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05-29-2021 11:17 AM
My notebook memory show 8192 MB RAM. Samsun 8192 MB RAM @ 1600 Mhz
My notebook resource monitor show
Hardware Reserved 5525 MB
In Use 2158 MB
Modified 13 MB
Standby 270 MB
Free 221 MB
Available 497 MB
Cached 288 MB
Total 2667 MB
Installed 8192 MB
Surprising the system never slow down.
How can I utilised the Hardware Reserved portion?
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05-29-2021 03:45 PM
Your machine runs Windows7 32bit. 4GB just sitting there because OS can't utilize the whole 8GB.
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05-29-2021 03:45 PM
Your machine runs Windows7 32bit. 4GB just sitting there because OS can't utilize the whole 8GB.
Regards.
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