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Keyboard and memory question
I recently installed four 1GB memory cards on my XPS400, but the system specs says there are only 3.5 GB? Is there a maximum of 3.5 on my XPS400?
I have a Dell keyboard with buttons for HOME, BACK, MAIL, MY COMPUTER and CALCULATOR, etc. All of the buttons work except the calculator button. Did I accidentally turn it off somehow?
Ram issue = Limitation of a 32 bit operating system. Most of the missing ram is reserved by the amount of the ram on your video card. Then more is reserved for other system devices. The end result is that available ram on a 32 bit system can range from 2 to 3.5 gigs with 4 gigs installed
Bios should always report the total ram in your system. If not then something is wrong with the ram or possible the motherboard.
Vista with the incorporation of SP1 will report the total system ram like the bios. To see the actual available ram you need to open task manager and look at the performance tab.
Key board did it always not work on the calculator? You may need to program the button to point to the calc.exe file.
Merlin_AZ
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Posted September 2nd, 2008 14:00
What OS are you running?
The RAM is there, but the OS isn't reading all of it because of graphic card sharing.
I think Vista SP1 is the only OS that reads it right.