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32 bit software RAM utilization in a 64 bit windows machine [duplicate]
I have a 64-bit laptop with 8 Gb of ram, which came installed with a 32-bit MS Excel. So I wanted to know if MS Excel can utilize the complete ram, or is it just utilizing up to 4 Gb of Ram?
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Why my ram specs shows different manufacturer?
So I bought these so-called "Kingston" SODIMM rams but when I hit wmic memorychip list full it says that the manufacturer code is 802C. That code is for "Micron Technology, Inc."....
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Small amount of hardware reserved memory meaning?
I know there are a lot of questions about "hardware reserved memory", but almost all of them are regarding to fix high amount of reserved memory. I am wondering about the case where there is ...
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Why 64 bit software is heavy on 64 bit Windows 10 Operating System?
I am using an old computer and its system specifications are as follows:
Processor: Core 2 duo E7500-Seventh gen
Physical Memory: 3 Gb
Mechanical Hard Drive capacity 500 Gb
Windows 10 64 bit
I ...
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Why can a 64-bit OS take full advantage of a 4GB RAM but a 32-bit OS cannot? [duplicate]
(Preamble: I understand that there are similar questions, but I'm specifically trying to understand why having more than 32 bits help accessing that 0.5 GB when having 232 addresses is more than ...
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Unused memory address space 32 bit
I'm running linux on my mac mini core 2 duo. The interesting thing is that the EFI for this machine is 32 bit, but the OS is 64 bit. Because of the 32 bit EFI, I only have 4GB worth of address space. ...
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How to know my Ram in Windows 7?
I know that how to check my ram and here is my ram.
But from some resources, I found that if I have more than 4 GB ram and still using Windows 7 32 bit, it would show only 4 GB ram because Windows 7 ...
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Is it possible for VS 2019 to use more than 4GB RAM?
From time to time I see that in my computer ( 64 bit Windows 10) Task Manager, Processes tab that VS 2019 uses more than 4GB-- sometimes it can go up to 5GB, but not more than that. (I use VS 2019 ...
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Why aren't CPU instructions decoded before the program runs?
What is it about the decoding step of the instruction cycle that prevents it from being done ahead of time?
The Intel 64 manual says things like "decodes instructions into micro-operations".
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What should I do first? Add more ram or upgrade windows?
So hi, I have a Windows 7 Home premium 32-bit with 2GB ram and Core i5,(I've had this since 2015) and I want to add a 4GB ram to it because it started getting slower. I know that 32-bit OS won't fully ...
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Does the HP Pavilion Dv5 1008TU support additional RAM?
There's not a lot of support anywhere for this specific model of PC.
I've sort of converted my HP Pavilion into a server, but as more people begin to use it, it struggles to cope with its 2GB of RAM.
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Run 32bit program with memory for a 64bit
I want to run an old 32bit game with enough memory as if it is a 64bit game.
I want to do this because the original was poorly designed and at some point runs out of memory and crashes. So I want to ...
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Can ReadyBoost be enabled on a machine with an SSD in Windows 10?
Upon inserting many flash drives and selecting 'ReadyBoost' under Properties, I am greeted by the message, "This device cannot be used for ReadyBoost. ReadyBoost is not enabled because this computer ...
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Total memory is lower than what I actually have
uname -a : Linux amro 5.1.14-arch1-1-ARCH #1 SMP PREEMPT Sat Jun 22 16:28:48 UTC 2019 x86_64 GNU/Linux
I bought a single 8gb ram stick, but KSysGuard says that it's a total of 5.8gb.
/proc/meminfo ...
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Firefox 64 vs 32 bit memory consumption
I opened the same tabs in 32 and 64 versions of FF and the difference in memory consumption is staggering.
Is there anything I can do on my end to reduce the gap? Or is 3x difference to be expected?
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Is 1kb 1000bits or 1024bits
I'm super confused about this relatively easy conversion.
Is 1kb=1000 bits or 1024 bits?
I realise that 1024 bits would be represented by 1Kibibit or 1Kibit and not 1kb but I see many many people ...
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Intel Xeon E-2176M Processor with 32gb of RAM how many bit the CPU has?
I have read on the internet that a 32-bit CPU can handle around 4gb RAM max,while a 64-bit CPU can reach maximum of 16gb of RAM.
How come than that on the market I can find something like this:
Intel ...
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Can one use 4-bit, 8-bit, 16-bit, or 32-bit sized pointers on a 64-bit machine?
