RAM (random access memory), either RAM hardware or software and operating system use of RAM.
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Is PC2700 SODIMM laptop memory backwards compatible with PC100?
Can laptop PC100-133 memory be replaced with PC2700-333 ? Both have 200-pin SODIMM.
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1answer
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Memory cache losing sync with disk
(Ubuntu Linux server, 64-bits)
I was troubleshooting a problem with a file (~3.0 GB) which I had just downloaded, but it was failing the integrity test, when I discovered something really unusual.
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Tools to view/edit user space memory of running processes?
Are there any tools to view/edit user space memory of running processes on Linux?
It would be a great learning tool.
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What's using my swap (Ubuntu)?
I have an Ubuntu 8.04 server which is running a database and a bunch of Java application servers. Its memory configuration and usage is:
total used free shared buffers ...
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Is it normal that my computer uses 1.10G of memory?
Is it normal that my computer uses 1.10G of memory?
No other program is open (Except Symantec Anti-Virus).
Dell 5i 4GB memory with Windows-7 64 bit.
Thank's in advance.
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Upgrade RAM or CPU [closed]
I have an IBM X31 with 1GB of RAM and a 1.4GHz proccessor running Windows 7 Home premium. Which would be more worthwhile to upgrade, the RAM to 2GB or the processor to a max of maybe 2GHz? Thanx in ...
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Lenovo T400 - Large amount of memory reserved for hardware
I'm working with a T400 and Win7 32bit.
Of course I can't use my 4GB memory.
But the performance monitor shows me 1GB reserved memory for hardware.
Is there a way to reduce this?
Maybe..turning off ...
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2answers
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What are the specifications on the RAM inside my computer?
I have a Dell Dimension 9200 that I bought 4 years ago. I want to find out the exact specifications (manufacturer, speed, timings, etc.). Is there a way to get this specific info without having to ...
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Should I add more RAM for Ubuntu?
My classmates suggested that I increase the memory of my Ubuntu 10.04 from 2GB to 8GB. I have a Nvidia FX 570 (256MB). Here are my question.
What does having a higher memory does in general?
Can I ...
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fedora core free -m vs system monitor
Why would i get different numbers when running free -m vs system monitor? I have been running firefox with flash for a few days and my machine has gotten slow; it took all 1GB of my memory so I shut ...
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What is CMOS and how does it work?
im new to this forum but i get confused when people are like "Uhh yeh i can upgrade CMOS without causing damage to the random access memory" which i understand, but what is CMOS?
There dont seem to be ...
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What is non-proprietary memory?
I have seen advertisements for "non-proprietary memory". What does that mean?
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Windows 7 64 bit only uses 3GB of RAM out of 4GB [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to enable 4GB in my Windows 7 64 bit?
I have 4GB of installed RAM and a 64 bit OS. However, both the system properties and the resource monitor say that only 3GB are ...
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Limit to the RAM on Windows Vista 32-bit [duplicate]
Possible Duplicates:
Enable 4gb ram usage on win 7 32-bit
Windows XP and RAM 3.5GB+
Is there a limit to the RAM on Windows Vista 32-bit. For example, Can I use 8 GB of RAM on Windows ...
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How much RAM do you need to run Windows 7 usably in a VMWare virtual machine?
I currently seem to use about 1.7 GB per virtual machine with Windows XP installed on them, generally running one Internet Explorer window in the VM.
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Can I use 3x2GB plus 3x4GB ddr3 RAM triple channel?
Made the mistake of thinking 12GB was enough, but I keep crashing out of memory while running sparse matrix solver... a few more GB should do it.
Is it valid to replace 3 of the 2GB modules with ...
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4answers
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Physical RAM ambiguity [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Windows XP and RAM 3.5GB+
Hi.
I've installed 6 Gb of RAM onto my computer running Win7.
For some reason most programs (Everest in Memory tab says 3327mb, Task Manager ...
