computer ram question...

[janetg]

hi all - still troubleshooting some issues -

does this look right?

Installed Physical Memory (RAM) 4.00 GB
Total Physical Memory 3.25 GB
Available Physical Memory 1.56 GB
Total Virtual Memory 6.69 GB
Available Virtual Memory 5.24 GB
Page File Space 3.54 GB
Page File C:\pagefile.sys


it's the available physical memory? shouldn't that be like higher? and the reason why i'm seeming to run slowly?

thanks - janet

[SCone]

Looks like you have a ton of things loading into memory. Check what is in your Startup Menu & the RUN lines of your Registry (don't play with the Registry unless you know what you're doing)

[Davidtxs]

also how full is your c drive, and remember windows wont recognize 4gb

[bobcool]

Originally Posted by Davidtxs

also how full is your c drive, and remember windows wont recognize 4gb

The less-than-reported available memory isn't because of the Windows operating system. It's a limitation of the 32-bit PC architecture, so 32-bit operating systems cannot access what the chipset and BIOS won't allow.

Basically, if you have an older motherboard, chipset, and BIOS and they are 32-bit, the PC reserves memory space in the upper regions of the 3gb-4gb range. Way back when the architecture was manufactured, no one thought that there would be RAM in that address space, so hardware drivers and BIOS makers reserved that portion of the memory for things like video cards and other hardware-related items.

If you happen to have a very new computer with all the right ingredients and 64-bit Vista or XP, you can re-map the reserved spaces and give your applications and the operating system access to more than ~3gb. Here's a Microsoft article about it..

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929605/

Hope this helps..

[Rson]

Seeming to run slowly can be a few things:

1: How many programs are loaded and running
2: HD full or under 5% freespace
3: Programs deleted but not "uninstalled"

Many others, it depends on computer.


The RAM issue is normal for 32bit systems.