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oraclewizard77
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Registered: Jan 2006
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03-24-12 12:54 AM

My main laptop is down, and I ordered a replacement. To be able to trade I am using a cheap Vostro 3555 from Dell. The problem with the Vostro 3555 is that it had only 2 GB with 1.48 usable, so it was slow. I upgraded to 4 GB of RAM, and it now shows 4 GB (1.48 usable). The usable memory did not increase.

This is not a problem on my other studio laptop I had from Dell with Intel processors and 4 GB of memory.

I already upgraded the BIOS and chipset drivers for the Vostro. I also upgraded the virtual memory by manually adjusting it, and the computer is now faster but still shows 1.48 usable.

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PocketChange

Registered: Jul 2008
Posts: 2037

03-24-12 01:46 AM

upgrade your o/s to 64 bit.

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oraclewizard77
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03-24-12 03:07 AM

The OS is 64 bit, the Vostro 3555 is this year's model. It's just a cheaper laptop.

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upgrade your o/s to 64 bit.

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MarketMasher

Registered: Sep 2007
Posts: 1612

03-24-12 03:33 AM

Windows 7?

Did the memory allocation expand in the Resource Display bar for the memory? Maybe Windows allocated more to be used as cache/standby and left a smaller amount unallocated when trying to be efficient with using the new memory.

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oraclewizard77
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03-24-12 04:56 AM

I was able to solve the problem. As noted I previously upgraded the BIOS. I then tested memory with Ultimate Boot Disk. While memory passed I noted a strange thing, it showed only 1512 GB of memory while running the tests.

I shut down the computer. I took out both memory chips. I then put 1 in 1 slot, and rebooted the computer. The computer worked.

I shut down again, and took that memory chip out. I then put the other memory chip in a different slot, and rebooted the computer. The computer worked.

I then put the 1st memory chip back into its slot, and rebooted the computer. Now I can see 3.48 GB usable out of 4 GB. Much better.

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Equalizer

Registered: Jan 2005
Posts: 1521

03-24-12 08:14 AM

Quote from oraclewizard77:

The OS is 64 bit, the Vostro 3555 is this year's model. It's just a cheaper laptop.

Are you sure about that? Did you order it with W7 64-bit or 32-bit?

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