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  1. Oct 23rd, 2003, 12:34 PM #1
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    Angry Laptop showing less than actual RAM [Resolved]

    This is about my destitute laptop.

    I right click on "My Computer", go to properties, and it shows my RAM as 192 MB.

    I go to the System Info feature with WinXP, and it shows 256 MB.

    Why does the My Computer Properties display show less RAM than there actually is? This doesn't happen on my desktop PC.
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  2. Oct 23rd, 2003, 04:06 PM #2
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    That's weird, my PCs have never done that. What does Task Manager -> Performance say in Physical Memory?
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  3. Oct 23rd, 2003, 09:04 PM #3
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    On board video perhaps? It steals main memory for video memory.
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  4. Oct 23rd, 2003, 10:19 PM #4
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    ^^ very good point, the S3 ProSavage, Trident Cyberblade, Radeon IGP and various other laptop video adapters are built that way.
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  6. Oct 23rd, 2003, 10:26 PM #5
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    Yep, I have a Compaq Presario 2100 (2180CA) and it has shared video memory. It came set to 64MB but I dont play alot of game and dont need it that high, so I set it to 8MB.
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  7. Oct 23rd, 2003, 10:36 PM #6
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    Admiral, how did you set it to 8MB? I'd like to reduce the amount of RAM my graphics card eats up, I don't play many games either.
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  8. Oct 23rd, 2003, 11:10 PM #7
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    Its in the BIOS, something about video memory or something.
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  9. Oct 23rd, 2003, 11:14 PM #8
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    I'll have a look at this when I get home (in about 6 hours). Don't move!
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  11. Oct 23rd, 2003, 11:26 PM #9
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    Im going to bed, hope it works 4 u. If u have probs email me
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  12. Oct 24th, 2003, 09:28 AM #10
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    You hit it straight on, Admiral. Apparently, as Crunch had listed, I have a Radeon graphics card, and some of my RAM gets shared with it. I had no ****ing idea such a thing could happen. I've never seen it happen on any desktop PC.

    I went into BIOS, and set it to 16MB. There's a definite performance improvement here.

    Thanks a lot guys, much appreciated.
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  13. Oct 24th, 2003, 12:03 PM #11
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    No Problem, happy to help.
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