I have a Lenovo T60p laptop with two 2gb memory chips in it.
Properties of the computer shows 3gb.
The Taskmanager/Performance screen shows 3144044.
Why is it not 4gb?
2007-04-12 05:35:10 · 5 answers · asked by tom 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Other - Hardware
Because what you are looking at is the available ram, ram that is being used doesnt show. You will see the actual amount during bootup.
2007-04-12 05:41:31 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Because the maximum amount of memory this notebook can recognize is 3 GB. Read the specs:
http://www.pcmall.com/pcmall/shop/detail~dpno~7193199.asp
EDIT:
Dr. House -- She's talking about System Properties, General Tab. That always shows total physical RAM that I know of. Do you know of any exceptions?
GoSolo -- XP supports 4GB, though only up to 3GB can be used for processes and such, and that's on XP Pro. Apparently not for XP Home.
2007-04-12 12:40:14 · answer #2 · answered by Kasey C 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Windows XP supports a max memory of 3gb. XP 64-bit holds more I believe, and so does Vista.
2007-04-12 13:13:05 · answer #3 · answered by gosolo9100 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
If the motherboard doesn't support all the memory you havit in it, it will only show how much it supports.
2007-04-12 12:40:27 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I believe some of it is held in reserve.
2007-04-12 12:38:46 · answer #5 · answered by tw0cl0n3m3 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