I just did a rough calculation around the max size of an unsigned 64-bit integer, which is:
18,446,744,073,709,551,615
q5 q4 t b m t h
Looking at AWS's hardware specifications on their ...
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Why memory access errors on 64-bit machine point to 32-bit address?
Probably every one at least once in their computer lifetime came through an error like Memory access violation at 0x8231d13f which states the 32-bit address in memory where the violation occured. Let'...
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BSOD Windows 10 in certain applications
I've been getting random BSODs during certain programs,
but all have the same error codes.
I've put the minidump here.
Anyone knows what might cause this?
I've been looking everywhere
The minidump ...
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Mozilla Firefox memory leak 56.0.2 64-bit
I noticed that after a few days on my PC Windows 10 64-bit Mozilla Firefox 56.0.2 64-bit starts to use a lot of RAM - it could reach 2 GB or so, and browser operation becomes slower. Only restarting ...
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What is the size of an address of a variable in memory on a 64 bit processor (Intel i3/i5/i7)
Would it be 64 bit address or is are they still 32 bit or as I may have mistakenly read the addresses are 48bit ? Or does Intel use a 32 bit address of one cell and half of another 32 bit cell making ...
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Migrating from 32 bit to 64 Bit → Windows Product Id and Key Issue
I have this system → Product Name: 3574G5Q Machine Serial Number: XXXXXXX → Think Centre Under warranty. I called and then chatted Lenovo Chat support, and asked them that i want to upgrade to ...
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Why can't x86 (32-bit) operating systems use more than 3.25 GB of RAM memory and not whole 4 GB? [duplicate]
I know that 32 bit machines cannot use more than 4 GB of RAM since they cannot address this many memory addresses.
However I do not understand why almost all 32 bit operating systems including Window ...
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Windows 7 - 64bit - Half the memory is not usable on some boots
I have found some similar questions but they have not helped me thus far.
The problem I have is that I have 8gb ram (2x4gb modules) and about two thirds of the time only the 4gb are usalbe, and on ...
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Dell Optiplex 210L w/ Windows 7 64-bit reserving memory for "hardware"... how to release?
I recently picked up a Dell Optiplex 210L with 1 GB of RAM. I did a clean install of Win7 64-bit and then I upgraded it to it's max of 4 GB of RAM. The BIOS reports 4 GB. Windows reports 4 GB total,...
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Windows 7 detects 32 Gb, but can allocate only 16 gb (Update: MySql)
I have:
1) Gygabyte 990FXA UD3 rev 1.2
2) 4 x 8 GB (Kingston 9905403-518.A00LF)
3) AMD FX-8320
Windows detects 32 GB, BIOS also detects 32 GB.
But when OS loaded it does not allow to use more ...
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Bios and System showing different RAM size
I just installed DDR2 2 GB Ram into my PC where i have already installed 1 GB Ram. I check bios it showing correct total 3GB RAM but system properties showing only 2 GB. I also check using Z-CPU id ...
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Memory access on 32/64 bit Windows, freeze
So I have this old laptop, a Lenovo ThinkPad T510 and I tried upgrading it's RAM from 2GB to 2*4GB (8GB). I was on a Windows 8 x32, and it worked, but only 3 out of 8GB were usable.
So I tried to ...
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Why 2.66 GB usable in 4 GB ram? [duplicate]
I am having windows 10 pro 64 bit OS,With 4 Gb RAM. But in memory section its showing 2.66 GB usable. Why? doing some research(Googling) I found that 32 bit machine can't utilize the full RAM. But ...
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When I run this process, it pushes all others out of RAM. Is there any way to prevent this?
I like to leave my browser, email, and other applications running while I'm gaming. Now that I'm running a 64-bit version of Windows with 16 GB of RAM, I can do this easily, and even switch between a ...
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Chipset supports 8gb of RAM but computer is 32bit?
I have a Compaq Pressario SR1222NX that I am looking to upgrade the RAM on. So the max supported RAM is for my computer is 4 GB. This makes sense to me as the 32 bit address limit is 4GB. However......
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Stuck with a 64-bit Windows 7 on a 32-bit machine
I have a Lenovo Thinkpad laptop, SL500, 2GB Ram (DDR2). Several days ago, I went to a repairman (for lack of a better word) to upgrade my Ram to 4GB. After he plugged in 4GB Ram, the repairman ...
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Windows 7 32-bit on 64 bit processor, Will 64 bit games work?
