memory display smaller than actual

[Sachi Noma]

I use Win XP SP2. My notebook pc came with 512 mb ram. I later added
another 512mb but in my systems (Control Panel/System), it only show ram at
896mb and not 1024mb.

Is something wrong with my new memory?

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

1024 - 896 = 128MB allocated to your video adapter.
This is normal and nothing to fret over.

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows - Shell/User
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"Sachi Noma" wrote:

| I use Win XP SP2. My notebook pc came with 512 mb ram. I later added
| another 512mb but in my systems (Control Panel/System), it only show ram at
| 896mb and not 1024mb.
|
| Is something wrong with my new memory?

 

[Yves Leclerc]

What is the size of the memory for the video card? This sounds right if the
video card is using 128MB for its RAM.

 

[Malke]

I use Win XP SP2. My notebook pc came with 512 mb ram. I later added
another 512mb but in my systems (Control Panel/System), it only show
ram at 896mb and not 1024mb.

Is something wrong with my new memory?

Nothing is wrong with your memory. Your video card is using some of the
RAM (shared memory).

Malke

 

[Sachi Noma]

My graphic memory is 128mb.

Thank you.

What is the size of the memory for the video card? This sounds right if
the
video card is using 128MB for its RAM.

 

[Yves Leclerc]

It looks like your laptop's video card is using 128 MB of your system RAM for
the video memory.

896 MB + 128 MB = 1024 MB

 

[Bruce Chambers]

I use Win XP SP2. My notebook pc came with 512 mb ram. I later added
another 512mb but in my systems (Control Panel/System), it only show ram at
896mb and not 1024mb.

Is something wrong with my new memory?

And how much RAM does the notebook set aside for it's video adapter?
Something on the order of 128 Mb, perhaps?


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[Plato]

I use Win XP SP2. My notebook pc came with 512 mb ram. I later added
another 512mb but in my systems (Control Panel/System), it only show ram at
896mb and not 1024mb.

Is something wrong with my new memory?

Seems like your onboard video chip is using 128 meg of motherboard ram.
Quite normal.

 

[Sachi Noma]

thank you, that was the reason.

Seems like your onboard video chip is using 128 meg of motherboard ram.
Quite normal.