Yes it is XP x64 and I have 8GB of RAM and it has seen over 40 hours of
testing per DIMM using memtest and others.... by myself and a workstation
diagnostics company. RAM tested fine.
As to zipping along fine.....no it never has... lock-ups only...any other
graphical problems have been explained, but I have decided to put it down to
the bad DirectX support the graphics card has. I managed to get 3DLabs to
re-test my own card with my motherboard in their compatibility department,
they said it was fine apart the few points I have been making since last
Sept. which are now considered to be KNOWN issues with x64, but they could
not give me a reason for the lock-ups.
But none of this explains the RAM question, it is PC3200 DDR400 EEC REG RAM
which I am running at 333MHz as the MB producer told me I cannot run my RAM
at 400MHz if I am using over 4GB. Only took them a year to inform me of that
little gem of information!
What I do not understand is why in the detailed information in Help and
Support for the RAM, is very different information.
My BIOS setttings are correct, is there something I need to change in x64?
Mark
"DP" wrote:
>
> "Charlie Russel - MVP" <> wrote in message
> news:...
> > So, how much RAM do you really have? I'm not sure what help and support
> > means by that, btw. Best to ask over in one of the Vista specific groups.
>
> He says he has 8GB.
>
> >
> > On the video card issue: If you use an unsigned x64 driver, it will fail.
> > It will do bad things. It will not be happy. Small issues? If they won't
> > sign their driver, they have more than small issues.
>
>
> How do you conclude he has Vista? I assumed he was talking about x64.
>
> I tried the Help and Support center on my XP x64 machine and couldn't
> replicate the inaccuracy. It's reading my 2 GB of memory just fine.
>
> A question for the OP: Does your machine ACT like it has only 512 MB of
> RAM?
> Or is it zipping along fine?
>
> Have you tried Memtest?
>
> >
> > --
> > Charlie.
> > http://msmvps.com/xperts64
> >
> >
> > Mark wrote:
> >> In the HELP and SUPPORT CENTER "My Computer Information Status" states
> >> that 512MB of RAM has been detected. Advanced Information within Help
> >> and Support states; Total Physical Memory as 8190.36 GB...and Available
> >> Physcal Memory as
> >> 7.25 GB. What does this mean in terms of the status of my memory. (I have
> >> 8GB of RAM.)
> >>
> >> Help and Support also states that my Video Card is not supported and I
> >> need to update the Driver. I know the Driver is not digitally signed but
> >> it is the latest driver for the flag ship Card from 3Dlabs the Wildcat
> >> Realizm 800.
> >>
> >> Does this mean the driver is not functioning properly?
> >>
> >> 3DLabs are aware that their card does have a few small issues with x64 (
> >> as far as I am concerned it is because it is very much an Open GL card
> >> and it's support for DirectX 9.0 is pretty bad) they do say there is no
> >> problem in using the card with their x64 driver.
> >>
> >>
> >> Many thanks.
> >> Mark
> >
> >
>
>
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