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Memory Upgrade
Name: CTerrian Date: December 25, 2008 at 14:17:35 Pacific OS: Windows XP CPU/Ram: 4 GB Product: Gateway / MT6154
Comment:
I have a Gateway MT6154 laptop with Windows XP Pro. I've upgraded the RAM from 2 GB to 4 GB. The bios and CPU-Z reports there is 4 GB installed, but the system properties reports 2.62 GB.
I know that XP has the 4 GB limitation, but why is it reporting 2.62? Is there anything I can do? I've updated the bios to the most current version. Ref: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555223/
Name: lestertan Date: December 25, 2008 at 18:45:04 Pacific
Reply:
Make sure you're running the 64bit windows XP instead of the 32 bit windows xp because technically, the 32 bit version only allows up to 3GB
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Response Number 2
Name: jam Date: December 25, 2008 at 20:26:17 Pacific
Reply:
4GB is not an XP limitation, it's a 32-bit OS limitation. And the amount of that 4GB that's actually available for use by the OS depends on the hardware installed.
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