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    what im having now is 248 RAM thats for sure 100%
    but what it has to be 512mb! whats the matter?
     
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    are you afraid of playing around with the insides of your computer?
     
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    lool! what should i do? go ahead
     
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    disconnect power cable to computer, remove 1 stick of ram at a time to see what the remaining stick shows up as. reconnect power & start up computer. do that twice so can see what each memory stick capacity is individually.
     
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    that looks scary for a beginner, where can i see the ram sticks?
     
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    okay i just pulled out 1 stick 256 mb
    the computer is the same no changes im gonna now swap sticks
     
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    i just did it!! i think the problem was the slots!
    now i got 504 MB of ram
     
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    which means 8 meg is used by onboard video
     
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    english please =)?
    i have an other 512 MB of ram i dont know which type of ram is it how do i know, its not even written on the chip
     
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    currently you are show 504meg out of 512meg so missing 8 meg must be for onboard video card. is that other 512meg 1 or 2 sticks of ram? does it have 1 notch on bottom like your other ram or 2 notches?
     
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    You think that's scary....

    Which essentially means, that the computer has a choice in the BIOS settings to raise or lower the amount of available memory for the video graphics. Minimum is most likely 8MB, with a max of 128. So, if you only have 2x256 for a total of 512, using the max of 128 for the video, your computer properties will show 384MB's of system memory.

    I would not recommend setting the max value for video memory usage unless you plan on upgrading the two 256MB chips to two 512's or two 1Gs. Also...if you can, purchase "matched" sets...means the memory modules were specifically designed to work together. Though it is not necessary, it helps rule out any issues the system may have running memory from different manufacturers. I know this is getting confusing, but even if you have two 512MB sticks, and the ratings (like PC2700/PC3200) are the same..the timings (how fast the chip processes data) may be different, and that can cause stability issues not easily diagnosed.

    That system only has two slots for memory chips. If the 512 you do have is compatible, you'll have to remove one of the 256 mods. Leaving you a total of 768 (minus 8 for video) = 760MB of system memory.

    Did we confuse you enough yet?? :) :)
     
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    LOL!! no i understood everything
    and i just connected the 512 MB of ram (in the othe pc) in the hp pc now i have a 1 GB =D btw if i increase the amount of available memory for the video graphics like from 8 to 128...does that make any difference..Maybe in games performing?
    (and morph i have 4 slots not 2)
     
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    Oh...ok, well the link you posted, the specs on that system were two slots of ram. Keep in mind, that dual channel will only be enabled with an even set of memory modules. :)

    Increasing the video memory will improve performance for gaming. But if you really want the best performance, and the motherboard has an AGP slot, I'd recommend getting a video card.

    Decent AGP cards under $200.00 are the 6800 series from Nvidia, or the X800 from ATI.
     
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    can only use pci video cards not agp video cards as totally different slot that you don't have
     
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    Download pcwizrd and print off the results after it has scanned, that will give you the full sspec's of your pc.
     
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    Shado, read my 1st post as there is a link to dasy's pc specs.
     
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