Anyone Know Alot About hardware? If so please help me xD

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Dec 15 2006, 8:27 pm
My computer has 1 512 sticks of DDR RAM, but for some reason my computer is reading it as 448 MB of RAM. Its a weird ass number and its been like this since i bought it 2 years ago. Anyone want to try and help me solve this conundrum?
Dec 15 2006, 8:30 pm
heh, ddr ram..
Dec 15 2006, 8:31 pm
Sounds like you system is using some for onboard devices(64MB to be exact), probably the graphics chip. Windows displays a lower amount without leaving a disclaimer. It is a common question/problem.
Dec 15 2006, 8:40 pm
My mum's laptop does this too. Solution: get a real graphics card.
Dec 15 2006, 9:10 pm
I only have the Nvidia Geforce that came with mine xD
Dec 16 2006, 6:25 am
Yeah, integrated graphics cards sometimes steal RAM to help them run. This one has some ATI card that sucks...
Dec 16 2006, 10:21 am
So should i get a 1gig stick or another 512 stick?