What's up with this - SP1 RAM Issue
- Thread starter Kornowski
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Its still the same with addressing memory. In SP1 it just lets windows show how much ram is installed. It still has the barrier all 32bit OS do. It just shows how much physical memory is installed.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/946003
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/946003
TFT
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Taken from here http://technet2.microsoft.com/Windo...f706-401e-abb5-eec42ea0a03e1033.mspx?mfr=true EDIT: nearly at bottom of page 
With SP1, Windows Vista will report the amount of system memory installed rather than report the amount of system memory available to the OS. Therefore 32-bit systems equipped with 4GB of RAM will report all 4GB in many places throughout the OS, such as the System Control Panel. However, this behavior is dependent on having a compatible BIOS, so not all users may notice this change.
With SP1, Windows Vista will report the amount of system memory installed rather than report the amount of system memory available to the OS. Therefore 32-bit systems equipped with 4GB of RAM will report all 4GB in many places throughout the OS, such as the System Control Panel. However, this behavior is dependent on having a compatible BIOS, so not all users may notice this change.
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Is your bios just showing 3.5 when your booting? On a Intel dont you have to enable Memory remapping in the bios with 4gbs or more installed for windows to see it.
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Nah, It's showing all 4GB...
Did you see the second part of my post about enable Memory Remapping in your bios.
g4m3rof1337
Active Member
All I did was install SP1, and I checked My Computer, and saw 4gb, when before I installed the upgrade, it was capped around 3gb.
Kornowski
VIP Member
I'm not sure, I've never heard or seen that before... I'll see if I can find something...
