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to: THURSTON ACKERMAN
from: ROBERT SAYRE
date: 2003-01-18 19:43:00
subject: 128MB + 128MB = 191MB ??

TA> But when I tried installing any pair of them in place
TA> of the pair of original 64MBs in my CompUSA Work Series
TA> 533 Celetron system, with its Win98se O/S; the total RAM
TA> that is indicated when I click my rodent on the Start menu
TA> /Settings/Control Panel/System is only 191MB instead of the anticipated
TA> 256MB I can manage on my Systemax Tiger 970553 or IBM Aptiva 2153
TA> systems.

TA> What foreplay can I use to make my CompUSA as compliant please?

 Do you have "memory sharing" with the video card?
Sounds like 64MB is being "saved" for something.
Look in your BIOS.

 TTYL.

 Robert

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