Reference number: CH000149
Determining how much
RAM is installed and available.
Question:Determining how much RAM is installed
and available.
Answer:Notice: RAM and available
hard disk drive space are two
completely different things. If you're wanting to know how much disk
space you have available see document CH000369.
Windows 98, ME, NT4, 2000, XP, and Vista
users
To check how much RAM is available on your computer
follow the below steps.
- Click Start
- Click Settings
- Click Control Panel
and double-click the Systems icon.
- In the General tab will be listed the amount of RAM
currently installed and detected.
and/or Windows 98, ME, 2000, XP, Vista, and later users can also run the System
Information (msinfo32) program that comes pre-installed on the
computer. Additional information about this program can be found on
our msinfo32 definition page. View used resources To determine the amount of available system resources including
memory as well as what is currently being utilized open the Task
Manager.
In the Processes tab you will be able to see which programs are
using what resources. In the Performance tab you will have can see an
overall picture of all the system resources.
Windows 95
To check how much RAM is available on your computer
follow the below steps.
- Click Start
- Click Settings
- Click Control Panel
and double-click the Systems icon.
- In the General tab will be listed the amount of RAM
currently installed and detected.
Windows 3.x users
Click File / Exit
Windows. At the MS-DOS prompt type mem and press enter.
See our mem
command page for additional information about this command.
MS-DOS
users
At the MS-DOS prompt type
mem and press enter.
Notice: MS-DOS 6.2 will not accept or recognize more than 64 megs
of RAM when typing mem.
See our mem
command page for additional information about this command.
Linux / Unix users
Linux / Unix users can use
top command, which will display
the total memory detected by the computer, how much memory is
used, and how much is free.
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