2GB usable out of 4GB in Windows 8

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DOST_FRIEND59

Broken In
I have a pc running original window 8 with specs as

Intel i5-2400 - 2nd gen
Intel H67BL
MSI R6670
Cooler master 500w
Sony DVD R/W
Corsair 4G.B. DDR3 1333Mhz * 1
WD Cavair Green 1T.B.
Logitech Wireless K260
HP W1907

well today i did a complete fresh install with my brand new windows 8 dvd which i bought recently

now the problem is the system is showing that

installed memory 4gb 2gb usable

help me.
 
N

Naxal

Little Kid
in your BIOS/UEFI make sure the on board IGP is disabled and no RAM is shared there

Are you with Windows 7 32bit ??
 
d6bmg

d6bmg

BMG ftw!!
1. I think you are using 32BIt OS
2. I also think that you are using iGPU and shared memory is 1GB.

These may be the cause if your problem, or at least it looks like that.
 
N

Naxal

Little Kid
DOST_FRIEND59 said:
no i am using windows 8 32 bit

now it's showing 3.49gb usable
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Please check below.

Memory Limits for Windows Releases (Windows)

3 GB barrier - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Windows x86 versions cant use more than that for application use.
 
Neo

Neo

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You can use PAE to use your 4gb memory completely, although upgrading to 64bit OS is recommended
 
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