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    laptop memory,,,,,

    Discussion in 'HP' started by Rubberman, Jan 28, 2005.

  1. Rubberman

    Rubberman Notebook Consultant

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    I got a 4610us lappy that came with 256mb of memory. I got a stick of crucial 256mb. System only shows 448mb instead of 512mb. Whats going on here?
     
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    brianstretch Notebook Virtuoso

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    Shared memory video. You can probably change how much memory is allocated to video in the BIOS, but the current allocation is about right. As a rule I recommend spending a little more to get notebooks with dedicated memory video cards.
     
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    Rubberman Notebook Consultant

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    yeap, i forgot about the shared video memory. May have to go with a stick of 512mb instead of the 256 stick.
     
    Rubberman, Jan 28, 2005
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