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Result of memory upgrade 2GB TO 4GB.

 
 
peter c.a.hawkins
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      10-10-2007
Iv`e read alot of differing results of this operation in this group,well iv`e
just put 2x1GB of crucial DDR2 in my hp media centre bringing it up 4GB and
amazingly vista recognises 3.681GB.I am surprised as i thought it would be
lower.
 
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Joseph Conway [MSFT]
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      10-10-2007
Those values will depend on the motherboard and how much its giving to the
rest of the buses.

Joseph W. Conway, MCSE
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Ken Blake, MVP
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      10-10-2007
On Wed, 10 Oct 2007 07:27:02 -0700, peter c.a.hawkins
<> wrote:

> Iv`e read alot of differing results of this operation in this group,well iv`e
> just put 2x1GB of crucial DDR2 in my hp media centre bringing it up 4GB and
> amazingly vista recognises 3.681GB.I am surprised as i thought it would be
> lower.




It varies, depending on your hardware configuration, but is usually
somewhere around 3.1GB. The amount you have recognized is more than
most people get.

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Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP Windows - Shell/User
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