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so i recently got another old computer for free. it came with 512 mb of ram, with the ati x200 using 128 mb of it. i put in my old 512 mb stick, and now the gpu is using 386 mb of ram. whats wrong?
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| Posted: Fri Nov 20, 2009 7:37 pm Post subject: |
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| what does dxdiag have to report in the display tab?
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| Posted: Sat Nov 21, 2009 8:00 am Post subject: |
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The 128MB of RAM you see there belongs to the graphics card itself.
Could be the system automatically allocating more memory to the display functions...
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| Posted: Sat Nov 21, 2009 7:21 pm Post subject: |
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| everest home edition wrote: | Field Value
Physical Memory
Total 638 MB
Used 387 MB
Free 250 MB
Utilization 61 %
Swap Space
Total 1176 MB
Used 372 MB
Free 804 MB
Utilization 32 %
Virtual Memory
Total 1815 MB
Used 760 MB
Free 1054 MB
Utilization 42 %
Field Value
Video Adapter Properties
Device Description ATI RADEON XPRESS 200 Series
Adapter String ATI RADEON XPRESS 200 Series
BIOS String BK-ATI VER008.020I.030.000
Chip Type ATI Radeon Xpress Series (0x5954)
DAC Type Internal DAC(400MHz)
Installed Drivers ati2dvag (6.14.10.6925)
Memory Size 128 MB
Video Adapter Manufacturer
Company Name ATI Technologies Inc.
Product Information http://www.ati.com/products/gamer.html
Driver Download http://www.ati.com/support/driver.html
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| Posted: Sat Nov 21, 2009 8:06 pm Post subject: |
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| Wow this is an old pc. My dads intel mobo has this chipset, and you can go into the bios and allocate a fixed amount. Try it. Usually most mobos can select a fixed amount of video ram.
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Konata Izumi
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| Posted: Sun Nov 22, 2009 1:19 am Post subject: |
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it appears that the computer is only recognizing one of the 256 mb sticks, giving me 768 mb of ram. how can i get it to recognize the other stick?
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| Posted: Sun Nov 22, 2009 3:48 pm Post subject: |
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| Konata Izumi wrote: | | it appears that the computer is only recognizing one of the 256 mb sticks, giving me 768 mb of ram. how can i get it to recognize the other stick? |
If it isn't recognizing the other stick, there is a slight chance it is dead. Or you might have put it in the wrong slot.
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Konata Izumi
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| Posted: Sun Nov 22, 2009 4:35 pm Post subject: |
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| no, when i remove the 512 the other 2 work fine. the 256 sticks are in a dual channel setup.
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| Posted: Sun Nov 22, 2009 8:05 pm Post subject: |
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The motherboard probably doesn't like 2*256MB and 1*512MB sticks being used at the same time.
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