Ram problem

christycam4u · 02-09-2008, 02:41 AM

I have got 128 MB ram installed on my PC but now its shows only 98 MB in OS. please help me out to solve this issue .

Thanks
Christopher

JohnthePilot · 02-09-2008, 04:04 AM

Hi Christopher and welcome to TSF.
That is quite normal I'm afraid as the rest of the RAM is being used for other things; usually video. The only way you can get over this is by buying more RAM, but it is cheap these days.

christycam4u · 02-09-2008, 04:53 AM

Thanks for your reply.
But i have three system which is having the same problem, i got these systems from a vendor. Is there any way i can sort out this.

JohnthePilot · 02-09-2008, 05:13 AM

If they each have only 128M RAM then no, there isn't much you can do I'm afraid. In any case, you could do with a lot more RAM than this. At least 256M or even 512M. You would see a big improvement in performance with this.

christycam4u · 02-09-2008, 05:17 AM

What you say is okay , but can you please tell what will be the reason for it.

JohnthePilot · 02-09-2008, 05:36 AM

There are several reasons. Firstly, Windows itself will use a certain amount of RAM; second, if you have onboard graphics they will need a certain amount of RAM and third some programs do not release RAM after they have used it. With such a small amount of RAM you will find that Windows makes use of the swapfile on your hard drive. You may hear your hard drive "thrashing". Not only does this slow down performance, it imposes unnecessary wear on the hard drive and is another reason for increasing your RAM.

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christycam4u Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 5 OS: Winxp	Ram problem I have got 128 MB ram installed on my PC but now its shows only 98 MB in OS. please help me out to solve this issue . Thanks Christopher

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JohnthePilot Manager, TSF Articles Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cheltenham, near Wales. Posts: 30,928 OS: XP Home SP3, PCLinux, Vista Home Premium SP1 My System Blog Entries: 1	Re: Ram problem Hi Christopher and welcome to TSF. That is quite normal I'm afraid as the rest of the RAM is being used for other things; usually video. The only way you can get over this is by buying more RAM, but it is cheap these days. __________________ Submit New Articles Here If you feel that TSF has helped you please make a donationand help to keep the forum free Cenedl heb iaith, cenedl heb galon Folding@Home - Team 85015

02-09-2008, 04:53 AM	#3 (permalink)
christycam4u Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 5 OS: Winxp	Re: Ram problem Thanks for your reply. But i have three system which is having the same problem, i got these systems from a vendor. Is there any way i can sort out this.

02-09-2008, 05:13 AM	#4 (permalink)
JohnthePilot Manager, TSF Articles Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cheltenham, near Wales. Posts: 30,928 OS: XP Home SP3, PCLinux, Vista Home Premium SP1 My System Blog Entries: 1	Re: Ram problem If they each have only 128M RAM then no, there isn't much you can do I'm afraid. In any case, you could do with a lot more RAM than this. At least 256M or even 512M. You would see a big improvement in performance with this. __________________ Submit New Articles Here If you feel that TSF has helped you please make a donationand help to keep the forum free Cenedl heb iaith, cenedl heb galon Folding@Home - Team 85015

02-09-2008, 05:17 AM	#5 (permalink)
christycam4u Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 5 OS: Winxp	Re: Ram problem What you say is okay , but can you please tell what will be the reason for it.

02-09-2008, 05:36 AM	#6 (permalink)
JohnthePilot Manager, TSF Articles Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cheltenham, near Wales. Posts: 30,928 OS: XP Home SP3, PCLinux, Vista Home Premium SP1 My System Blog Entries: 1	Re: Ram problem There are several reasons. Firstly, Windows itself will use a certain amount of RAM; second, if you have onboard graphics they will need a certain amount of RAM and third some programs do not release RAM after they have used it. With such a small amount of RAM you will find that Windows makes use of the swapfile on your hard drive. You may hear your hard drive "thrashing". Not only does this slow down performance, it imposes unnecessary wear on the hard drive and is another reason for increasing your RAM. __________________ Submit New Articles Here If you feel that TSF has helped you please make a donationand help to keep the forum free Cenedl heb iaith, cenedl heb galon Folding@Home - Team 85015