Memory Upgrade

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I Was Running the Vista 32 Bit Operating System and Installed 4GB of New
Memory to My PC, But Only 3.24GB of Total Memory Was Showing I Was Told I
Needed to Be Running the Vista 64 Bit Operating System to Use All 4GB of
Memory So I Upgraded to the 64 Bit Version and I am Still Only Showing 3.24GB
of Total Physical Memory Does Anyone Know How I Can Resolve This?
 
Re: Memory Upgrade

Check your BIOS for 'Memory Remapping" option. You may have to update your
BIOS. Check your manual.

"Messiah" <Messiah@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>I Was Running the Vista 32 Bit Operating System and Installed 4GB of New
> Memory to My PC, But Only 3.24GB of Total Memory Was Showing I Was Told I
> Needed to Be Running the Vista 64 Bit Operating System to Use All 4GB of
> Memory So I Upgraded to the 64 Bit Version and I am Still Only Showing
> 3.24GB
> of Total Physical Memory Does Anyone Know How I Can Resolve This?
 
Re: Memory Upgrade

I am Not a Computer Guru So I Dont Know Too Much But I Did Enter My BIOS
Settings at My Computers Startup and There Was No Optoin For "Memory
Remapping" Any Other Ideas You Have You Think May Help Me Would Be Much
Appreciated Thanks

"John Barnes" wrote:

> Check your BIOS for 'Memory Remapping" option. You may have to update your
> BIOS. Check your manual.
>
> "Messiah" <Messiah@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:6A8AA360-2295-4804-8242-8F96A9A3DE23@microsoft.com...
> >I Was Running the Vista 32 Bit Operating System and Installed 4GB of New
> > Memory to My PC, But Only 3.24GB of Total Memory Was Showing I Was Told I
> > Needed to Be Running the Vista 64 Bit Operating System to Use All 4GB of
> > Memory So I Upgraded to the 64 Bit Version and I am Still Only Showing
> > 3.24GB
> > of Total Physical Memory Does Anyone Know How I Can Resolve This?
>
>
 
RE: Memory Upgrade



"Messiah" wrote:

> I Was Running the Vista 32 Bit Operating System and Installed 4GB of New
> Memory to My PC, But Only 3.24GB of Total Memory Was Showing I Was Told I
> Needed to Be Running the Vista 64 Bit Operating System to Use All 4GB of
> Memory So I Upgraded to the 64 Bit Version and I am Still Only Showing 3.24GB
> of Total Physical Memory Does Anyone Know How I Can Resolve This?

I know from experience that you have to have 3 things to have a 64 bit
system. The processor, the motherboard and the OS. If you don't have all 3
not all of the ram will show up. Not to say that it isn't being used, I am
not sure about that. I am not a guru either.
Good luck-Mike
 
Re: Memory Upgrade

Not all BIOS's support memory remapping. Some have it in later revisions.
As far as I know if the BIOS doesn't support remapping there is nothing that
you can do. When SP1 is installed it is supposed to show the full 4 gig,
even though some of it is still used for the current uses, like PCI bus and
graphics

"Messiah" <Messiah@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>I am Not a Computer Guru So I Dont Know Too Much But I Did Enter My BIOS
> Settings at My Computers Startup and There Was No Optoin For "Memory
> Remapping" Any Other Ideas You Have You Think May Help Me Would Be Much
> Appreciated Thanks
>
> "John Barnes" wrote:
>
>> Check your BIOS for 'Memory Remapping" option. You may have to update
>> your
>> BIOS. Check your manual.
>>
>> "Messiah" <Messiah@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:6A8AA360-2295-4804-8242-8F96A9A3DE23@microsoft.com...
>> >I Was Running the Vista 32 Bit Operating System and Installed 4GB of New
>> > Memory to My PC, But Only 3.24GB of Total Memory Was Showing I Was Told
>> > I
>> > Needed to Be Running the Vista 64 Bit Operating System to Use All 4GB
>> > of
>> > Memory So I Upgraded to the 64 Bit Version and I am Still Only Showing
>> > 3.24GB
>> > of Total Physical Memory Does Anyone Know How I Can Resolve This?
>>
>>
 
Re: Memory Upgrade

In message <947A5A9E-740F-4973-95E9-CC474611A566@microsoft.com> Messiah
<Messiah@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>I am Not a Computer Guru So I Dont Know Too Much But I Did Enter My BIOS
>Settings at My Computers Startup and There Was No Optoin For "Memory
>Remapping" Any Other Ideas You Have You Think May Help Me Would Be Much
>Appreciated Thanks

Do you know what brand and model motherboard you have?
 
