Ram Help!

[sameer0807]

Hey peeps,

I hav a Medion intel pentium 4 PC. On da CPU it says dat it has a RAM of 256MB but when i go to control panel and click on SYSTEM it displays 222MB of RAM...wtf???

Where's my rest of da RAM?? How do i make it 256MB???

Any help!

:helpsmile:

[Spicker]

do u hav intergrated video?
if u do thts wher ur memory has gone

[kaiweiler]

Yes, my guess would be the same as jaigandhi5's
I'm guessing you have 32mb of shared video ram that is taken away from your total 256, giving you approx 224mb, but you never really get the whole 256mb to start with, thus giving you your 222mb of ram

[sameer0807]

it says dat i have 64MB of shared memory....Wat do i have to do to make my RAM 256??

and YES it is integrated video.


dis is wad it says:

INTEGRATED REAL 256 2D/3D GRAPHICS WITH UP TO 64 MB SHARED MEMORY.

[kaiweiler]

it says UP TO 64mb
but it is only using 32mb as far as I can tell, to get your whole 256 back you'd have to disable your onboard video and use a gfx card

[tesco]

if you buy a new video card for your system it will free up that ram.

[sameer0807]

aaah...so u guys are sayin dat unless i buy a new video card i can't get 256RAM...

Ok thnx for da help!!!

[kaiweiler]

Originally posted by sameer0807@18 May 2004 - 20:56
aaah...so u guys are sayin dat unless i buy a new video card i can't get 256RAM...

either buy a new card, or buy more Ram

[scottwile]

Originally posted by kaiweiler+18 May 2004 - 20:57--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (kaiweiler @ 18 May 2004 - 20:57)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-sameer0807@18 May 2004 - 20:56
aaah...so u guys are sayin dat unless i buy a new video card i can&#39;t get 256RAM...

either buy a new card, or buy more Ram [/b][/quote]
or both if your rich like kai&#33;&#33; B)

[sameer0807]

which one would be more cheaper...

ps:
No i m not rich...i don&#39;t hav a JOB and i bet ya my DAD won&#39;t give me a single penny to spend on computer upgrades...