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fritz269
May 16th, 2011, 04:07 AM
So I have been trying to figure this out. I have a Toshiba Satellite C655 and I recently went all Ubuntu. I am still a beginner so I was trying to find out if the 32 bit version uses the 4 gigs of RAM or does it max at 3. I keep reading conflicting stories. Any help would be appreciated.Processor* Intel® Celeron® Processor 900Operating System*Ubuntu 11.04 32 bit

Graphics Engine* Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 4500MGraphics Memory* 128MB-829MB dynamically allocated shared graphics memory Memory and Storage

Memory* 4GB DDR3 memoryHard Drive* 250GB HDD (5400rpm)Optical Drive* DVD-SuperMulti drive (+/-R double layer)

doas777
May 16th, 2011, 04:12 AM
it should be 3.8 something. the result of GB -> GiB (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gibibyte)conversion.

fritz269
May 16th, 2011, 04:17 AM
Thanks, that helps. I guess I wont worry to much about the extra mb of ram lost unless I upgrade to a computer that can handle more than 4 gigs. Thanks for the fast response.

tgalati4
May 16th, 2011, 06:26 AM
pae kernel allows 32-bit architecture to see greater than 4gb.