Programs to check bad mem sticks?

[Bowdon]

Hi all,

I have been checking some stats of my computer to run some of the new games, and to my surprise I have found that although 4 x 1024mb sticks have been installed in the computer only 3338mb's show up. I am using Win XP. I was expecting for 4gb to be present.

So is there a windows program that will allow me to test each ram stick without me having to go in to the computer pulling them out individually?

Thanks in advance.

 

[Route44]

Because XP is a 32-bit operating system it can only recognize and utilize 3.25 gigs of RAM. It takes a 64-bit operating system lo to recognize and utilize a full 4 gigs of memory or more.

 

[Bowdon]

Ahh.. thanks for the quick reply. I knew there was a limit with 32-bit but I didnt think it was that low.

Thanks again.

 

[Route44]

You are very welcome. I'm still running XP 32 myself but the rest of my family who all have new laptops run Windows 7 64 with 4 gigs and I really like it.

When I go to build my next system I will be using this OS with at least 4 gigs of RAM.