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    Ram not reported correctly

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by skygt, Apr 20, 2006.

  1. skygt

    skygt Newbie

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    I just got a new laptop, Presario V5101. It says it has 512, but when I checked on the laptop, it only reports roughly 350ish. What happened to the rest of it?
     
    skygt, Apr 20, 2006
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    RadcomTxx Notebook Deity

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    does it have a integrated gpu? If it does, then it would be taking system ram for video ram.

    otherwise the ram could be damaged.
     
    RadcomTxx, Apr 20, 2006
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    ghsoccer4 Notebook Consultant

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    most video cards use the ram as their memory
    what video card do you have
    if you arent concerned with video quality you can set aside more of your ram for other uses
     
    ghsoccer4, Apr 20, 2006
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    as has been said, if you have an integrated video card, the system will allocate a portion of your (system) RAM to the video card at startup. if you have 512 mbs of RAM, the available RAM shown should be 512 less some multiple of 8, for example: 512 - 32 / 64 / 128 / etc.
     
    drumfu, Apr 20, 2006
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    qwester Notebook Virtuoso

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    To set lower video RAM allowances go into the BIOS, the option is somewhere in there, if I remember correctly.
     
    qwester, Apr 20, 2006
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  6. skygt

    skygt Newbie

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    Oh yea the card is integrated :/ ****, I definately getting more ram now
     
    skygt, Apr 20, 2006
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