RAM Question

Zero369 · 12-12-2005, 03:03 PM

This has always bother me and I think it's finally to just get it over with.

Anyways, on one of my desktop I have 512MB of RAM but when I right click my computer it only shows 504?

Does anyone know the concept behind this? Is this just some hardware problem or is it part of how Windows work? I use Windows XP Home Edition SP2 by the way.

Terrister · 12-12-2005, 03:34 PM

If you use a onboard video card the missing memory is be used by it. You can change the amount of memory used by the onboard video card in Cmos.

Zero369 · 12-13-2005, 12:28 PM

I don't think I have a onboard video. The video card i'm using right now is a PCI-E.

Terrister · 12-13-2005, 04:10 PM

Go into your bios and make sure onboard video is disabled.

You may also want to run Memtest http://www.memtest86.com/

Zero369 · 12-13-2005, 05:50 PM

If I disable it will it cause Window to stop working?

sinclair_tm · 12-13-2005, 10:49 PM

it shouldn't if your monitor is pluged in the pci-e slot vid card.

12-12-2005, 03:03 PM	#1 (permalink)
Zero369 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 112 OS: 2000	RAM Question This has always bother me and I think it's finally to just get it over with. Anyways, on one of my desktop I have 512MB of RAM but when I right click my computer it only shows 504? Does anyone know the concept behind this? Is this just some hardware problem or is it part of how Windows work? I use Windows XP Home Edition SP2 by the way.

12-12-2005, 03:34 PM	#2 (permalink)
Terrister Registered User Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: West Georgia, USA Posts: 7,095 OS: Xp	If you use a onboard video card the missing memory is be used by it. You can change the amount of memory used by the onboard video card in Cmos.

12-13-2005, 12:28 PM	#3 (permalink)
Zero369 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 112 OS: 2000	I don't think I have a onboard video. The video card i'm using right now is a PCI-E.

12-13-2005, 04:10 PM	#4 (permalink)
Terrister Registered User Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: West Georgia, USA Posts: 7,095 OS: Xp	Go into your bios and make sure onboard video is disabled. You may also want to run Memtest http://www.memtest86.com/

12-13-2005, 05:50 PM	#5 (permalink)
Zero369 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 112 OS: 2000	If I disable it will it cause Window to stop working?