Pi2540 - Win7 - RAM upgrade to 4GB, only 3.00GB usable

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freeqz
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Pi2540 - Win7 - RAM upgrade to 4GB, only 3.00GB usable

Postby freeqz » Mon Mar 18, 2013 16:49

Hi there,

I 've just upgraded my memory on Pi2540 to 4GB but Win7 would only use 3.00GB.
I have BIOS version 1.08C.
Would upgrading BIOS resolve the issue?
Or is there something else to do?

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Re: Pi2540 - Win7 - RAM upgrade to 4GB, only 3.00GB usable

Postby incek82 » Fri Mar 22, 2013 23:58

Windows will recognize only 3.00 (or 3.25 depending on chipset) GB on such "old" architecture. Run linux or MacOS to use full 4.00GB RAM memory.


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