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haz8989
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_ 		2. February 2007 @ 21:27 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I originally had 2x512mb sticks installed so i went out and bought 2x1024mb stick to put in my machine to add up to 3072mb all up. When i go into system set up on during boot up, it says i have 3072, but in Vista it says i have 2303mb installed?? And my Windows Experience index for RAM went from 4.5 with 1024mb installed to 4.0 with the new RAM installed.
Any ideas??
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dazila
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_ 		3. February 2007 @ 02:56 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Could be a bug i dont know why it shouldnt if XP said it had that much I have 4x512mb Pc3200 and XP said 2046mb and Vista says 2046mb.
But if it's unfixable wait for SP1 meanwhile use XP pro or media Center Vista is way too buggy.
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haz8989
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_ 		3. February 2007 @ 17:32 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I installed the RAM after upgrading to Vista, so I don't know how much XP said was installed. I'm hoping its a Bug and will be fixed in the updates that seem to come out ever so frequently.
Although I have to say, other than this hiccup with the RAM i've been unable to fault Vista in my short 48 hours with it (touch wood).
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basquiat
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_ 		3. February 2007 @ 22:51 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
grab cpuz http://www.cpuid.com/cpuz.php just for fun and see what it says about your ram.
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haz8989
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_ 		3. February 2007 @ 23:52 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
yeah, CPU-Z says I have 3072mb as well.
Very weird that Vista doesn't want to recognize it.
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fastfox
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_ 		4. February 2007 @ 11:42 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
do you have a on-board grafix card that shares ram???
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ddp
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_ 		4. February 2007 @ 14:37 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
a 769meg shared videocard? doubt it tho.
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haz8989
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_ 		5. February 2007 @ 01:11 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
not sure about the onboard graphics card, i use two geforce 7800s so i assume any onboard graphics cards would have been disabled.
My machine is actually an alienware so i'm not that familiar with the intimate setup.
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fastfox
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_ 		5. February 2007 @ 09:15 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
yeah it should be dissabled. Its just i know that vista uses a lot of power for dissplay with the new areo interface. I thought that if you were using onboard with a share memory that might exsplain it
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