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Registered User
Join Date: Jun 2008
Posts: 13
OS: Win Vista Ultimate 64-Bit Win XP 64-Bit
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[SOLVED] 32-bit with 4GB of ram ????
hi,
when i was in duabi i went to a computer shop and i found a toshiba laptop with 4GB ram and Vista Home Premium 32-bit how could that be ?? i have 4GB of ram and windows vista ultimate 64-bit how can i install the 32-bit version with 4GB of ram ? |
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Registered User
Join Date: Nov 2008
Posts: 3
OS: Vista Home Premium SP1
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Re: 32-bit with 4GB of ram ????
I'm not sure you can.
I think it's just marketing on the part of Toshiba, as most people won't know they can't use the full 4Gb, but will see it as a benefit and worth paying for anyway. |
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Troubled
Join Date: Nov 2008
Posts: 8
OS: Vista Ultimate SP1 64bit
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Re: 32-bit with 4GB of ram ????
Well, once you would install a 64bit OS, all 4GB would work.
Yes, you can install 32bit vista is you have 4GB of ram. You'll only have something over 3GB of usable memory though. |
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Registered User
Join Date: Nov 2008
Posts: 3
OS: Vista Ultimate 32 sp1
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Re: 32-bit with 4GB of ram ????
I think there was a recent windows update that makes windows report that it is running 4Gb when really somewhere between 2-3 is availble. I believe that this was done to avoid people feeling hard done by after installing 4Gb but only seeing 2-3.
So whilst it says 4Gb that is not what is availble have a look in the performance tab of task manager to see how much is really available. |
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Mentor Hardware Team
Join Date: Jun 2008
Posts: 1,296
OS: XP & Vista
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Re: 32-bit with 4GB of ram ????
Hi, yes SP1 introduces PAE (physical address extension). If the Toshiba is a good price I would go for it 32 bit installs perfectly with 4gb This article was written by an associate explains it well:-
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