Windows 7 doesn`t recognize all vRAM

Discussion in 'Windows 7' started by edgliux, Aug 29, 2009.

  1. edgliux

    edgliux MDL Novice

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    Hazar MDL Guru

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    #2 Hazar, Aug 29, 2009
    Hi, make sure you are running 64bit, because if you have 4gb of ram or more it can detract from vram
     
  3. edgliux

    edgliux MDL Novice

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    #3 edgliux, Aug 29, 2009 (OP)
    I have got 2GBs of RAM and 512 of vRAM. WIndows XP 32bit perfectly sees them all. So I think, that it doesnt matter which Windows I am running (32 or 64).
     
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    edgliux MDL Novice

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    #5 edgliux, Aug 29, 2009 (OP)
    Yeah. Updating drivers is the first thing I`ve made.
     
  6. engage16

    engage16 MDL Junior Member

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    #6 engage16, Aug 29, 2009
    Is it a laptop or desktop? Im assuming desktop, so if anything check your bios and see if the settings got reset for vRAM...
     
  7. edgliux

    edgliux MDL Novice

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    #7 edgliux, Aug 29, 2009 (OP)
    Desktop. Resetted and checked BIOS. Evereything seems to be OK, because Windows XP sees everything good.
     
  8. whitehat2009

    whitehat2009 MDL Member

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    #8 whitehat2009, Aug 29, 2009
    It's quite possible that your card actually has 256MB of dedicated VRAM; the rest (256MB) may be from system memory, an nVidia technology called TurboCache.
     
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  9. edgliux

    edgliux MDL Novice

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    #9 edgliux, Aug 29, 2009 (OP)
    Echm.. Everywhere in documents - 512 MB. :) + I know what I was buying :)
     
  10. weinter

    weinter MDL Senior Member

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    #10 weinter, Aug 29, 2009
    Check BIOS settings if it allows 512 settings or you are looking at 8600 with 256MB of RAM in some configuration by certain OEMs.
     
  11. edgliux

    edgliux MDL Novice

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    #11 edgliux, Aug 29, 2009 (OP)
    Of course it allows, because in XP everything is Fine :)
    You mean Im looking not in right application? Ive tried everest and SIW - same result.