I have a Dell Inspiron 1501, which is supposed to have 1...

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I have a Dell Inspiron 1501, which is supposed to have 1 GB RAM. But when I checked, it shows only 896 MB RAM under System Properties->General. I contacted Dell tech support, and they said that my ATI Radeon video card eats up the 'missing' RAM, therefore it cannot be seen. Upon learning about this, I went to the BIOS(??) screen (before Windows is loaded), but even over there it showed less than 1 GB memory RAM. Can anyone tell me if this sounds like the RAM may be defective or missing, or did Dell tech support give me the correct information. If this sounds like missing RAM, what could be the next step I could take? Is there any other way to verify?   Thanks for your help!

C3PO5 · Answer

Hi What Dell tech support told you is the correct information the Video that is built in does use form your system ram . I have the same PC but mine has 2 gig,s of ram and it comes out like 1940 + or - a little bit. See yea.:smileyvery-happy:

Rickey_S · Answer

Tech gave you the correct info. The video cards these days use Hypermemory technology, which means they use the System memory to enhance the performance, without having to spend on a costly video card with large memory.   Check following link for details.   http://ati.amd.com/technology/hypermemory.html

pcgeek11 · Answer

The same here on my 1501 with 2 gb it shows roughly 1940~MB. That is the way it works these days with integrated video.   pcgeek11 Message Edited by pcgeek11 on 05-22-2007 11:37 PM

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