Re: Memory Upgrade

The Mother Board I Have is an Intel 945GCZ

"DevilsPGD" wrote:

> In message <947A5A9E-740F-4973-95E9-CC474611A566@microsoft.com> Messiah
> <Messiah@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>
> >I am Not a Computer Guru So I Dont Know Too Much But I Did Enter My BIOS
> >Settings at My Computers Startup and There Was No Optoin For "Memory
> >Remapping" Any Other Ideas You Have You Think May Help Me Would Be Much
> >Appreciated Thanks
>
> Do you know what brand and model motherboard you have?
>
 
Re: Memory Upgrade

Just a note:
I read the manual for your BIOS and saw no setting allowing you to remap the
memory hole.
Please re-check:
http://download.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop/sb/biosglossarybymenu_v09.pdf


If you find the command,
Determine your current BIOS rev and bring it up to date.
http://www.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop/D945GCZ/




"Messiah" <Messiah@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:8BF3BA0F-0820-4209-8672-97963CF41B29@microsoft.com...
> The Mother Board I Have is an Intel 945GCZ
>
> "DevilsPGD" wrote:
>
> > In message <947A5A9E-740F-4973-95E9-CC474611A566@microsoft.com> Messiah
> > <Messiah@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> >
> > >I am Not a Computer Guru So I Dont Know Too Much But I Did Enter My
BIOS
> > >Settings at My Computers Startup and There Was No Optoin For "Memory
> > >Remapping" Any Other Ideas You Have You Think May Help Me Would Be Much
> > >Appreciated Thanks
> >
> > Do you know what brand and model motherboard you have?
> >
 
Re: Memory Upgrade

In message <8BF3BA0F-0820-4209-8672-97963CF41B29@microsoft.com> Messiah
<Messiah@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>The Mother Board I Have is an Intel 945GCZ

I found several articles/forum posts discussing that chipset, none that
managed to access all 4GB in x64 mode.

I'm guessing that your motherboard simply might not have the ability to
remap.
 
Re: Memory Upgrade

It's usually a motherboard problem. I have a Biostar TA770
A2+ motherboard with a Phenom 9600 running Windows XP x64
and Vista x64. I have 8GB DDR2 installed and both Windows
XP x64 and Vista x64 see and report all 8GB, and I didn't
have to set anything in the BIOS for this.


DevilsPGD wrote:
> In message <8BF3BA0F-0820-4209-8672-97963CF41B29@microsoft.com> Messiah
> <Messiah@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>
>> The Mother Board I Have is an Intel 945GCZ
>
> I found several articles/forum posts discussing that chipset, none that
> managed to access all 4GB in x64 mode.
>
> I'm guessing that your motherboard simply might not have the ability to
> remap.
 
Re: Memory Upgrade

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929605/

For Windows Vista to use all 4 GB of memory on a computer that has 4 GB of
memory installed, the computer must meet the following requirements: . The
chipset must support at least 8 GB of address space. Chipsets that have this
capability include the following: . Intel 975X
. Intel P965
. Intel 955X on Socket 775
. Chipsets that support AMD processors that use socket F, socket
940, socket 939, or socket AM2. These chipsets include any AMD socket and
CPU combination in which the memory controller resides in the CPU.

. The CPU must support the x64 instruction set. The AMD64 CPU and the
Intel EM64T CPU support this instruction set.
. The BIOS must support the memory remapping feature. The memory
remapping feature allows for the segment of system memory that was
previously overwritten by the Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI)
configuration space to be remapped above the 4 GB address line. This feature
must be enabled in the BIOS configuration utility on the computer. View your
computer product documentation for instructions that explain how to enable
this feature. Many consumer-oriented computers may not support the memory
remapping feature. No standard terminology is used in documentation or in
BIOS configuration utilities for this feature. Therefore, you may have to
read the descriptions of the various BIOS configuration settings that are
available to determine whether any of the settings enable the memory
remapping feature.
. An x64 (64-bit) version of Windows Vista must be used.


"DevilsPGD" <spam_narf_spam@crazyhat.net> wrote in message
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> In message <8BF3BA0F-0820-4209-8672-97963CF41B29@microsoft.com> Messiah
> <Messiah@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>
>>The Mother Board I Have is an Intel 945GCZ
>
> I found several articles/forum posts discussing that chipset, none that
> managed to access all 4GB in x64 mode.
>
> I'm guessing that your motherboard simply might not have the ability to
> remap.

