Re: RAM Property

From: Jim Macklin (p51mustang[threeX12)
Date: 12/06/04 

Date: Mon, 6 Dec 2004 12:52:50 -0600

It is perfectly normal. Older computers had only 1 or 2 MB
of memory for graphics [really old computers had KB of
memory]. About 8-10 years ago, 8 MB was considered a good
amount of RAM for video and was often dedicated on-board.
If the mobo had an AGP slot, it could borrow more RAM from
the main system RAM. Later, assigning more RAM availability
to graphics became necessary as games needed more power.
The term "shared" means that your computer has one RAM
memory system and part is shared as needed between
data/application and graphics processing.
If your laptop has an available slot for more RAM, you can
increase the amount available. Often laptops have only two
slots and sometimes only one is available for user upgrade.
If your laptop has two 128 MB sticks, you might have to have
a service center swap out both sticks and install 256 MB
sticks. Most laptops cannot upgrade the graphics, although
Alienware does allow users to install and upgrade with the
latest and greatest gamers graphics cards.

If you want to see the details about your computers, get
EVEREST free from www.lavalys.com and it will report on
details about your computer and the installed
hardware/software. 

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"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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