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Hi @nick ,
I just upgrated my ASUS laptop (X401A based) with 8 Go of RAM (instead of 4 Go). Its processus does support 8 Go:
-[link|https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/69669/intel-pentium-processor-b980-2m-cache-2-40-ghz.html|https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/69669/intel-pentium-processor-b980-2m-cache-2-40-ghz.html|new_window=true]
+[link|https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/69669/intel-pentium-processor-b980-2m-cache-2-40-ghz.html|https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/69669/intel-pentium-processor-b980-2m-cache-2-40-ghz.html]
But I'm facing the following issue:
The ***BIOS*** is detecting the whole RAM capacity:
-[code]MEMORY INFORMATION: 8192 MB[/code]
-
+[code]
+MEMORY INFORMATION: 8192 MB
+[/code]
... But ***Windows 7*** only uses half of it:
-[code]RAM: 8,00 Go (3,40 Go usable)[/code]
+[code]
+RAM: 8,00 Go (3,40 Go usable)
+[/code]
+I don't understand why there is such a limitation. Any idea?
-I don't understand why there is such a limitation. Any idea?
+***UPDATE***: I feel so dumb... Windows 7 32bits only support 4Go of RAM. This is such a pain to ugprade, and I'll have to put my old RAM back...

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Origineel bericht door: Nicolas

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Hi @nick ,

I just upgrated my ASUS laptop (X401A based) with 8 Go of RAM (instead of 4 Go). Its processus does support 8 Go:

[link|https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/69669/intel-pentium-processor-b980-2m-cache-2-40-ghz.html|https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/69669/intel-pentium-processor-b980-2m-cache-2-40-ghz.html|new_window=true]

But I'm facing the following issue:

The ***BIOS*** is detecting the whole RAM capacity:

[code]MEMORY INFORMATION: 8192 MB[/code]

... But ***Windows 7*** only uses half of it:

[code]RAM: 8,00 Go (3,40 Go usable)[/code]

I don't understand why there is such a limitation. Any idea?

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