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Old 08-04-2008, 01:38 AM   #5 (permalink)
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Bob, one more thing.
Which OS are you running?
XP does not utilize more than 2 GB, even if you add more.

Vista can see around 3 GB I believe, and if you run 64 bit Vista, it can see up to 8 GB I think.

This is why my new PC with XP I built I only built it with 2 GB.

My Vista Dell laptop is 32 bit with 2 GB of RAM, but I am bumping it to 3 GB later.
I think I was told since it is 32 bit it will not use 4 GB as it can not see all of it.
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