Ram Question

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I am using windows xp. The question I have is I have 256 mb of ram installed
and system information shows that but shows available ram is 29 mb. I have
run 2 other programs that say I only have 127 mb of total ram. So is windows
not reading the ram right or are the other programs wrong? Thanks for any
help.
 
sounds like you have on board Video and its using 128mb. this can be
checked in the BIOS. actually I did not think XP would run on just 128?
 
I am using windows xp. The question I have is I have 256 mb of ram installed
and system information shows that but shows available ram is 29 mb. I have
run 2 other programs that say I only have 127 mb of total ram. So is windows
not reading the ram right or are the other programs wrong? Thanks for any
help.
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It shouldn't be possible to boot XP with 29mb of ram. You describe
this as "available RAM" which suggests you're using the wrong spot to
get your system information. It's listing "free ram" rather than
"total ram"

Try: windows logo key+pause, to get what windows acknowledges as the
total amount of RAM.

The other problem you have is only 128mb of ram in a system that
should have 256. It could be integrated video, though it's unlikely,
as 128mb is too large for a system in that class. The other
possibilities are:

Bad stick of ram
Bad Ram slot
1 stick unseated
One stick not compatible with your system.

Ram is a higher density than your system supports. (this is the case
if there is only 1 stick of ram total)

Bigdawg:

XP will indeed run on 128mb, just not particularly well. XP can even
run on 64mb, but that's for masochists.
 
Of course it will, it will run poorly but it will run. When XP was first
released many OEM's included only 128MB.
 
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