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Questions about GIGABYTE products => Motherboards with Intel processors => Topic started by: Archangelboy on January 20, 2011, 06:05:33 pm

Title: G31M-ES2L Board now shows only 2.34 GB Ram Usable
Post by: Archangelboy on January 20, 2011, 06:05:33 pm

Hi, first post here.  Saw a similar thread but this is a separate problem so here's a new post.

As of about a week ago, my 32-bit Win 7 system properties now shows only 3.24 (or 3.25 some days) GB RAM useable. It used to show all 4 GB.  ???

Bios recognizes all 4 GB, no errors in memory.  System also recognizes all 4 GB are there, and it will only give me 3.2X to use.

No BIOS settings changed, nothing different that I can tell.  I'm using BIOS FI, can't figure out whats up.

Any suggestions?

Thanks in advance.

Title: Re: G31M-ES2L Board now shows only 2.34 GB Ram Usable
Post by: F5BJR on January 20, 2011, 06:10:33 pm

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That is normal with 32 bits OS

Pierre

Title: Re: G31M-ES2L Board now shows only 2.34 GB Ram Usable
Post by: Archangelboy on January 20, 2011, 06:28:34 pm

Right, but it WAS showing a full 4GB useable in system properties  :-\

I've been running the system for 6 months, then a week or so ago it changed up on me.  Why?

Title: Re: G31M-ES2L Board now shows only 2.34 GB Ram Usable
Post by: Dark Mantis on January 20, 2011, 06:28:59 pm

Yes as Pierre has said the 32 bit operting system can only utilise about 3.25Gb of memory. If you have a motherboard with onboard graphics you will probably find even less than that is available.