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RAM showing 2.57 GB instead of 4 GB

13 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/ram-showing-2-57-gb-instead-of-4-gb.181580/

sahil1033
sahil1033 Original post #1
Feb 23, 2014 at 4:20 PM
I own Lenovo E49 with Windows 8.1 and 4 GB RAM but in My Computer it shows only 2.57 GB and even my system is running slow. Opening more than 5 tabs in Google Chrome even slows down the system. Help.
harshilsharma63
Feb 23, 2014 at 4:24 PM
Do you have a 32 bit OS or a 64 bit OS?
sahil1033
Feb 23, 2014 at 4:34 PM
64-bit
harshilsharma63
Feb 23, 2014 at 5:44 PM
Make this clear" does it say "4 GB (2.57 GB usable)" or something else?
sahil1033
Feb 23, 2014 at 6:42 PM
Earlier (a month back) it used to show "Installed memory: 4 GB (2.57 GB usable)" but when i checked it yesterday, it said "Installed memory: 2.57 GB"
harshilsharma63
Feb 23, 2014 at 7:32 PM
Run MemText64+ to confirm whether it's a faulty RAM. Also, do you have 2 GB x2 or a single 4 GB stick?
sahil1033
Feb 23, 2014 at 7:55 PM
*i.imgur.com/SAITBho.jpg?1
harshilsharma63
Feb 24, 2014 at 10:32 AM
Try a system restore or a system repair using the installation disk.
rijinpk1
Feb 24, 2014 at 1:26 PM
try ubuntu live disk
sahil1033
sahil1033 #10
Feb 27, 2014 at 11:38 PM
This is sick
Now it says: 4 GB (2.57 GB usable)
sahil1033
sahil1033 #12
Feb 28, 2014 at 8:33 PM
haven't tried yet....will do this after mid semester exams