c300 Hp Compaq laptop shows only 248mb ram

[Trish]

My new c300 Hp Compaq laptop shows only 248mb ram instead of 256mb (In
system properties window). What is the reason for this?

Thanks for any replies.

Trish

 

[paulmd]

My new c300 Hp Compaq laptop shows only 248mb ram instead of 256mb (In
system properties window). What is the reason for this?

Thanks for any replies.

Trish

8 MB stolen by Video.

 

[Richard in AZ]

My new c300 Hp Compaq laptop shows only 248mb ram instead of 256mb (In
system properties window). What is the reason for this?

Thanks for any replies.

Trish

You computer has a video card built into the motherboard. The motherboard then assigns 8 MB of the
RAM to this video card an you only have 256 MB left for the Operating System. Welcome Compaq
design.

 

[Ken Blake]

My new c300 Hp Compaq laptop shows only 248mb ram instead of 256mb (In
system properties window). What is the reason for this?

Instead of having a separate video card, your motherboard has on-board video
support and uses 8MB of system RAM for that purpose.