Ram Problems

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  1. DiabloDj1

    DiabloDj1 Well-Known Member

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    I have two 256mb memory sticks installed on my computer, but for some reason, it only counts as 480. Any clue why?

    I have run several virus and spyware tests, I also ran a byte level one that takes like, 6 hours to finish XD ...anyway, any clue why? It counts as just 480 anyway u check it on my computer, even if you go to Ccleaner, it shows ur specs and says that for me..
     
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    resolution should have nothing to do with the speed. may require more ram, but not that much... you probably want to get more ram if youre on 128 or 256mb..
     
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    Allright thats what my friend said also..

    new question up there..plz answer that...
     
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    your ram chip might be bad, like one part of it isnt working, so it only reads it as 480. I have seen it where you plug two different sizes when you get less ram because of whic slot it is in, but i dont think thatll work here...

    are you sure they are the same size, same mhz, same PC#, etc?

    I had it where I had a PC100 and a PC133, didnt read the full mb's...
     
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    Idk if they are but anyway, I figured out why this happens...32mb's of ram are used for 'VGA Shared Memory'...any clue what that is?

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    Check this out..

    according to that I should have about 4 mb's (well 2 now but soon 4)

    Mine is set to 32...

    I'm gonna lower that to 8 and see how it works..
     
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    That's virtual memory, used for swapping files. As for the fact that you have two 256mb ram sticks, that's fine. In a time where people are getting at least two gigs of DDR ram, 516mb of ram might not seem like much, but it's fine. I am running 256mb of regular, non-DDR ram and it is fine for D/Ling songs, making graphics in PS7, surfing the net and chatting. It's not a gaming comp but the only games I play is SC. So, you don't have to upgrade unless you are really into gaming.
     
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    ahh..well is 8 okay then? it said I needed 4 for this res on that bios thing i posted above..
     
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    generally you want around 512. if you're running different apps then you're going to be using virtual memory / paging to account for it, which is a ton slower.
     
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    Oh..I only have 512 normal ram as it is..

    and my virtual memory is set on 2 gb's
     
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    Make sure that the ram card is all the way into the slot, or like master said..
     
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    some is shared with your vdieo card i hav the same thing on my laptop your video card is sharing with your regular ram.
     

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