I am in the process of building a new PC. One of the components I had
purchased was Corsair Dominator TWIN2X4096-8500C5DF memory. In the booklet
is a warning "PLEASE NOTE: Corsair's line of 4GB memory kits are designed
for PC's featuring 64-bit operating systems. Installing 4gb onto PCs with
32-bit operating systems is not advised nor supported under warranty." The
memory will be installed on an Asus p5e deluxe with an Intel e8400
processor. I do have Vista home basic and have just ordered the 64-bit
upgrade DVD from MS. I'm going to be off work the next few days which
would give my time to build the new system. However, it is estimated that
the upgrade DVD may take up to ten days to arrive. Should I go ahead and
build the system with the 32-bit OS I have now? I can always upgrade to
64-bit when the DVD arrives. What if any are some of the issues that can go
wrong that Corsair would have printed the warning above? I do understand
that not all of the 4GB will be recognized by a 32-bit OS, but is there more
to it than that?
> "PLEASE NOTE: Corsair's line of 4GB memory kits are designed
> for PC's featuring 64-bit operating systems. Installing 4gb onto
> PCs with 32-bit operating systems is not advised nor supported
> under warranty."
> What if any are some of the issues that can go
> wrong that Corsair would have printed the warning above? I do
> understand that not all of the 4GB will be recognized by a 32-bit
> OS, but is there more to it than that?
"John Doe" <jdoe@usenetlove.invalid> wrote in message
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> "ftran999" <ftran999@comcast.net> wrote:
>
>> "PLEASE NOTE: Corsair's line of 4GB memory kits are designed
>> for PC's featuring 64-bit operating systems. Installing 4gb onto
>> PCs with 32-bit operating systems is not advised nor supported
>> under warranty."
>
>> What if any are some of the issues that can go
>> wrong that Corsair would have printed the warning above? I do
>> understand that not all of the 4GB will be recognized by a 32-bit
>> OS, but is there more to it than that?
>
> No.
>
> Try reading reviews.
>
> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820145197
One page three of that review, one reviewer states "Running XP 32bit so it
only recognizes 3gb" which is what I understood all along. Other than that
I guess there should be know issue running this memory with 32bit Vista for
the time being.
>
> Search for "32".
>
> Good luck and have fun.
>
>
>
>
>
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"ftran999" <ftran999@comcast.net> wrote:
> "John Doe" <jdoe@usenetlove.invalid> wrote in message
>> "ftran999" <ftran999@comcast.net> wrote:
>>
>>> "PLEASE NOTE: Corsair's line of 4GB memory kits are designed
>>> for PC's featuring 64-bit operating systems. Installing 4gb
>>> onto PCs with 32-bit operating systems is not advised nor
>>> supported under warranty."
>>
>>> What if any are some of the issues that can go
>>> wrong that Corsair would have printed the warning above? I do
>>> understand that not all of the 4GB will be recognized by a
>>> 32-bit OS, but is there more to it than that?
>>
>> No.
>>
>> Try reading reviews.
>>
>> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820145197
>>
>> Search for "32".
>
> One page three of that review, one reviewer states "Running XP
> 32bit so it only recognizes 3gb" which is what I understood all
> along. Other than that I guess there should be know issue running
> this memory with 32bit Vista for the time being.
Move your mouse pointer over to where it says "Per page", click on
the arrow, and select 100. Wait for the page to refresh. Hold Ctrl
and press F. Then type "32" in the "Find what" pop-up window and
press Enter. Don't stop at the first found instance. Continue
clicking on the Find Next button until you see text that looks
relevant to your search (that is, about 32-bit Windows). There are
at least 10 relevant results on that one page clearly answering your
question.
ftran999 wrote:
> I am in the process of building a new PC. One of the components I had
> purchased was Corsair Dominator TWIN2X4096-8500C5DF memory. In the booklet
> is a warning "PLEASE NOTE: Corsair's line of 4GB memory kits are designed
> for PC's featuring 64-bit operating systems. Installing 4gb onto PCs with
> 32-bit operating systems is not advised nor supported under warranty." The
> memory will be installed on an Asus p5e deluxe with an Intel e8400
> processor. I do have Vista home basic and have just ordered the 64-bit
> upgrade DVD from MS. I'm going to be off work the next few days which
> would give my time to build the new system. However, it is estimated that
> the upgrade DVD may take up to ten days to arrive. Should I go ahead and
> build the system with the 32-bit OS I have now? I can always upgrade to
> 64-bit when the DVD arrives. What if any are some of the issues that can go
> wrong that Corsair would have printed the warning above? I do understand
> that not all of the 4GB will be recognized by a 32-bit OS, but is there more
> to it than that?
>
> TIA
>
>
The BIOS makes up an address map, based on the resources needed by the PCI
or PCI Express cards, and the memory. If there isn't enough address
space for all the memory, some of the memory cannot be accessed by the
processor. There should be no damage by doing so. It would be
a design flaw, if more than one piece of hardware drove a system
bus at the same time, and that normally would not happen.
