Re: Windows XP Pro SP2 not reporting 4 GB installed RAM correctly

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Hi, Did anyone find a solution to this problem... I have the same exact issue
on an IBM intellistation.

You can email me at chris@xxxxxxxxx

Thanks

"Anthony" wrote:

> Sure thing Marco. I am currently working with MS Premier support and they
> don't know what the problem is either. I also tried the 64 bit version of
> Windows XP and it didn't fix the issue. But MS guarantees a fix when you pay
> for the support. So, I'll let you know what I find out.
>
>
>
> "Marco" wrote:
>
> > Hi
> > I have a same problem.
> > My pc is installed with WinXP sp2 .
> > I have used the switch /pae and /3gb . WinXP see only 2.8 GB
> > With WinMSD i see that have 4.0 physical memory but avaible only 2.8 gb and
> > on task manager see only 2.8 gb
> > Please send me a solution
> > Thanks
> >
> > "Anthony" wrote:
> >
> > > Hi Ron,
> > >
> > > I appreciate you taking the time to help out. B.C? I need to get up there
> > > and do some Mountain Bikin! well, anyway...
> > >
> > > I checked the boot.ini from MSCONFIG and the /MAXMEM option was not checked
> > > and there was no value listed in the field. So, I played with that a bit with
> > > no change to the condition. I am still seeing the same issue and still
> > > researching an answer. In the morning I am going to install Maya and other
> > > applications to see if they see the total physical memory and if it'll use it.
> > >
> > > Again, thank you for taking the time to respond!
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > >
> > > Anthony
> > >
> > > "Ron Martell" wrote:
> > >
> > > > "Anthony" <Anthony@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > >I just built a new system based on the Tyan Thunder K8WE with dual Opteron
> > > > >(1.6GHz) 242 processors and 4 GB of RAM. The BIOS correctly reports the
> > > > >amount of RAM as 4 GB total RAM. If I go to the system properties Windows XP
> > > > >reports 2.75 GB of RAM, Task Manager reports 3 GB and WINMSD reports 4 GB.
> > > > >
> > > > >I am trying to figure out why WinXP is not seeing all the RAM. I realize
> > > > >WinMSD reports what it finds in the BIOS. My issue is that if Task manager
> > > > >and System Properties do not see all the RAM wouldn't that mean it won't be
> > > > >available for applications to use?
> > > > >
> > > > >I have read the articles dealing with the /3GB switch for the boot.ini and
> > > > >the /PAE (physical Address Extension) switch and tried applying those and
> > > > >there was no change. Besides, the /3GB switch doesn't mean it forces Windows
> > > > >to see all the RAM, it just means that it pushed the Kernel to run above 3GB
> > > > >instead of 2 GB. I have updated to the latest BIOS, turned off all shadowing,
> > > > >cache-ing, etc and the memory size does not report the full 4 GB.
> > > > >
> > > > >I would greatly appreciate any help some of you MVP's can offer.
> > > > >
> > > > >Best regards,
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > > Use Start - Run - MSCONFIG and go to the BOOT.INI tab.
> > > > Click on the "Advanced options" button and ensure that the checkbox
> > > > for the /MaxMem= line is cleared and that there is no value in the
> > > > data box for this line.
> > > >
> > > > Good luck
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
> > > > --
> > > > Microsoft MVP
> > > > On-Line Help Computer Service
> > > > http://onlinehelp.bc.ca
> > > >
> > > > In memory of a dear friend Alex Nichol MVP
> > > > http://aumha.org/alex.htm
> > > >
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