chais82 Posted October 18, 2005 Share Posted October 18, 2005 Im useing vista 5231 and in properties in my computer it only says i have 500 ram when in fact I have 512. When installing a program it wouldnt allow me cause it said i needed a minimum of 500 ram and said I only have 498. Why does this happen? Any ideas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The J Man Posted October 18, 2005 Share Posted October 18, 2005 Im useing vista 5231 and in properties in my computer it only says i have 500 ram when in fact I have 512. When installing a program it wouldnt allow me cause it said i needed a minimum of 500 ram and said I only have 498. Why does this happen? Any ideas? 586687240[/snapback] its because some memory had been reserved for your video/graphics card. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petroid Posted October 18, 2005 Share Posted October 18, 2005 its because some memory had been reserved for your video/graphics card. 586688280[/snapback] Usually, yes, but in this case no. Mine actually fluctuates under Vista, going between 0.97 GB and 0.99. My mainboard has no onboard video capabilities either. Also, the vram will probably show as around 1MB in dxdiag. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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