Looks like that motherboard doesn't have the required chipset.

--
Jane, not plain ;) 64 bit enabled :-)
Batteries not included. Braincell on vacation ;-)
MVP - Windows Desktop Experience
 
Re: Memory Upgrade

But that has nothing to do with the Intel 945 chipsets.

"Theo" <theo@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> It's usually a motherboard problem. I have a Biostar TA770 A2+
> motherboard with a Phenom 9600 running Windows XP x64 and Vista x64. I
> have 8GB DDR2 installed and both Windows XP x64 and Vista x64 see and
> report all 8GB, and I didn't have to set anything in the BIOS for this.
>
>
> DevilsPGD wrote:
>> In message <8BF3BA0F-0820-4209-8672-97963CF41B29@microsoft.com> Messiah
>> <Messiah@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>>
>>> The Mother Board I Have is an Intel 945GCZ
>>
>> I found several articles/forum posts discussing that chipset, none that
>> managed to access all 4GB in x64 mode.
>>
>> I'm guessing that your motherboard simply might not have the ability to
>> remap.
 
Re: Memory Upgrade

On Mar 14, 3:59 pm, "Jane C" <janecol...@invalid.iinet.net.au> wrote:
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929605/
>
> For Windows Vista to use all 4 GB of memory on a computer that has 4 GB of
> memory installed, the computer must meet the following requirements: . The
> chipset must support at least 8 GB of address space. Chipsets that have this
> capability include the following: . Intel 975X
> . Intel P965
> . Intel 955X on Socket 775
> . Chipsets that support AMD processors that use socket F, socket
> 940, socket 939, or socket AM2. These chipsets include any AMD socket and
> CPU combination in which the memory controller resides in the CPU.
>
> . The CPU must support the x64 instruction set. The AMD64 CPU and the
> Intel EM64T CPU support this instruction set.
> . The BIOS must support the memory remapping feature. The memory
> remapping feature allows for the segment of system memory that was
> previously overwritten by the Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI)
> configuration space to be remapped above the 4 GB address line. This feature
> must be enabled in the BIOS configuration utility on the computer. View your
> computer product documentation for instructions that explain how to enable
> this feature. Many consumer-oriented computers may not support the memory
> remapping feature. No standard terminology is used in documentation or in
> BIOS configuration utilities for this feature. Therefore, you may have to
> read the descriptions of the various BIOS configuration settings that are
> available to determine whether any of the settings enable the memory
> remapping feature.
> . An x64 (64-bit) version of Windows Vista must be used.
>
> "DevilsPGD" <spam_narf_s...@crazyhat.net> wrote in message
>
> news:r9alt3dtvus61of9hknfnjtaoruur7ivkn@4ax.com...
>
> > In message <8BF3BA0F-0820-4209-8672-97963CF41...@microsoft.com> Messiah
> > <Mess...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>
> >>The Mother Board I Have is an Intel 945GCZ
>
> > I found several articles/forum posts discussing that chipset, none that
> > managed to access all 4GB in x64 mode.
>
> > I'm guessing that your motherboard simply might not have the ability to
> > remap.
>
> Looks like that motherboard doesn't have the required chipset.
>
> --
> Jane, not plain ;) 64 bit enabled :-)
> Batteries not included. Braincell on vacation ;-)
> MVP - Windows Desktop Experience

As I've said a few times, some bios has an "advanced" mode. I have
built two boxes using Gigabyte with Nforce4 chipset and know someone
else with the same chipset and brand. Both respond to Control-F1 as
the very first command when you open the bios. From that point on, you
have extra features in the bios, one of which is the memory remap.

No where in the manual does the documentation for the advanced mode
feature exist. I found out about it from Gigabyte Tech support. I
wasn't exactly POd about this, but it seems to me you shouldn't have
to learn the secret handshake via the internet.
 
Re: Memory Upgrade

Except to point out that it's not a Windows or Vista x64
problem, it's a motherboard/BIOS problem.


