>2Gb Problem...maybe

[dark_hag666]

Just got a second 2*1Gb Kit of 5300 Balistix, but Windows only saw the original 2Gb; POST screen and CPU-Z both saw the full 4Gb however. So, I did some research and saw memory remapping mentioned, usual in the sense of turn it on.

A reboot later and I discover it was on... tried turning it of and Post says 3Gb, CPU-Z says 4Gb and Windows says 2.93Gb.

Now, I'm fine with the 2.9 in Windows; what I can't understand is why BIOS sees 3Gb, but CPU-Z sees 4Gb. Also, why did turning the memory remapping off if it when it should be on?

 

[dark_hag666]

I know about the limits of 32bit OSs, hence why I was fine with 2.9Gb it eventually showed up. What I was asking was why turning memory remapping off fixed the problem; as far as I was aware you need it ON for more than 2Gb.