comp reads 3.50gb usable out of 6gb

PeterGarcia30 · Oct 20, 2011

allright guys heres the deal
i did windows update last night and this morning i feel my computer a bit sluggish (my comp is constantly using 4gb of ram on a day to day basis)

I noticed that my pc said 6gb of ram and (3.50 usable)

looked online to see how to correct this and I some say memory mapping in the bios but I don't have that in my bios (that i know of)

so far this is what Ive done
ran memtest to check the ram - everything turned up fine

tried ms config, boot,advance options,maximum memory clear - still shows 3.5 avail

the updates that were installed and my config is as follows

let me know if you need any other info running win 7 64 6 gb of ram 2X2 gb sticks 2 1gb sticks ddr2

Janus67 · Oct 20, 2011

Try taking out the two 1GB sticks and see if it shows 4GB. Add one and see if it says 5GB and so on.

Automata · Oct 20, 2011

Make sure "memory remap" is enabled in the BIOS. Also, check the Advanced options in msconfig to make sure it isn't limited.

doz · Oct 20, 2011

Where does it say you are only using 3.5gb? How do you know you are utilizing only 3.5gb? The only thing your screenshots show is 6gb being shown in Windows. Do you have something else to show actual memory usage?

bmwbaxter · Oct 20, 2011

your cpuz shows 6gigs (middle row- 2nd from left side).

just open task manger look here

PeterGarcia30 · Oct 21, 2011

6 gigs installed only shows 3.5 ill try some of the things mentioned just got home from work

doz · Oct 21, 2011

What bios are you running?

PeterGarcia30 · Oct 21, 2011

bios is in the cpu -z.. im running the last bios for my board (F9) I just find this problem weird because it just started happening

Janus67 · Oct 21, 2011

tries system restore to before the updates?

Automata · Oct 21, 2011

Did you try my suggestion? The first one.

PeterGarcia30 · Oct 22, 2011

@thideras I don't think this bios has memory mapping cant find it =\ @Janus i was just waiting to see if a better solution came up ill prob restore tonight as Im getting my work done very slowly ATM

Automata · Oct 22, 2011

It is a p35 chipset, it should.

comp reads 3.50gb usable out of 6gb

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