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Dell 8400 ram question

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How do i get my dell 8400 to except 4gb of ram? it shows 3gb buti have 4 installed. Don Gillette

Name: Sabertooth
Date: May 27, 2006 at 14:19:12 Pacific

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http://www.dell.com/content/products/productdetails.aspx/dimen_8400?c=us&cs=28&l=en&s=dfb&~tab=specstab#tabtop Pay attention to the disclaimer at the bottom of the above page. "The total amount of usable memory available will be less depending on the actual system configuration." Computer Components

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Name: jackbomb
Date: May 27, 2006 at 20:49:42 Pacific

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It's a limitation of 32-bit Windows.

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