I have a HP Pavilion ZV5000 with 512 MB ram (256 on 2-dimms). The problem is that windows only sees 384 MB of ram. Not SURE if there is a way to check exactly what is going on or if there is a way to calibrate the ram. If anyone has SUGGESTIONS, I would be willing to hear.

Many thanks

JustinDo you have on-board video or a seperate video card? How much memory does the BIOS see?

On-board video will use a portion of your memory, causing Windows to see RAM as being less than what it is.512-384=128I as well thought that only 384 (512-384=128) was on the computer, but when I checked under "help and support" and details about the computer to see how much RAM it is capable of holding I saw that, which made me wonder why it says I have two dimms of 256, but only showing 384 in the My Computer properties. I am just wondering if this is a normal thing or if there is a way to figure out what the problem may be.

I have YET to check the bios, and can do that tomorrow as this is a computer for a friend I am working on. I will let you all know tomorrow.

Thanks

JustinI just looked up the specs your system. It's a laptop, meaning it's going to have shared memory for the video. There is no problem. Your integrated video is using 128 MB, so Windows is going to report the system memory as 384, the amount left over after the video has taken its share.I guess, my crystal ball was working:
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512-384=128

I guess, my crystal ball was working: