Why does PC think there's less RAM?

mmm_bleeprin · 10 Sep 2006 at 10:49

My mums ancient PC is meant to have 256 of RAM, but it'll only admit to having 192. I've heard of a little RAM being lost, but isn't that a bit much? Any way I can improve it?

Zefan · 10 Sep 2006 at 10:51

Did you just buy it from someone? What I mean is have you actually opened it up and looked at the RAM modules you've got in there? It sounds to me like you've got 1*128mb + 1*64mb in there in which case you've been screwed.

mmm_bleeprin · 10 Sep 2006 at 10:52

No, I've looked. It's a single 256.

vanandjuanunited · 10 Sep 2006 at 10:52

If not the above.
Could it not have 64 meg of memory allocated to graphics.

Zefan · 10 Sep 2006 at 10:53

williamw11 said:
Could it not have 64 meg of memory allocated to graphics.

Clever man - it's almost certainly this.

You can probably change the amount of RAM allocated to video in the BIOS.

mmm_bleeprin · 10 Sep 2006 at 10:55

Hmm. Might try that. It's not like she needs it. How much do you think I should change it to?

vanandjuanunited · 10 Sep 2006 at 10:56

mmm_bleeprin said:
Hmm. Might try that. It's not like she needs it. How much do you think I should change it to?

Depends on options but 16 or 32 should do it.

mmm_bleeprin · 10 Sep 2006 at 10:58

I'll give it a shot. Thanks