64 bit operating systems and 4 GB's of ram
So I am running Vista Ultimate 64
Now that ram is so dam cheap i have 4X1 gig sticks of ddr2
Issue here is that Vista 64 does not see the 4 gigs
The operating system itself sees 3 gigs.
Now the bios also only sees 3 gigs
MSI K9A Platinum motherboard
Now here is the fun part.
When using Mirc in chat and doing a sysinfo it shows 4 gigs
Ok aint that a daisy. Several other odd programs show 4 gigs as well
How in the name of all thats reasonable can bios not see it yet a software program inside of windows can?
I am nearly sure I am not suffering from too many loose screws.
I mean if you have a harddrive connected incorrectly and bios doesn't see it,
I cannot imagine some software inside windows will see it
Sysinfo from mirc shows this
<Ferrit> (RAM) Used: 2.27GB Free: 1.73GB Total: 4GB Used percent: 56%
Hehehehe
Any one with any info jump right in.
Oh and I did an update to the bios to see if that would help and killed my board in the effort. Ups died at a most inopportune time. Which was inconvenient but not totally fatal. I just got another board and carried on searching this 64 bit 4 gig memory limitation thing.
Its now officially become an "ISSUE" with me. :mad:
It was my understanding that 64 bit had no such limitation.