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  1. 13-11-2011, 02:17 PM #1
    Tact.X
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    Strange memory readings

    Windows and memtest say I have 4094mb of Ram
    But when I started I had all 4096mb

    Anyone know why this is?

    Reinstalled windows with my new upgrades so gonna check again tonight
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  2. 13-11-2011, 03:07 PM #2
    SUMMONER
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    Re: Strange memory readings

    Windows 7 Task Manager says the same for me. Physical memory total: 4094MB
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  4. 13-11-2011, 04:09 PM #3
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    Re: Strange memory readings

    Glad to know I'm not the only one
    Thanks for letting me

    It must not be a problem as I never encountered problems

    Thanks again *thumbs*
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  5. 13-11-2011, 05:38 PM #4
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    Re: Strange memory readings

    Reserved memory. Often done by management controllers such as vPro, or shared video memory, or anything else that reserves memory.
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  7. 14-11-2011, 01:43 AM #5
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    Re: Strange memory readings

    Thank you for clearing this up, I can sleep easy now
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