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  1. May 27th, 2003, 05:32 AM #1
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    Question Missing Memory

    My pc has 256mb of ddr pc2100 installed, and in system information is says as much, yet my pc is only utilizing 224, and only shows 224 available to open programs...what is tying up the 32 mb of memory so that the system doesn't allocate it? and how do I find it?
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  2. May 27th, 2003, 06:36 AM #2
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    Probably wrong, but.....

    Does your motherboared have built-in video? Could be allocating system ram to video.
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    Have you looked to see how much memory is being allocated to processes that constantly run in the background?Check ctr alt del>processes in XP
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    When you say "system information says as much", is that Windows system info or BIOS? If BIOS says 256, and Windows says 224, then ceh383 is most likely right - 32mb is allocated to video.
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  6. May 27th, 2003, 02:19 PM #5
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    Originally posted by ceh383
    Probably wrong, but.....

    Does your motherboared have built-in video? Could be allocating system ram to video.
    I went into my bios setup and found that my onboard video was still taking 32 mb of mem even tho i was using the nvidia adapter....i disabled and presto...my missing 32 mb of memory reappeard.!!!!
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  7. May 27th, 2003, 11:32 PM #6
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