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    Vista reports 998 MB ram when I have 1 gig installed

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by amitface, Aug 6, 2007.

  1. amitface

    amitface Notebook Evangelist

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    Hi, I received my computer today. The system properties report 998 MB of ram, when it should 1024. Only 26 MB, but I'm curious why.

    I have an integrated card, but 26 seems like too little for it to be using.
     
    amitface, Aug 6, 2007
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    sp00n Notebook Deity

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    I have 2048MB of RAM but Vista only shows 2006MB. 42MB is being used for Intel X3100 integrated graphics. I think you're fine.
     
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    amitface Notebook Evangelist

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    Thanks. That's what I thought. I just wasn't sure if what the system reported was going to exclude the total used by the X3100.
     
    amitface, Aug 6, 2007
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    Still weird how both your X3100's are using different amounts of RAM.
     
    RJohnson, Aug 6, 2007
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    The integrated card adjusts its ram usage depending on the applications used and total amount of ram.
     
    123456, Aug 6, 2007
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    Something weird I noticed. I opened up the X3100 Driver Settings and saw that the graphics memory in use was 134 MB. It says Physical Memory available is 997. However, I then turned on Aero and the graphics memory in use raised to 176 MB. I don't think my 26 MB has anything to do it with the X3100.
     
    amitface, Aug 6, 2007
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