my cousine has foxconn D101 mobo with 2.66Ghz pinless processor and 256MB of RAM.The problem is that his computer shows only 190MB of system RAM.He doesn't use spyware,adware etc.He only uses AVG free antivirus which i think doesn't use much of the RAM.And because of this problem the games run really slower.What can we do to solve the problem.
low system memory
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WeatherMan
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Do you mean 192Mb ram?
Thats probably because he has Shared VGA Memory.
To get rid of this problem simply get some more ram, and also a gpu upgrade would help
Thats probably because he has Shared VGA Memory.
To get rid of this problem simply get some more ram, and also a gpu upgrade would help
thealmightyone
New Member
...The onboard graphics processor doesnt have any memory. At all. It has to use some of your system memory in order to function. So, once some of your memory has been allocated to your onboard graphics (usually 64MB, which I will assume to be so in this case), you are left with... 192MB of memory for the system to use.
I don't know if you can reduce the amount allocated to the onboard graphics, but this would be a bad idea.
There is no solution, as there isn't anything wrong.
You can buy another 256/512MB stick of memory dead cheap. Pop down to a local computer shop, and have a browse.
I don't know if you can reduce the amount allocated to the onboard graphics, but this would be a bad idea.
There is no solution, as there isn't anything wrong.
You can buy another 256/512MB stick of memory dead cheap. Pop down to a local computer shop, and have a browse.
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WeatherMan
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Depends what BIOS your running, if you have a good brand you should be able to set the VGA size, but like theallmightyone said this is a bad idea as it will give you even worse Games performance that a 64MB onboard graphics, which IMO is VERY bad :\!
There is limited use in increasing the graphics memory beyond 64 MB - the GPU simply isn't capable or powerful enough to be able to utilise it properly anyway. For example, 64 MB onboard VGA graphics is not even comparable to, say, an AGP Radeon card with 64 MB of its own VRAM.
If your friend wants to gain a little more system RAM, you are usually able to set the amount that's dedicated to the graphics in the BIOS, as others have said.
I'm not even sure why they set it to 64 MB in the first place because if someone thinks they're going to be able to play games with it then they're a little deluded.
If your friend wants to gain a little more system RAM, you are usually able to set the amount that's dedicated to the graphics in the BIOS, as others have said.
I'm not even sure why they set it to 64 MB in the first place because if someone thinks they're going to be able to play games with it then they're a little deluded.
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diduknowthat
formerly liuliuboy
Most of the time it's automatic in how much system ram it hogs up. And there's also a minimal amount he can use. Plus, the extra >64 megs of ram isn't going to help much anyways.
Which is precisely why I said "you are usually able to set the amount that's dedicated to the graphics in the BIOS".
In a system I used with an onboard, the minimum was 4 MB.
You obviously don't subscribe to the school of though of "every little helps". I'd rather tone the VGA allocation down to the minimum and free up some of that memory for the system. Like I said, anyone trying to play games on most onboard graphics have a surprise coming to them.
Nightrain
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to the last poster...i understand the idea of trying to get every last bit out. But if the person could not troubleshoot their own computer enough to try to change the amount of vid ram, i doubt i would send them hunting through the bios trying to change it. I know onboard video sucks, but if he is trying to run games as said above, why lower his vid ram to 4megs...With the higher amount...its "dedicated" more to the game than if you remove it/make it lower, other programs and applications and such are gonna say hey i was struggling for ram before and now there is 60megs of ram thats open for use. so the other backround programs are gonna hog the ram and his games will run even crappier. ..id say dude, you can double your ram with a 256meg stick for $25 on newegg and thats when its not even on sale. and you can get a dedicated vid card for cheap...crap a while back i had the same issue. only had pci slot in my old rig, only had onboard vid. got a radeon 9250 with 256megs of vram for less than $40. for 65 bucks he can make his computer experience way more enjoyable and the whole thing will run much better...thats what i would do. if you have the money to spend on an isp, then i doubt you couldn't save up for another ram stick and a cheap vid card. just my two cents
to the OP... i would def tell your friend to do as said above...it is a really simple upgrade. easier for someone who doesnt know much about pc's to do (much easier than playing around with bios). and doesnt cost much to get a serious improvement for the pc. ohh and tell him to get some free anti-spyware, adware programs, and probably a firewall if he doesnt have any. there are plenty of great free resources online. he should probably take advantage of what is there. you got zone alarm firewall, ad-aware, spybot, windows defender, bazooka scanner (only scans tho)...just naming a few good tools that might help him free up some system resources that pesky spyware/adware can hoard. believe me, they can slow down your pc a lot. and just so you know most/all antivirus programs do NOT catch and remove spyware/adware. they are concerned with viruses which are a completely different type of malware, theyl most likely slip right into your friends computer undetected and unnoticed
hope i helped some