you), but they don't specifically say that they have checked how much memory they can access.
     
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    "Works" and "supports" mean it doesnt explode or bluescreen when you have 2x2GB installed. It doesn't mean you can use whole 4096MB ram at once :)
     
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    Is there a way to enable more settings in LG BIOS? Some MB have that feature (Usually CTRL+Fx will enable that). I could not find any reference to LG BIOS. (It's an MSI board) I was hoping there might be an option for memory remapping hidden somewhere....
     
    eross, May 5, 2012
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    Greg Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    No. The memory controller can only address 4GB of memory space, and some of that is reserved for system use (device I/O, etc). Nothing you can do about it. Memory remapping would map the RAM to above the 4GB barrier and that is only possible with the 965 chipset and later.
     
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    Thanks guys.
     
    eross, May 6, 2012
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