Jonathan Horne wrote:
i have a system with 4GB memory, doing the same similar behavior. but, on top
of not using the last few hundred megs of ram, even the POST shows like 3.6 or
3.7GB of ram. is PAE still a solution for my case?
[EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]$ dmesg | grep memory
real memory = 3958833152 (3775 MB)
avail memory = 3875762176 (3696 MB)
My motherboard has a BIOS option as to how the memory is to be used. If
it is remapped, then you can see 3.2GB from a 32-bit OS (like Windows XP
or Vista x86). If I turn remapping off, then only 3.0GB will show in
such a 32-bit OS. However, a 64-bit OS can see all the memory and use
it accordingly.
Check your BIOS.
Tom Veldhouse
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