01-20-2011, 11:13 AM
My mobo, intel 915GM, is said to recognize a total of 2gb memory. But, anyway, I put a 2gb and a 1gb ram into the memory slots and all the applications installed in my laptop say that there's 3gb memory in total.
Strange is my Windows 7 says 3gb ram installed, but only 1.99gb usable. Now that my laptop doesn't freeze with 3gb memory installed in it, I guess there are some restrictions on maximum memory in its bios. How do you think? Could it be possible that a mobo doesn't actually recognize a certain amount of memory but still indicates the total amount of memory in OS as if it had been successfully installed? If so, is there a way to modify the BIOS to lift the limit?
The BIOS file has .IMC extension and I wonder if you have any idea about how to open this. I want to know whether it has some hidden menus for changing the memory settings.
I would appreciate any advice on this. Thanks.
Strange is my Windows 7 says 3gb ram installed, but only 1.99gb usable. Now that my laptop doesn't freeze with 3gb memory installed in it, I guess there are some restrictions on maximum memory in its bios. How do you think? Could it be possible that a mobo doesn't actually recognize a certain amount of memory but still indicates the total amount of memory in OS as if it had been successfully installed? If so, is there a way to modify the BIOS to lift the limit?
The BIOS file has .IMC extension and I wonder if you have any idea about how to open this. I want to know whether it has some hidden menus for changing the memory settings.
I would appreciate any advice on this. Thanks.
