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Vista - Missing System Ram and Extra Graphics Card Ram

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Old 12-12-2007   #1 (permalink)
Dissposablehero


 
 

Missing System Ram and Extra Graphics Card Ram

I have 2gb of system ram and am always showing 55%-60% being used by the
system even when there are no other processes running - for example; when i
first installed vista.

However when you look at this:
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a3...ro/dxgiag3.jpg

youll probably notice the abundance of ram for a Nvidia 7800gt.

I have read somewhere it is something to do with the bios, and i know this
to be a complete lie cause it never did that on XP. Also as you can see there
is nothing else running to use over a GB of v-card ram.

So can anyone help me get my ram back?

My System SpecsSystem Spec
Old 12-12-2007   #2 (permalink)
Richard G. Harper


 
 

Re: Missing System Ram and Extra Graphics Card Ram

What you see is normal - Vista is using otherwise unused RAM for system and
file caching, graphic performance, and so on. Leave well enough alone and
your system will perform at its peak levels.

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"Dissposablehero" <Dissposablehero@xxxxxx> wrote in
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Quote:

>I have 2gb of system ram and am always showing 55%-60% being used by the
> system even when there are no other processes running - for example; when
> i
> first installed vista.
>
> However when you look at this:
> http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a3...ro/dxgiag3.jpg
>
> youll probably notice the abundance of ram for a Nvidia 7800gt.
>
> I have read somewhere it is something to do with the bios, and i know this
> to be a complete lie cause it never did that on XP. Also as you can see
> there
> is nothing else running to use over a GB of v-card ram.
>
> So can anyone help me get my ram back?
My System SpecsSystem Spec
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