Is it normal for my computer to register as having 480 MB of RAM when I have two 256 memory chips installed? Does this mean one of the chips is bad? The computer works just fine. BTW, I have an older computer. I just noticed this the other day when I looked at the system information. I started scratching my head. I have 2 256 DDR 333 chips installed.
2006-11-10 16:29:09 · 6 answers · asked by Jay S 5 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Desktops
you have built in video which is shared video memory
2006-11-10 17:50:03 · answer #1 · answered by SANDY 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i guess you have an onboard graphics on the mobo. this graphics card has no dedicated ram and have to share the ram with the main memory, obviously 32 MB.
do the math:
2 * 256 MB = 512 MB - 32 MB = 480 MB
this is how it works, nothing to worry.
2006-11-11 00:40:30 · answer #2 · answered by frime 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's normal, the operating system reserves a portion of memory for boot up and configuration of your computer. You have 512 mb of memory and the operating system is using the 32 mb you don't see for configuration purposes.
2006-11-11 01:25:45 · answer #3 · answered by jeabwjw 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No it just means that your computer is using the missing memory for video display, as in for graphics.
2006-11-11 00:33:11 · answer #4 · answered by Wireless 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well it can happen as you said one of the chips is bad ,do one think click on my computer in the desktop and check the memory .to check which ram is less remove one of rams and check
2006-11-11 00:39:24 · answer #5 · answered by life goes on... 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
lol, my cpu speed on my old laptop is 2ghz but it only shows 800mhz, lol, don't look at what it shows, sometimes there are software bugs
2006-11-11 00:40:29 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