OS upgrade

[Wsp1992]

I recently found out that having a 32 bit OS limits how much RAM i can use. How do i go from a 32 bit OS to a 64 bit? I'm currently running the 32 bit version of windoes 10 Pro.

[awesomes8wc3]

you need to wipe and reinstall, no way to easily change

@Wsp1992 please follow your threads

[techguru]

I recently found out that having a 32 bit OS limits how much RAM i can use. How do i go from a 32 bit OS to a 64 bit? I'm currently running the 32 bit version of windoes 10 Pro.

how much ram you got?

[Wsp1992]

how much ram you got?

4 gigs but my OS is bottle-necking making only 2.21 gigs useable

[techguru]

4 gigs but my OS is bottle-necking making only 2.21 gigs useable

I hope you mean 3.2gb

[Wsp1992]

I hope you mean 3.2gb

no, i checked only 2.21 out of 4 gigs is usable.

[techguru]

no, i checked only 2.21 out of 4 gigs is usable.

something else is wrong then to

cause even with a 32bit os it should show more

 

I guess you can try the 64bit os and see if it fixes it

[Wsp1992]

something else is wrong then to

cause even with a 32bit os it should show more

 

I guess you can try the 64bit os and see if it fixes it

what do you think might be another cause? i need all the info and possible solutions i can get.

[techguru]

what do you think might be another cause? i need all the info and possible solutions i can get.

bios update maybe

bad memory?

[Wsp1992]

bios update maybe

bad memory?

would the BIOS need to be updated after a year? wouldn't it update automatically? Please forgive the barrage of questions, i'm a novice. This is probably a stupid question, but would ANY DDR3 ram work with any motherboard as long as it's pin count is compatible with the slot?

[techguru]

would the BIOS need to be updated after a year? wouldn't it update automatically? Please forgive the barrage of questions, i'm a novice. This is probably a stupid question, but would ANY DDR3 ram work with any motherboard as long as it's pin count is compatible with the slot?

bios's need to be manually updated

in theory any ddr3 works in any ddr3 slot..but thats not really the case..especially if the ddr3 is way outta spec from 1.5 volt and pc 1600

[Wsp1992]

bios's need to be manually updated

in theory any ddr3 works in any ddr3 slot..but thats not really the case..especially if the ddr3 is way outta spec from 1.5 volt and pc 1600

AMD Radeon Memory Entertainment Series 4GB 240-Pin DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) CL9 1.5V. Thats one 4gb stick. 

Also, how do i update the bios?

[techguru]

AMD Radeon Memory Entertainment Series 4GB 240-Pin DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) CL9 1.5V. Thats one 4gb stick. 

Also, how do i update the bios?

download the bios file from manufacture of the mb

put it on a usb stick formated to fat32

go into the bios..and find the option that says flashing or updating the bios

[Wsp1992]

download the bios file from manufacture of the mb

put it on a usb stick formated to fat32

go into the bios..and find the option that says flashing or updating the bios

And what of the ram i have? what do you suggest and what budget-friendly DDR3 do you recommend. 4gb minimum please.

[techguru]

And what of the ram i have? what do you suggest and what budget-friendly DDR3 do you recommend. 4gb minimum please.

gskill...corsair..kingston....

[Wsp1992]

you need to wipe and reinstall, no way to easily change

@Wsp1992 please follow your threads

so i'm assuming i'll need to put everything on an external hard drive before wiping the OS off of it?

[awesomes8wc3]

so i'm assuming i'll need to put everything on an external hard drive before wiping the OS off of it?

Yep. Also your 2.21gb limit might be RAM being shared with your GPU or iGPU

[Wsp1992]

so my motherboard's integrated GPU is eating up RAM too?