RAM in host in GiB and VM ( windows ) in GB but number is wrong
- Thread starter mcunicode
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Sorry, but are the last two numbers switched, because if you assign the VM 242 GiB then using 242 GiB would be expected?
Or what do you mean exactly?
When I set 242 GiB for the Windows VM, when I login to the windows, click the system report, it shows as 242 GB. when I set aside of 242 GB for RamDisk, the system will crash after a while. 242 GiB is definitely higher than 242 GB, therefore, windows should still have some spare ram of 5.8GB Ram for normal windows use.
if you set up a windows VM, you will understand what I mean. Please see the attached the pictures.
if you set up a windows VM, you will understand what I mean. Please see the attached the pictures.
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Windows is most of the time showing "GB" if they actually mean "GiB". Look for example at any SSD/HDD added to Win where a SSD manufacturer will sell it as 1 TB and Win will show it as 0.9095 TB so people are complaining that the SSD is too small even if everything is fine because the 0.9095 TiB, that are shown as 0.9095 TB, are actually the same as 1TB.
Yeah, I'd rather suggest reporting to Microsoft that they should fix their usage of units.