Windows 7 7022 x64 4GB Memory Bug?

[ShortFuse]

I installed the x64 version of Build 7022

Tell me what's wrong this picture:

If somebody with 4GB of memory and build 7000 x64 can take a picture of their Task Manager Performance tab so we can see if build 7022 is bugged

[ObiWanToby]

Uh, 7022 only leaked in x86 I thought, guess not ;)

[xJakex]

Uh, 7022 only leaked in x86 I thought.

x64 was leaked about a day or two ago

[Panda X]

Open winver and paste a screen here.

And a shot of Resource Monitor with the Memory tab open with both groups expanded.

[ShortFuse]

Open winver and paste a screen here.

And a shot of Resource Monitor with the Memory tab open with both groups expanded.

Why? Don't believe me 7022 x64 is out?

Look at the System Info image. It has the new style pane on the left.

[tinyavengerva]

Both versions of Windows 7 Build 7022 were available quite awhile back from MS themselves. Also, do you have on-board video short?

[jbarcus81]

I'm running 7022 x64 with no issues..

[tinyavengerva]

My guess is on-board video. ;)

[IsaacD]

Both versions of Windows 7 Build 7022 were available quite awhile back from MS themselves.

No, no they were not.

To partners and similar yes, but for others no.

Edited March 3, 2009 by IsaacD

[ShortFuse]

It's onboard (integrated) but not shared memory (GeForce Go 7400). It's a laptop.

I don't think I had this issue when I had 7000 (I think I had 4096mb in task manager). I did an upgrade though. Maybe could be the issue. I'll try a format if have 3.5GB bugs me and I can't wait longer to try the RC.

7022 x64 leaked yesterday I believe. It's on torrent sites. I found out via Mydigitallife.info forums.

I also can't put my SD card to ReadyBoost. The option isn't available. I didn't have problems upgrading from Vista SP1 to Win7 7000. I didn't think I'd run into problems from going 7000 to 7022.

Edit: I found out ReadyBoost was removed in 7022.

Edited March 3, 2009 by ShortFuse

[tinyavengerva]

No, no they were not.

To partners and similar yes, but for others no.

Yes when the Beta tests went public the releases were build 7022. I have been running the 64Bit build since.

My bad. LoL is just checked and have the 7000 Build. How embarrasing. My apologies. (I do need to update though)

[iamwhoiam]

If somebody with 4GB of memory and build 7000 x64 can take a picture of their Task Manager Performance tab so we can see if build 7022 is bugged

Check your BIOS to see if it has reserved some memory or if you have an option similar to memory mapped hole.

[tinyavengerva]

If it is a laptop chances are it's sharing memory. What brand and model of laptop do you have?

[ShortFuse]

If it is a laptop chances are it's sharing memory. What brand and model of laptop do you have?

Exactly the same usage as when you run a 32-bit OS? Pretty high coincidence.

It's a chipset issue with the M1210 laptops. Apparently the i945 chipset doesn't support 4GB on 64bit. For Core 2 Duo, the Santa Rosa chipset fixed this.

Chip: 64bit

OS: 64bit

Northbridge Memory Bus: 32bit

Stupid Intel.

Nothing to see here. Move along. :(

Well, at least it means I don't have to format.

Edited March 3, 2009 by ShortFuse

[tinyavengerva]

Well that sucks. No BIOS update to fix it?

[ShortFuse]

Well that sucks. No BIOS update to fix it?

Unlikely. Dell doesn't officially support x64 on this laptop. Also, it seems to be a hardware restriction of the Intel i945 chipset. The north bridge used in the Intel 945 chipset is limited to 2^32 addressable points on the memory bus.

[tinyavengerva]

Just a thought. Check here?

[Panda X]

Why? Don't believe me 7022 x64 is out?

Look at the System Info image. It has the new style pane on the left.

I believe you and I can read.

[tinyavengerva]

It's sharing the system memory with the video chip.

Go into the BIOS and look at the video memory configuration.

[ShortFuse]

It's sharing the system memory with the video chip.

Go into the BIOS and look at the video memory configuration.

If i got the Intel video card that would be the case but the Nvidia one doesn't share. And my video card is definitely not taking 768MB of RAM.

It's definitely the i945 chipset. The problem is not specific to just my M1210. Even desktops that use the i945 chipset will only report 3.25GB in a 64bit OS. I read on a forum that somebody bought 8GB of ram and Vista x64 only reported 3.25GB (ouch!). The culprit turned out to be the i945 chipset.

Edited March 3, 2009 by ShortFuse

[nautiqueskier]

if I recall correctly, build 7000 didn't show memory available, just total memory

If its due to your onboard video, its not a glitch, just notification that your onboard video consumes memory.

[ShortFuse]

if I recall correctly, build 7000 didn't show memory available, just total memory

If its due to your onboard video, its not a glitch, just notification that your onboard video consumes memory.

Yeah but task manager reports it.

Hmm, according to dxdiag the video card has 1065MB of ram. So I guess the video is taking it but WTF 1GB+ of video memory.

If this was a desktop then I'm sure that memory would have been lost, like the guy who put 8GB on VistaX64and it only reports 3.25GB. At least it's not going to waste though I don't know how I'd use 1065MB of VRAM

According to google results: http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&cli...amp;btnG=Search

It's definitely the i945's fault. It's a 32mbit memory controller. i965 and i975 have 64-bit memory controllers.

[Brandon Live Veteran]

You don't just need an x64 OS, you also need a chipset that can support greater than 32-bit addressing.

[Eric Veteran]

My Intel 945 board worked fine with 4GB. What model are you using?

[charles48864]

Might also try Disable memory mapping in BIOS.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929605

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/946003/

You will also need a Intel EM64T CPU support this instruction set.