Re: RAM Property

From: Kenny (me_at_privacy.net)
Date: 12/06/04 

Date: Mon, 6 Dec 2004 18:49:59 -0000

Your video card is part of the motherboard, does not have it's own memory
like a separate card would, so uses part of your installed RAM. The
explanation you got was correct. 

-- 
Kenny
"Karl Neumann" <chucks2@cox.net> wrote in message
news:5F1td.178756$bk1.70668@fed1read05...
> I bought a Great Quality RX-7333 laptop with 256MB of RAM. The computer
> Property tab displays only 224 MB. The vendor says this is normal because
> the laptop comes with "shared video"; therefore the 32MB difference
between
> the nominal and display amounts. Is that correct?
>
> To compare,  for two years I've also owned an hp Pavilion desktop PC with
> 768MB of RAM. In this case the Property tab displays 760MB, only an 8MB
> difference to the nominal value.
>
> I don't know what "shared video" means and want to make sure there's
nothing
> wrong with the RAM in the laptop just purchased and that the vendor isn't
> giving me a wrong explanation.
>
> An expert's opinion will be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.
>
>

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