See Microsoft Memory Management in MSDN at
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa366525%28VS.85%29.aspx You can get around the 3 GB memory limit on some computers... and by installing Windows 64 bit version... But the problem remains for the average Thinkpad with Windows XP Professional, the limit is 3 GB. You can learn more by doing a Google search for, windows xp *3gb* limit<http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ei=Lm8qS-uYNdT4nAfzlJnqCA&sa=X&oi=spell&resnum=0&ct=result&cd=1&ved=0CAYQBSgA&q=windows+xp+3gb+limit&spell=1> or by going to the Microsoft web site. Ray - - - - - Rules for Writers: Remember to never split an infinitive; The passive voice should never be used; and, last, but not least, avoid cliches like the plague! .. ... .... ..... ...... ....... ........ William Saffire On Thu, Dec 17, 2009 at 9:52 AM, Chris Schumann <[email protected]> wrote: > On 12/17/2009 03:58 AM, Aryeh Goretsky (home) wrote: > >> Hello, >> >> I noticed that my ThinkPad T61p (Model 6459-CTO) only detects >> 3070MB of RAM when performing the extended test at POST, but >> installed memory in the BIOS reports 4096MB. I have two 2GB >> SO-DIMMs from Crucial installed. Swapping the SO-DIMMS makes >> no difference. >> >> Motherboard was replaced under EasyServ because of this and I >> had some problems running 3-D graphic intensive applications >> (appears to be a known issue with the nVidia graphics chip). >> Upon its return, I installed a new HDD and loaded Windows 7. >> >> The BIOS Version is 2.26 and the Embedded Controller Version >> is 1.08. >> > I'd wager it's a bug in the BIOS since all the memory appears to your OS. > You could try something like MemTest86+ or another RAM diagnostic. PC Doctor > might even be on the machine already too. > > Chris > > > _______________________________________________ > Thinkpad mailing list > [email protected] > http://stderr.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/thinkpad > _______________________________________________ Thinkpad mailing list [email protected] http://stderr.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/thinkpad