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Is the 2010 Apple MacBook Air 4 GB memory upgrade worth it? [closed]
I'm looking to buy the new MacBook Air and, being from Windows, am unfamiliar with how much memory it would be advisable to have (thinking about the 4 GB upgrade).
For those from the fairer ...
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New memory installed - anything else I should do in Ubuntu?
I just upgraded my eee 1000 running Ubuntu 10.04 to 2Gb RAM. It is being detected fine by BIOS and OS alike, but I wonder if I need to do anything else to take the most advantage of the extra memory.
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6answers
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Just Dropped A RAM Inside Plastic Casing - Is it Dead?
I just dropped some laptop-sized RAM while it was in it's plastic wrapping onto my keyboard of my laptop. What's the chances of it failing because of this drop? If the RAM fails, would the failure ...
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1answer
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CPU/RAM 'swapping'
There are two machines in my household:
A Dell Dimension 9200 running Ubuntu 10.10, with 4GB (4x1GB) of RAM and a Intel Core 2 E6600 CPU.
A Dell Dimension 5150 running Windows XP, with 1GB (2x256MB, ...
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How to restrict single application or process memory usage in Windows XP?
We have an old application for one of our customers which won't run on a system that has over 1GB of RAM. Is there a way of limiting how much memory this application can see without sticking it in a ...
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How information is stored?
In the old times 8 bit information and 8 bit computers got along well
There was an ASCII of 8 bits so a single byte is a single char
and a single and whole position in memory/disk
then came 16 bit, ...
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New memory not working on Windows 7!
To celebrate my installation of Win7 x64, I just bought myself another 4 GB memory (2x2GB DDR2 PC-6400) to add to the 4 GB I already had.
But Windows now crashes with a BSoD after I insert the new ...
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8 GB RAM in a Lenovo W500?
I've just bought 2 x 4gb Corsair CM3X4GSD1066 memory bricks. I've now however read that people have had problems getting these to work on a W500 - but is there a way to do it or should I just return ...
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1answer
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No >256MiB RAM DIMM for Dell Latitude CPx?
IIRC, the Dell Latitude CPx takes 144 pin SO DIMMs PC100, yes?
If so, I can't seem to find any memory greater than a mere 256M? Are these not made in greater capacity, is there another module I can ...
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1answer
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How to get RAM working in dual dynamic paging mode?
My motherboard is Intel D865GVHZ.
I'm using 512 MB RAM, and recently, I purchased 512 MB RAM from the same company, same speed(333) and same manufacturer.
However, my PC is not booting in dual ...
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2answers
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Is there a way to check whether memory stick is broken?
The above is the memory stick I suspect may be broken,but not sure.
Because I can't boot up if I plug it in the slot.
Is there a way/tool to check whether the memory stick is working any more?
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3answers
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RAM Upgrade options for 32-bit windows machine with 2GB ram
I have a couple of years old PC used for semi-serious gaming. It has an Asus P5QC motherboard with 2x DDR2-800 1GB modules installed, running Vista 32 bit. The graphics card is external with its own ...
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1answer
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BSoD - Memory Dump - 0X0000007F
I have a HP Elitebook 8440P imaged with our Corporate standard image. This image works on any other laptops but not with my 2 laptops.
Windows boots correctly and I get to the login screen. There, I ...
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3answers
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Getting new memory for my computer - any gotchas?
I recently upgraded by computer from WinXP to Win7 x64, and now I want to take advantage of the fact that I can use more memory.
The cheapest memory is from online stores - but I'm a little nervous ...
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2answers
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Laptop only reports 1gb when i installed 2gb on windows 7
I have just installed windows 7 onto my laptop. I put 2 x new 1gb ddr2 modules into it. Only 1 gb is being reported by windows. Any one got any ideas? Should I try and flash the bios with new version?
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1answer
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Kingston HyperX 4GB and Bus compatibility
I'm considering purchasing Kingston HyperX 4GB .
