896 MB RAM possible?

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HydraHeaded

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Hi,
When you right-click on the My Computer icon on the desktop and select properties; in the system properties, it is given as follows:

Microsoft Windows XP
Professional
Version 2002
Service Pack 2

<name of user>

Intel (R)
Pentium (R) 4 CPU 3.00 GHz
3.00 GHz, 896 MB of Ram
Physical Address Extension

Now, what is this 896 MB of RAM; I had asked for 1 GB RAM. And what is Physical Address Extension?

Thanx.
 
You have 1 GB of RAM, but some system functions always use up a little. Also, if you have on-board video, that will subtract from it, too.
 
HydraHeaded said:
Hi,
When you right-click on the My Computer icon on the desktop and select properties; in the system properties, it is given as follows:

Microsoft Windows XP
Professional
Version 2002
Service Pack 2

<name of user>

Intel (R)
Pentium (R) 4 CPU 3.00 GHz
3.00 GHz, 896 MB of Ram
Physical Address Extension

Now, what is this 896 MB of RAM; I had asked for 1 GB RAM. And what is Physical Address Extension?

Thanx.
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That means you have 128mb of system memory dedicated to the onboard video.
 
No, it's not the pagefile. It's the onboard video taking up 128mb.
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And what is Physical Address Extension?
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PAE is a method for x86 processors to address more than 4GB of RAM on a 32bit systems. Windows XP limits the address space to 4GB for driver compatability reasons but PAE is usually enabled for execute disable bit.
 
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