Memory Remap Feature: Enable ot Disable?


  

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  1. 1. Should I Memory Remap Feature?

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I caved and bought 4GB of RAM it was a bargain at my local computer shop.

I installed the 4GB RAM and the BIOS detects 3GB with Memory Remap Feature Enabled, if I Disable Memory Remap Feature

it detects 4GB.

So the question what is Memory Remap Feature and if I disable what happens?

What do people with 4GB> use?

DJ Prem,

If you have a 64bit OS then turn on the remap feature and you should have access to the full 4GB. The only time I would not recommend turning it on is if your using a 32bit OS as when I did that on one of my PCs the PC didnt even read 3Gb just 2 for some reason. But if your using 64bit then turning it on should give you your full 4Gb

Hope that helps.

Hawker

Why is it a poll? It should be set depending on the amount of RAM and the OS being used:

With 3 GB of RAM or less, it doesn't matter.

For a 32-bit OS with more than 3 GB of RAM, it should be off.

For a 64-bit OS with more than 3 GB of RAM, it should be on.

Agreed, a poll for this makes no sense. The setting must match your machine configuration. Opinion should not factor into it...

  DJ Prem said:
I caved and bought 4GB of RAM it was a bargain at my local computer shop.

I installed the 4GB RAM and the BIOS detects 3GB with Memory Remap Feature Enabled, if I Disable Memory Remap Feature

it detects 4GB.

That sounds backward. I'm surprised a modern BIOS even has this option (most newer 64-bit boards handle this automatically).

In fact, the confusion is probably stemming from how this feature is described. Some probably say "Map devices above 4GB mark. Yes/No"

Yours probably says "DON'T map devices above 4GB mark. Yes/No"

Is the default "no?" I'd leave it at that, assuming a 64-bit OS.

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