Windows 3GB of ram or 4GB. Which does windows see?

Pic should explain more... Spec in sig. after a little browsing i found it could be the bios, but memory hole remapping is enabled, unless thats is not the option i need



Thanks for viewing.

 

On my laptop which has 4GB fo RAM I have 3571MB and I have supposed dedicated video card (Quadro NVS 160M).
On my desktop I have 3GN of RAM and it shows the same as you. 3070 actually.

 

I'm confused, you have 4gb of ram, and in the system panel it shows 4gb of ram.
So whats the problem?
Mine is the same way.

 

No he means what the task manager is saying.
In reality I know why it says that but I don't know how to explain this in a easy, simple and quick fashion. Just take it as its normal, and it's correct, Windows does not lie, and everything works perfectly.

 

Well it can see that you have a 4.0GB kit but it can't actually tell is my guess as in it can see your memory is labled as 4GB but it can only use 3.0GB.

 

no its 64bit, he can use all 4 gigs.
its what goodbytes said, a certain amount of the memory is allocated for video

 

Isn't there a hack that will allow Windows to see all 4gigs?

 

windows does see all 4 gigs, the task manager is showing the ammount of memory that windows uses after the memory the video uses.

 

you could try cpu-z you can break it down to how much each stick of ram is

 

Looking on Dxdaig, it says i have 1531MB of video memory (when my card is 256) Why is it giving it so much.

Though if it is still all useable then its not so bad. just i have the odd time i max out my ram and 1531mb dose seam a bit of a waste

 

i heard ram is effected by the VGA ram. I mean when you have 4GB windows 64bit read it that way but if you have 512mb VGA then you are using 3.5 GB at real !!!! that what I know. maybe i'm right or i'm wrong.

 

Nah thats on 32bit? windows can read 4gb on 32bit but it has to take all other ram out of that so gfx card and such. On 64 bit i can use all my ram. but lots of mine is been wasted? on giving my gfx card more ram.

 

aha I see, Use 64 bit buddy it's way better than 32bit.

BTW how you added photo to the system window ? I just noticed that now

 

@COmputerking, He uses Vista 64-bit. It says on the system properties.
The picture in the system properties is a registry hack, it it supposed to be for computer manufactures so that they can put their logo.

 

I'm confused. he says he use 32bit and the pic is 64bit...

 

when did i say i use 32bit i said on 32bit the max ram supported by windows is 4gb then - ram for gfx cards and such, because it can not use a total over 4gb, where as i have 4gb plus what else in in the system, but the ati drivers are putting lots of my ram aside for the gfx card.

So on 32 bit the extra ram dose not get used at all. but on 64 its been put to extra for the gfx card. if you get me

 

I see why I was confused now. the left part of the pic, with the task manager is off my screen. and I cant scroll over to see it.

 

okay, so if windows does this shifting to gfx thing, then why do i have 4gb showing in task manager?

 

sorry buddy. my bad, i misunderstood what you wrote so I thought you said you are using 32bit

 

Some more info there. It is a bit confusing.