Colin Barnhorst wrote:
> But that has nothing to do with the Intel 945 chipsets.
>
> "Theo" <theo@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:%23Zea0jhhIHA.4740@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>> It's usually a motherboard problem. I have a Biostar TA770 A2+
>> motherboard with a Phenom 9600 running Windows XP x64 and Vista x64.
>> I have 8GB DDR2 installed and both Windows XP x64 and Vista x64 see
>> and report all 8GB, and I didn't have to set anything in the BIOS for
>> this.
>>
>>
>> DevilsPGD wrote:
>>> In message <8BF3BA0F-0820-4209-8672-97963CF41B29@microsoft.com> Messiah
>>> <Messiah@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> The Mother Board I Have is an Intel 945GCZ
>>>
>>> I found several articles/forum posts discussing that chipset, none that
>>> managed to access all 4GB in x64 mode.
>>>
>>> I'm guessing that your motherboard simply might not have the ability to
>>> remap.
>
 
Re: Memory Upgrade

The 945G has two "secret" sets of BIOS commands.
The first must be turned on from within the BIOS under AMT functions which
then (following are reboot) allow you to program this motherboard as a
workstation under hard server control. Accessed by pressing CTRL-P.

The second command is indeed CTRL-F1, but that is only available on the
chipset 945GM-S2 which is not the case here.

This computer is limited to 4GB which does not meet the requirement for
memory remapping, so the function is not available.


<miso@sushi.com> wrote in message
news:f26bfde3-b8d0-4dfb-bf52-b5ea7afa9de4@m44g2000hsc.googlegroups.com...
> On Mar 14, 3:59 pm, "Jane C" <janecol...@invalid.iinet.net.au> wrote:
>> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929605/
>>
>> For Windows Vista to use all 4 GB of memory on a computer that has 4 GB
>> of
>> memory installed, the computer must meet the following requirements: .
>> The
>> chipset must support at least 8 GB of address space. Chipsets that have
>> this
>> capability include the following: . Intel 975X
>> . Intel P965
>> . Intel 955X on Socket 775
>> . Chipsets that support AMD processors that use socket F,
>> socket
>> 940, socket 939, or socket AM2. These chipsets include any AMD socket and
>> CPU combination in which the memory controller resides in the CPU.
>>
>> . The CPU must support the x64 instruction set. The AMD64 CPU and
>> the
>> Intel EM64T CPU support this instruction set.
>> . The BIOS must support the memory remapping feature. The memory
>> remapping feature allows for the segment of system memory that was
>> previously overwritten by the Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI)
>> configuration space to be remapped above the 4 GB address line. This
>> feature
>> must be enabled in the BIOS configuration utility on the computer. View
>> your
>> computer product documentation for instructions that explain how to
>> enable
>> this feature. Many consumer-oriented computers may not support the memory
>> remapping feature. No standard terminology is used in documentation or in
>> BIOS configuration utilities for this feature. Therefore, you may have to
>> read the descriptions of the various BIOS configuration settings that are
>> available to determine whether any of the settings enable the memory
>> remapping feature.
>> . An x64 (64-bit) version of Windows Vista must be used.
>>
>> "DevilsPGD" <spam_narf_s...@crazyhat.net> wrote in message
>>
>> news:r9alt3dtvus61of9hknfnjtaoruur7ivkn@4ax.com...
>>
>> > In message <8BF3BA0F-0820-4209-8672-97963CF41...@microsoft.com> Messiah
>> > <Mess...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>>
>> >>The Mother Board I Have is an Intel 945GCZ
>>
>> > I found several articles/forum posts discussing that chipset, none that
>> > managed to access all 4GB in x64 mode.
>>
>> > I'm guessing that your motherboard simply might not have the ability to
>> > remap.
>>
>> Looks like that motherboard doesn't have the required chipset.
>>
>> --
>> Jane, not plain ;) 64 bit enabled :-)
>> Batteries not included. Braincell on vacation ;-)
>> MVP - Windows Desktop Experience
>
> As I've said a few times, some bios has an "advanced" mode. I have
> built two boxes using Gigabyte with Nforce4 chipset and know someone
> else with the same chipset and brand. Both respond to Control-F1 as
> the very first command when you open the bios. From that point on, you
> have extra features in the bios, one of which is the memory remap.
>
> No where in the manual does the documentation for the advanced mode
> feature exist. I found out about it from Gigabyte Tech support. I
> wasn't exactly POd about this, but it seems to me you shouldn't have
> to learn the secret handshake via the internet.
 
Re: Memory Upgrade

Messiah wrote:
> I Was Running the Vista 32 Bit Operating System and Installed 4GB of New
> Memory to My PC, But Only 3.24GB of Total Memory Was Showing I Was Told I
> Needed to Be Running the Vista 64 Bit Operating System to Use All 4GB of
> Memory So I Upgraded to the 64 Bit Version and I am Still Only Showing 3.24GB
> of Total Physical Memory Does Anyone Know How I Can Resolve This?

