Help with RAM

[scarz3]

hi,
my system should have 512mb RAM but only says that it has 384mb, where has the other 128mb gone?
help would be greatly appreciated, thanks!

 

[tbrunt3]

Welcome To Techspot


Well we would help you but !!! You failed to list and system specs at all and have not taken the time to fill out your profile ? Please supply system specs then we will go from there.

 

[scarz3]

oops sorry!

yeah here are my specs:
2.8 intel P4
512mb Ram (apparently!!)
128mb ATI Radeon 9100 g/card

 

[tbrunt3]

Well bud still need Motherboard maker ram maker and OS! I take it you have two 256 sticks is this correct?

Download and run memory test86 from Here let this rest run and we will go from there..

 

[scarz3]

Didn't know how to run the memory test
here is my full spec:
Windows XP Pro
Cooper PDI (P4R800VM) Motherboard
2 x 256 g/card slots

i've just found out that the main reason for windows only reporting 384mb is because 128mb has gone to the graphics card instead of it having its own separate memory!

thanks anyway though, oh and i have another problem i need to post!

 

[tbrunt3]

Memory test is easy to run you will have to place it on a floppy or on a cd the choice is yours...

 

[scarz3]

still doesnt work, it comes up with a ms-dos program, says type letter of drive, i type a letter, press enter then it disappears??

 

[Nodsu]

This is the program that is trying to write the floppy for you.
Put an empty floppy disk in the drive. Run the program. When it asks, type "a" and press enter.

 

[scarz3]

dont have a floppy disk drive

 

[Nodsu]

Then download the .ISO version of memtest instead and burn it to a CD.