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Old March 27th, 2006, 10:36 PM
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Where has my RAM gone?
On my PC tower it says I have 256 DDR SDRAM But when I go to My System Information it says I only have 248RAM I know this isnt a big problem I just want to know why this is?
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Old March 28th, 2006, 12:08 AM
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Found this on Microsoft's site: "The system information utility in Windows XP has a problem in that it sometimes reports the wrong amount of RAM when there are multiple modules installed.

Provided the system properties (Control Panel - System - General) reports the correct amount there is no problem and the misreporting by system information is just a cosmetic issue."
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Old March 28th, 2006, 11:47 AM
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Thanks for that but thats what I went to before,do you think my pc manufacturer got it wrong or theres something and my PC cant read the extra RAM or something?
This is my PC it's a e-machines E4026
http://uk.emachines.com/products/pro...Machines_E4026
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Old March 28th, 2006, 11:59 AM
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it could be that you have onboard video. If you do, some of your ram will be assign to your video and not counted or used for ram.

Try rightclick my computer, click on properties, how much ram does it say you have?
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Old March 28th, 2006, 11:59 AM
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On my PC tower it says I have 256 DDR SDRAM But when I go to My System Information it says I only have 248RAM I know this isnt a big problem I just want to know why this is?
The missing 8 Mb's are allocated to another process. This process is likely the video circuits, and is controlled in a bios setting.
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Old March 28th, 2006, 12:01 PM
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Wow, that was too freaky Renegade...check the times.
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Old March 28th, 2006, 12:05 PM
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When I right click My Computer > Properties it says I still have 248RAM
What do I do to get in the BIOS settings or should I just leave them alone?
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Old March 28th, 2006, 12:18 PM
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When I right click My Computer > Properties it says I still have 248RAM
What do I do to get in the BIOS settings or should I just leave them alone?
go into your bios and see how much is allocated to your video. If 8 megs then nothing to worry about. If more then there could be a problem.
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Old March 28th, 2006, 12:21 PM
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How do I get into my bios?
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Old March 28th, 2006, 12:25 PM
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I really could not tell you. some e machines you gotta press the del key immediately after turning the power on. It should say press some key to enter setup or bios when you first power on. Press whatever key it indicates.
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Old March 28th, 2006, 12:59 PM
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I got into by bios now what should I do or shouls I just leave it alone because i dont want to mess up my PC
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Old March 28th, 2006, 04:30 PM
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Leave it the way it is.

You're not going to miss 8 Mb's, and may have video lag if you remove the ram allocation.
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Old March 28th, 2006, 05:46 PM
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If you are worried about your computer being slow due to lack of ram, you should consider adding more ram. 256mb is the lowest recomended amount of ram needed to run xp.
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Old March 28th, 2006, 06:13 PM
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IMO you need to get more ram at least 512. Then increase your video ram from 8 to 64. Your computer will run a whole lot smoother and a little faster. If you can afford it go to 1 gig and increase your video ram to 128
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Old March 28th, 2006, 08:31 PM
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Ok thanks for the advise
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