Windows XP shows 480 MB RAM

domi1803 · Jul 4, 2007

Hello everybody,
I have a Compaq Presario V6000, with AMD Turion 64 X 2, 512 MB RAM, NVidia dispaly adapter with 128 MB of not shared memory, and Windows XP and Everest shows 480 MB of RAM. Why does that happen? And yes I'm sure that the graphics is not shared.

kpo6969 · Jul 4, 2007

32mb sounds like a video ram amount to me. 32, 64, 128, 256

domi1803 · Jul 4, 2007

32 MB can be taken by any device, not just display adapter. Graphics has it's own 128 MB of memory. Something else is mapping that memory, I just don't know what it is.

Nodsu · Jul 4, 2007

Which one exactly of the numerous V6000 series?

This page says that these laptops come with 128MB shared memory video..
http://h10010.www1.hp.com/wwpc/ca/e...9199-78308301-78308301-78308301-78867421.html

kpo6969 · Jul 4, 2007

domi1803 said:

32 MB can be taken by any device, not just display adapter. Graphics has it's own 128 MB of memory. Something else is mapping that memory, I just don't know what it is.
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Here is what you have: Taken from link in last post about your system.
Video adapter
V6310CA: NVIDIA GeForce Go 6150 (UMA)
V6320CA / V6305CA / V6317CA / V6316CA: NVIDIA® GeForce™ Go 6150

Video RAM
Up to 128 MB shared video memory

To me that means 32mb onboard and 96mb shared so the 32mb is taken away from your 512mb. Understand.
Actually 128mb can be taken from your 512mb.

Tedster · Jul 4, 2007

How do you know it is not shared. Almost all laptops use shared memory except for high end ones.

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