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4GB of RAM in MacOSX 10.5, only 3GB in MacOSX 10.6

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I was using MacOSX 10.5 on my MacBook until today and I had 4GB of memory there. Now I have updated to MacOSX 10.6 and it only displays 3GB. Why is that? How can I fix it? Also, I am a bit wondering why most people (well, most of the Google hits explained the 3GB issue that way -- leaving out the f…

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Fix for: 4GB of RAM in MacOSX 10.5, only 3GB in MacOSX 10.6

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I don't pretend to be an expert in this, but I think it's a more accurate relection of the usable RAM in 10.6, possibly as a result of RAM set aside for the video card? This forum seems to address some users with your exact situation: http://forums.…

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