I believe it has 2000 Bus.and i have a gigabyte G41M-Combo which support DDR3 1333 .
Will that work?
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ReadyBoost in Windows 7
I've bought an SD card today for my phot frame, but when I inserted it into my notebook I saw I could use it for ReadyBoost.
Some background
I'm a .net developer, using VMs and developing web ...
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2answers
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Disable/resize Windows Vista disk cache to increase free RAM
I'd like to decrease my cache size, because I have a slow disk and run a swap-less system (it's pretty snappy that way). I have x86 Vista and 3 GB RAM. The problem is that Windows eats about 1 GB RAM ...
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Mac OS X sysctl get total and free memory size
How to get on MAC OS X using sysctl used and free memory ? Searched for sysctl -a | grep vm or sysctl -a | grep mem but didn't found anything relevant.
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Memory and mobo - bit of a quandary after testing
Steve McCroskey: Johnny, what can you make out of this?
[Hands him the weather briefing]
Johnny: This? Why, I can make a hat or a brooch or a pterodactyl...
My desktop started having ...
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1answer
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How to mlock all pages of a process tree from console?
"mlockall() locks all pages mapped into the address space of the calling process"
How to do it from console for a process tree?
Something like lockall sh -c "read_data | process_data | write_data", ...
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1answer
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How to know which devices are mapped to a memory range in Win 7
I an having issues with my Wireless card on Win 7 - the issue being that the memory range it maps to conflicts with "something else".
Is there any easy way of knowing what that "something else" is?
...
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1answer
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Can I use DDR3 PC3-10600 and 10666 RAM together?
I have a gigabyte P55-UD4P mobo, with a i7-860.
Currently I only have 4gb of RAM installed 2x2gb - This RAM is DDR3 PC3-10600
found here: ...
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3answers
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Why do I see only 3.24 GB memory on my 64-bit system?
I have 4GB RAM installed, and I'm running on Windows 7 64-bit.
Why does Windows see only 3.24GB ? What can I do to make it see the full 4GB ?
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Motherboard(BIOSTAR A785GE) does not boot with two dimm memory(Crucial Ballistix) installed
after replacing my motherboard with this one:
BIOSTAR A785GE AM2+/AM3 AMD 785G Micro ATX AMD Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813138156
I can only use one Dimm of ...
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Why do I have less memory with 32 bit OS [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Will Windows 7 32 bit edition support 8 GB RAM?
I have a brand new machine at work, i7 quad core with 8GB of ram. Mainly, I use it to develop JAVA applications using ...
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2answers
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How to solve my computer boot issue (Monitor Switch automatically off)
When I start my computer, it boots well and runs for around 4 mins. After that the monitor automatically switching off and the Processor light on the CPU also got off. When i press restart button, ...
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I've got RAM everywhere. How do I identify it?
I've pulled RAM from a bunch of old PCs and I'm ready to find the largest modules to reuse. Most of it is just SDRAM but some of it doesn't have any identifiable markings that might explain it's ...
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Windows 7 doesn't use all the available memory
I've installed 12 GB of memory on my Windows 7 computer, and yes it is a 64 bit computer. I can see the memory in bios, as well as in the properties of the computer, but when looking in the properties ...
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1answer
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Putting PC3-8500 Memory in 2008 Macbook Pro
I've got some extra ram from my 2010 Macbook pro (PC3-8500). Is there any chance of this working with a Macbook 2008 motherboard (factory ram is is PC-5300).
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2answers
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Laptop stopped using all 4GB of ram
I have a Toshiba A665-S6065 which I bought about 1.5 months ago. It's been working perfectly with windows 7 (64 bit) and ubuntu (64 bit) dual booting.
However, a few days ago I noticed that only ...
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Fix for memory missing on first boot?
When staring from cold my machine only sees 4GB (as shown in BIOS POST messages). If I immediately restart (i.e. before the operating system boot starts) then it will always pick-up the full 6GB ...
