memory

[debbs]

when i get the start up screen on my dell i get a message
that reads
insufficient memory to run 16 bit colour, and we are
allready set on 32bit
memory is 520mb
hd is 20gb

what causes this and what is the remedy

regards

debbs

 

[I'm Probably Not Here]

when i get the start up screen on my dell i get a message
that reads
insufficient memory to run 16 bit colour, and we are
allready set on 32bit
memory is 520mb
hd is 20gb

what causes this and what is the remedy

regards

debbs

Why not ask DELL?

Caveat reader: I am only too well aware that some of DELL's "advice" is,
well, let's say it's, um, er....

 

[Ron Martell]

when i get the start up screen on my dell i get a message
that reads
insufficient memory to run 16 bit colour, and we are
allready set on 32bit
memory is 520mb
hd is 20gb

what causes this and what is the remedy

regards

debbs

That certainly sounds like a video related error message.

How much Video memory does your video card have and what monitor
resolution are you running?

A video card with 4 mb of RAM (and it is hard to find one with that
little these days) would be adequate for 16 bit color at monitor
resolutions up to 1600 x 1200.

Also you said "memory is 520 mb" and that is a very difficult figure
to configure using current standard RAM module sizes. What is the
correct figure for your system RAM? Please report it exactly as you
see it on the screen or in the printed report.

Good luck


Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
--
Microsoft MVP
On-Line Help Computer Service
http://onlinehelp.bc.ca

"The reason computer chips are so small is computers don't eat much."

 

[Alex Nichol]

How much Video memory does your video card have and what monitor
resolution are you running?

A video card with 4 mb of RAM (and it is hard to find one with that
little these days) would be adequate for 16 bit color at monitor
resolutions up to 1600 x 1200.

Also you said "memory is 520 mb" and that is a very difficult figure
to configure using current standard RAM module sizes. What is the
correct figure for your system RAM? Please report it exactly as you
see it on the screen or in the printed report.

This sounds possibly like an on-board video chip, using a very small
amount of the main RAM - say 2MB - and he mistyped the remaining 510 as
520? In which case the BIOS setup should provide for allocating more
memory to the chip - say 16MB