ram is posting 120mb

[paun]

I have some pc-100 ram (128mb) posting as 120mb.Would this indicate defective ram?Not having any problems,but it is not being identified as 128mb only 120mb..................

 

[DAPUNISHER]

System specs?

 

[Brian23]

Are you using a UMA graphics chip? ie. Onboard graphics?

 

[DaveSimmons]

You probably have motherboard shared memory graphics. If you've put in a real video card you might still need to go into the BIOS and disable the onboard video.

 

[MercenaryForHire]

128MB - 8MB for shared video = 120MB. 😛

Also consider decimal vs binary math - there could be more memory allocated to video. But you get the idea.

- M4H

 

[paun]

four year old compaq presario, onboard graphics,via chipset,AMD- 500- 100fsb cpu,ess sound card.

 

[Jeff7]

Originally posted by: paun
four year old compaq presario, onboard graphics,via chipset,AMD- 500- 100fsb cpu,ess sound card.

Yup, yup, check the BIOS. I'll bet that you'll find something concerning video memory, and it'll be set to "8MB". Anyone want to take that bet? 😀

Looks like no one else beat me to it! I win, I win.





Yeah, onboard graphics wants some RAM for its own use.

 

[Brian23]

Originally posted by: Jeff7

Originally posted by: paun
four year old compaq presario, onboard graphics,via chipset,AMD- 500- 100fsb cpu,ess sound card.

Yup, yup, check the BIOS. I'll bet that you'll find something concerning video memory, and it'll be set to "8MB". Anyone want to take that bet? 😀

Looks like no one else beat me to it! I win, I win.





Yeah, onboard graphics wants some RAM for its own use.

See post #3

 

[flamingspinach]

^ pwned 😛

-fs

 

[Jeff7]

Originally posted by: Brian23

Originally posted by: Jeff7

Originally posted by: paun
four year old compaq presario, onboard graphics,via chipset,AMD- 500- 100fsb cpu,ess sound card.

Yup, yup, check the BIOS. I'll bet that you'll find something concerning video memory, and it'll be set to "8MB". Anyone want to take that bet? 😀

Looks like no one else beat me to it! I win, I win.





Yeah, onboard graphics wants some RAM for its own use.

See post #3

A yes good sir, but I was aware of that. Thus the "😀" at the end of my third sentence.

Oh yeah, also, you could have said "See all posts >1". 😛