4Gb Ram not showing in XP 32bit edition?

Question

Ok i installed 4gb Ram into my (acer 5100 AMD 64 X2TL-50), the problem is i have 2.25gb physical memory available, Now i have read alot and i know you cant use 4gb Ram on 32bit only 64bit so dont post about that, what i do want to know is why mine is so low not 3gb or 3.5gb why only 2.25 measley gb i had that b4 i upgraded, so how can i fix this problem i have full memory in bios and post and 256mb for video card which isnt much, come on i should be getting at least 3gb or even 2.5.

Answer 1

You can have 4gb on 32bit.

My laptop supports that.



But are you sure you connected the RAM in properly. Because it can be very tricky to plug in sometimes, even if it looks connected. But that is if you have more than one RAM thing in there. Maybe you over handled the RAM or wrecked it as you put it in? But if it only has one RAM stick in it then I don't know what to suggest. You're probably silly enough to of realized you purchased a 2GB stick of RAM.

Lol, but I shouldn't hope so. Keep searching for answers. :)

I'm probably not a lot of help.

Answer 2

Your only option would be to create a static pagefile, meaning one that wouldn't grow or expand. Some say doing this is a performance boost of sorts since Windows is not forced to expand the pagefile (virtual memory) when it needs more memory. The recommended size of a pagefile is 1.5 times your physical RAM. So for instance, if you had 512 MB of RAM you would set your pagefile to be 768 MB. You can access your pagefile setting by right-clicking My Computer, selecting Properties > Advanced, click the Settings button in the Performance section, click the Advanced tab and in the Virtual Memory section click the Change button, select Custom and enter 1.5 times your physical RAM in both fields, click Set and then reboot. Keep in mind however that if your machine is starved for memory, and you are doing resource intensive things, that number may not be high enough, in which case you will get "out of memory" errors. Of course you can always change this setting back to it's default. And yes, buying more RAM would help, if you leave your virtual memory settings the way they are, your pagefile settings will increase accordingly to account for the added RAM.

Answer 3

Your BIOS has two memory mapping modes. One is intended for 32-bit operating systems and tries to map as much memory where a 32-bit OS can reach it. The other is intended for 64-bit operating systems and tries to leave as much low space as possible so that OS can use it for other things. You probably have your BIOS set in remapping mode.



Look for a setting like 'memory remapping' and turn it *off*. If you can't find it, check your motherboard manual. There should be a setting with 'memory' in its name that has one setting recommended for 32-bit operating systems and one recommended for 64-bit operating systems.

Answer 4

Motherboards can only support so much ram. It seems the max amount of ram you can run is 2.25gb. So the rest of the ram is just sitting there doing nothing.

So you can either get a more up to date motherboard or just deal with what ram you have.

Answer 5

As far as I know, XP 32 bit only recognizes 3 GB.

possibly you had DDR or DDR2 RAM before and you have DDR3 RAM now? it could just be compatibility probs. Some RAM doesn't work in some Motherboards. Good Luck!

Answer 6

No even 32 bit accepts 4 GB RAM. Just see the processor that is equivalent to Intel's Core 2 DUO. If it matches, then you need to fix the memory hole in the BIOS. Once that is done, then all the 4GB will be shown

Answer 7

try reinstalling windows ... did u update ur mother board bios lately ... those are the only two choices left for u ...

Answer 8

bcuz it is a 32bit maybe it cant support that much RAM

Answer 9

Your motherboard probably can't support that much memory.