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Motherboard

Product Name Model Version FAQ Type Last Update
GeForce6100PM-M2  V3.0  None  2011/03/23 

Question Title
Is it normal to see 3.25GB available RAM or less at 64bit OS when 4GB RAM installed on motherboard?

Answer
It is normal. Due to PC architectural requirements such as OS, applications and  memory shared for onboard graphics, the left available physical memory will be various and less than total physical memory.
 
Installed Physical Memory : 4GB ( The memory installed physically.)
Total Physical Memory : 4GB ( OS reported and can be used. )
Available Physical Memory : 3.55GB ( This is left available memory out of total physical memory. It will be changed depends on OS, application, onboard graphics and so on.
For memory about 4GB limitation, please refer to Microsoft knowledge base as following:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929605/en-us
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/888137/en-us