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<blockquote data-quote="Jonboy" data-source="post: 72834" data-attributes="member: 2149"><p>After installing the new Ram I played around with the advanced setting in msconfig > boot. Initially there were 4 processors on the drop down but this reduced to 2 and Maximum Memory kept going to Zero. It didn't appear to make any difference to the usable memory which dropped slightly from 3Gb showing initially. So I stopped playing with that and having updated some drivers I checked in Device Manager and it was showing 2 processors.</p><p></p><p>Following up Wrench97's last queries I revisited Msconfig and the option to set 4 processors was there again and Max memory 4096 Mb. Resulting in a return to 3Gb usable and in Device Manager 4 processors showing! I did think that it was a Quad core chipset but when i only had two showing and checked on the Intel website where I found reference to a Dual core, I thought myself confused. So it is a Quad core after all!</p><p></p><p>I have turned off Quick start and Quiet Boot and can see that 256Mb is going to the VGA on the bios notifications. Nevertheless it only returns 3Gb usable in Computer> Properties . This is confirmed in resource Moniutor where it says 1025 Mb is reserved by the Bios. </p><p></p><p>Maybe it's taking 256Mb off each processor?</p><p></p><p>Even more confused than before.</p><p></p><p>Cheers Andy</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jonboy, post: 72834, member: 2149"] After installing the new Ram I played around with the advanced setting in msconfig > boot. Initially there were 4 processors on the drop down but this reduced to 2 and Maximum Memory kept going to Zero. It didn't appear to make any difference to the usable memory which dropped slightly from 3Gb showing initially. So I stopped playing with that and having updated some drivers I checked in Device Manager and it was showing 2 processors. Following up Wrench97's last queries I revisited Msconfig and the option to set 4 processors was there again and Max memory 4096 Mb. Resulting in a return to 3Gb usable and in Device Manager 4 processors showing! I did think that it was a Quad core chipset but when i only had two showing and checked on the Intel website where I found reference to a Dual core, I thought myself confused. So it is a Quad core after all! I have turned off Quick start and Quiet Boot and can see that 256Mb is going to the VGA on the bios notifications. Nevertheless it only returns 3Gb usable in Computer> Properties . This is confirmed in resource Moniutor where it says 1025 Mb is reserved by the Bios. Maybe it's taking 256Mb off each processor? Even more confused than before. Cheers Andy [/QUOTE]
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