I recently installed a brand new 64 bit processor into my system (very happy about it), but I have a 32 bit operating system.
I want to run 64 bit games, but I don't know if I need to upgrade my OS ...
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How to see real ram usage for each program in windows 7
when i press ctrl-alt-del and open Task manager I see that Memory is used at 80% (Performance tab), but if I add all the memory usage values for each program from the Processes tabs there's no way ...
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Out of 12 GB, only 8 GB of RAM is usable in Windows 7 Home edition 64-bit
I just installed a new 8 GB RAM along with the old 4 GB on my HP Pavilion G6 laptop. BIOS shows 12 GB RAM installed, and so is the Direct X Diagnostic Utility, but only 8 GB RAM is usable. Resource ...
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Processor architecture 32bit and 64 bit
I have a question about the processor architecture of 32 bit and 64 bit systems.
When you work with a 64 bit system, I suppose it means you have a 64 bit wide addressbus of byte-addressable memory ...
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What is the "low memory warning" threshold with 16GB x64 windows?
EDIT4 We now have an answer. Thank you for everyone participating in the test, esp Jamie. Since the answer was deleted, here's the short summary: Win10 introduces memory compression, making this kind ...
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Does my processor support PAE?
I currently have the following system specifications:
Windows 7 64-Bit
Athlon 64 X2 (W) 4600+ 2.4 GHz
8GB of RAM
500 GB HD
I'm planning on installing Xubuntu as a dual partition along side my ...
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I have 4GB or RAM installed but Windows 7 x64 shows only 1.93GB of it is usable [duplicate]
I just upgraded my motherboard and CPU and after re-installing Windows 7 64-bit my computer is not using it’s full 4GB but only 1.93GB usable.
Specs:
Motherboard: ASUS ROG CROSSBLADE RANGER FM2+ ...
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Computer doesn't use more than 4 of my 8GB of RAM...? (64-bit computer)
Recently, to future-proof my computer, I've added on top of my original 4GB of memory. I brought the total memory to 8GB, and I've got no noticeable change in speed-- even when it should. I went to ...
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Why does Windows claim to be low on memory when I have swap space available?
I have 4GB of RAM. But according to system monitor my PC never uses above 3.1 GB. When it reaches 3.1 GB used apps start to shut down/crash.
Why is that remaining 800MB not used?
I found a few web ...
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Is there a way to force Windows 10 to recognize more than 3.5 GB Ram on a 64 bit system? [duplicate]
I've got a machine that is 64-bit, running 32-bit windows 7, which has 8GB ram.
I did the official upgrade to windows 10 that Microsoft was offering a few weeks ago, but I'm having a difficult time ...
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RAM Limitation on 64 bit arch
ORIGINAL QUESTION: (you can read this mess of a question, but I suggest jumping to the re-written question)
I see that there are a lot of places mentioning 16 EB RAM limitation... However, isn't a ...
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Dell Inspiron 15R (N5010) i3 2.6GHz Ram Upgrade Crash
I have a Dell inspriron n5010 i3 2.6GHz M390 with 1333MHz 2GB memory with windows 8.1 32bit Operating System.
I wanted to upgrade the RAM,
i could not find any 1333MHz 4GB memory So i bought a DIMM ...
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Windows 8.1 32bit version upgrade to Windows 10 64bit version
I have a windows 8.1 32bit installation with 4GB of RAM and a x64 capable CPU. I've upgraded the RAM to 8GB and want to do the Windows 10 upgrade... as far as I'm aware the upgrade will do a like for ...
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Internet Explorer 11 browser recently became sluggish and unresponsive in that when I entered a valid URL I would get a blank browser window
In the last 3 days, I noticed my Internet Explorer 11 browser recently became sluggish and unresponsive in that when I entered a valid URL I would get a blank browser window each time. I have a new 64-...
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What's a good rule-of-thumb for choosing between Windows 32 bit and 64 bit?
I'm installing Windows on an old(ish) machine again - and am again faced with the question of whether to install the 32-bit or 64-bit version.
Instead of asking this question specifically for some ...
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Backing up software with its licenses
I have a PC which is mostly used for photo and video editing. This PC was starting to get slow and I decided I had to install some more RAM memory in it (6GB in total now).
After doing that, I ...
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How to get back my remaining capacity of my 8GB pendrive? [duplicate]
A few weeks ago, I inserted my pendrive into my college's PC to transfer my assignments, but it was not working. It was corrupted and was asking to format. I couldn't even copy files, and was forced ...
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