Posted: 1/8/2007 2:19:45 AM EDT
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I have a new Compaq Presario laptop/notebook. Supposedly has 512MB RAM, and when I go to Crucial.com to see prices for uprading it, I run their scanner software and it says I have two slots, one of which has 512MB RAM module. But when I go into "My Computer" and click on the System icon, it says I only have 384MB RAM. Is the other 128MB RAM somehow being used elsewhere and not showing up? How do I get this "back", per se? I am trying to play WoW, and having a tough time due to the low RAM that the computer seems to think it has. Just tryng to streamline the operations and resources - any ideas, or do I have to plunk down serious cash to get 1GB or 2GB of RAM? I do have the ATI Radeon Express 128MB graphicscard/chip. |
Buy a desktop. 
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Bingo - that appears to be the answer. Hmm, so i guess that means I'll have to do a RAM upgrade - two 512MB chips will give me 1GB - i already have one, so about $80 for a 512MB RAM chip - damn these notebook RAM chips are pricey compared to desktops. I guess doing it that way would give me 1GB minus the 128MB RAM being used by the graphics card, right? |
you can get 1gb from Newegg.com for $85 |
Yup the video card steals some system memory in some setups. You can adjust the amount it robs in BIOS on some motherboards. x156 |
Good call.