Isn't it a misconception that a 64 bit OS lets us *use* all the 4GB of
memory, i.e., the 64 bit version has to map the same devices into high
memory, so seeing Windows display "4GB" just makes us feel better?
Obviously not the case if you have > 4GB.
 
Re: Memory Upgrade

Tony Harding wrote:
> Messiah wrote:
>> I Was Running the Vista 32 Bit Operating System and Installed 4GB of
>> New Memory to My PC, But Only 3.24GB of Total Memory Was Showing I Was
>> Told I Needed to Be Running the Vista 64 Bit Operating System to Use
>> All 4GB of Memory So I Upgraded to the 64 Bit Version and I am Still
>> Only Showing 3.24GB of Total Physical Memory Does Anyone Know How I
>> Can Resolve This?
>
> Isn't it a misconception that a 64 bit OS lets us *use* all the 4GB of
> memory, i.e., the 64 bit version has to map the same devices into high
> memory, so seeing Windows display "4GB" just makes us feel better?
> Obviously not the case if you have > 4GB.

As soon as I hit SEND I realized I'm assuming the BIOS, et al., are
being mapped to real addresses. If virtual addresses then never mind.
 
Re: Memory Upgrade

In message <47f1cb49$0$5650$607ed4bc@cv.net> Tony Harding
<ToHard@nowhere.org> wrote:

>Messiah wrote:
>> I Was Running the Vista 32 Bit Operating System and Installed 4GB of New
>> Memory to My PC, But Only 3.24GB of Total Memory Was Showing I Was Told I
>> Needed to Be Running the Vista 64 Bit Operating System to Use All 4GB of
>> Memory So I Upgraded to the 64 Bit Version and I am Still Only Showing 3.24GB
>> of Total Physical Memory Does Anyone Know How I Can Resolve This?
>
>Isn't it a misconception that a 64 bit OS lets us *use* all the 4GB of
>memory, i.e., the 64 bit version has to map the same devices into high
>memory, so seeing Windows display "4GB" just makes us feel better?
>Obviously not the case if you have > 4GB.

In short, no.

Vista SP1 x86 now shows the total physical RAM, rather then the physical
RAM accessible to the OS.

x64 operating systems can access as much RAM as the physical motherboard
is able to handle, with a theoretical limit at 16 exbibytes.

However, this replies upon your motherboard's design to map the hardware
address space to an area which doesn't overlap with physical memory.

Most modern motherboards that support over 4GB of memory can either
remap hardware or physical memory to avoid an overlap.
 
Re: Memory Upgrade

If you are the guy that sits with 4GB of RAM installed and have the machine
report what you believe to be signifiantly less, you would probably start to
consider if you should feel cheated?

Same goes for the guy who sits with 6 or 8 GB and ponders this very mystery.

The difference is that guy number one, isn't actually losing any memory, as
you say, since the information that prevents him from seeing the amount has
to have a physical location, whether the memory is re-mapped or not. Guy
number two, really is losing all the resources above 3.(x) until he can
perform the trick that resolves the issue. But they are both hit by the same
issue, and NOT having more than 4GB memory installed doesn't make it
allright, even if you can decide to just shrug it away if you like.

I do think it is a major slip of intelligence that makes manufacturers
release a product that is advertized as supporting up to 8GB RAM and having
a BIOS that is in-fact preventing it. It is also somewhat comforting that
some manufacturers does seem to have responded rapidly to this, at least
with some of their products.

This is bad enough - the memory clock speed issue that Colin mentions is
worse. Even though the issue is easily solved, the cost of 800Mhz RAM is
considerably higher than that of 667Mhz, an over-head that is poteentially a
total waste if you need a fully equiped machine.


Tony. . .



"Tony Harding" <ToHard@nowhere.org> wrote in message
news:47f1cb49$0$5650$607ed4bc@cv.net...
> Messiah wrote:
> > I Was Running the Vista 32 Bit Operating System and Installed 4GB of New
> > Memory to My PC, But Only 3.24GB of Total Memory Was Showing I Was Told
I
> > Needed to Be Running the Vista 64 Bit Operating System to Use All 4GB of
> > Memory So I Upgraded to the 64 Bit Version and I am Still Only Showing
3.24GB
> > of Total Physical Memory Does Anyone Know How I Can Resolve This?
>
> Isn't it a misconception that a 64 bit OS lets us *use* all the 4GB of
> memory, i.e., the 64 bit version has to map the same devices into high
> memory, so seeing Windows display "4GB" just makes us feel better?
> Obviously not the case if you have > 4GB.
 
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