Other than losing the ability to use all the memory, I don't see a
damage mechanism.
Note that Vista had some issues with the installation process, and
how much memory was present. If it was my computer, I might try
the installation process, with just one stick installed (2GB). Then,
when the installation is finished, I'd plug in the second stick
and see if Vista runs OK.
The warranty should not be dependent on the OS being used.
"ftran999" <ftran999@comcast.net> wrote in message
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>I am in the process of building a new PC. One of the components I had
>purchased was Corsair Dominator TWIN2X4096-8500C5DF memory. In the booklet
>is a warning "PLEASE NOTE: Corsair's line of 4GB memory kits are designed
>for PC's featuring 64-bit operating systems. Installing 4gb onto PCs with
>32-bit operating systems is not advised nor supported under warranty." The
>memory will be installed on an Asus p5e deluxe with an Intel e8400
>processor. I do have Vista home basic and have just ordered the 64-bit
>upgrade DVD from MS. I'm going to be off work the next few days which
>would give my time to build the new system. However, it is estimated that
>the upgrade DVD may take up to ten days to arrive. Should I go ahead and
>build the system with the 32-bit OS I have now? I can always upgrade to
>64-bit when the DVD arrives.
You can't upgrade, as such, it needs to be a fresh instal when going from 32
to 64.
So if you intend installing 64 you may as well wait.
What if any are some of the issues that can go
> wrong that Corsair would have printed the warning above? I do understand
> that not all of the 4GB will be recognized by a 32-bit OS, but is there
> more to it than that?
>
> TIA
>
On Wed, 23 Jul 2008 19:10:18 -0400, "ftran999" <ftran999@comcast.net>
wrote:
>I am in the process of building a new PC. One of the components I had
>purchased was Corsair Dominator TWIN2X4096-8500C5DF memory. In the booklet
>is a warning "PLEASE NOTE: Corsair's line of 4GB memory kits are designed
>for PC's featuring 64-bit operating systems. Installing 4gb onto PCs with
>32-bit operating systems is not advised nor supported under warranty." The
>memory will be installed on an Asus p5e deluxe with an Intel e8400
>processor. I do have Vista home basic and have just ordered the 64-bit
>upgrade DVD from MS. I'm going to be off work the next few days which
>would give my time to build the new system. However, it is estimated that
>the upgrade DVD may take up to ten days to arrive. Should I go ahead and
>build the system with the 32-bit OS I have now? I can always upgrade to
>64-bit when the DVD arrives. What if any are some of the issues that can go
>wrong that Corsair would have printed the warning above? I do understand
>that not all of the 4GB will be recognized by a 32-bit OS, but is there more
>to it than that?
>
>TIA
>
I also bought the Corsair TWIN2X, but mine is 2 x 2024 sticks = 4gig.
It's in a new Abit IP35pro XE mb with 32bit WinXPpro. I didn't even
SEE the warning until after it was installed for a couple weeks and
I'd already submitted the UPC for the rebate. It seems to run 3.0GHz
E8400Duo ok at mildly overclocked 3.2GHz. Memory is running about
900GHz, of the 1066 authorized on the memory label. One fly in
ointment is that when I bring up CUP-Z app for about 2 minutes I start
getting spread-out beeps.
I didn't like the cheesy way the Corsair fans mount on top of the
memory sticks, so I left them off completely, till yesterday. After
clamping them on and hoping for the best, I tried CPU-Z, left it
running two minutes, no beeps. Then an hour later when I tried it
again the beeps were back. ???
> On Thu, 24 Jul 2008 01:35:19 GMT, John Doe <jdoe@usenetlove.invalid>
> wrote:
>
>
>>
>>Move your mouse pointer over to where it says "Per page", click on
>>the arrow, and select 100. Wait for the page to refresh. Hold Ctrl
>>and press F. Then type "32" in the "Find what" pop-up window and
>>press Enter. Don't stop at the first found instance. Continue
>>clicking on the Find Next button until you see text that looks
>>relevant to your search (that is, about 32-bit Windows). There are
>>at least 10 relevant results on that one page clearly answering your
>>question.
>
> WTF ??
Ask your mother.
> Johnny, either ANSWER the questions or don't post any of your
> nonsense drivel.
On Thu, 24 Jul 2008 01:35:19 GMT, John Doe <jdoe@usenetlove.invalid>
wrote:
>
>Move your mouse pointer over to where it says "Per page", click on
>the arrow, and select 100. Wait for the page to refresh. Hold Ctrl
>and press F. Then type "32" in the "Find what" pop-up window and
>press Enter. Don't stop at the first found instance. Continue
>clicking on the Find Next button until you see text that looks
>relevant to your search (that is, about 32-bit Windows). There are
>at least 10 relevant results on that one page clearly answering your
>question.
WTF ??
Johnny, either ANSWER the questions or don't post any of your
nonsense drivel.
No one here cares how cute, clever, and bored you are with all this.
Can I use Corsair 4GB memory with a 32 bit OS 
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