7.86gb usable?

[xnoobftw]

Can anyone tell me why is my lap top not using the full 8gb that i swapped out for? My laptop is the fujitsu sh560

I also swapped the hard drive out for a 840 evo.

Running windows 64bit too

[Interfectorem]

This is normal, my computer can only use 7.9 GB of the RAM I have installed.

[xnoobftw]

This is normal, my computer can only use 7.9 GB of the RAM I have installed.

But my desktop (rig in sig) can fully utilise the 12gb i fed it D:

[NotCthulhu]

Perhaps it is doing this to assure that there is some memory left over to run core processes?

[mlbguy4life]

thats normal, no worries.

[ologiic]

The same reason a 500gb hard drive only has like 460 gigs of space.

[harrynowl]

Odds are your integrated graphics is reserving 128mb of RAM.

[Speedbird]

The same reason a 500gb hard drive only has like 460 gigs of space.

Not really.

 

OP, it's probably your integrated graphics. These are known to take a bit of your RAM.

[xnoobftw]

Odds are your integrated graphics is reserving 128mb of RAM.

 

Not really.

 

OP, it's probably your integrated graphics. These are known to take a bit of your RAM.

but my lappy is running 310m (i know i know it's equivalent to integrated graphics) 

[kichilron]

but my lappy is running 310m (i know i know it's equivalent to integrated graphics) 

 

Even if you have a dedicated GPU in your laptop you can have integrated graphics to save power.

[TheKDub]

The same reason a 500gb hard drive only has like 460 gigs of space.

 

Nope, Hard drives have that lower space amount due to how the capacity is calculated (1000MB = 1GB instead of 1024MB = 1GB, then when its used in your computer it still reads 1GB as 1024MB, meaning it shows a lower storage amount on the disk).

 

It is most likely integrated graphics that are using up that little bit of it.

[Speedbird]

but my lappy is running 310m (i know i know it's equivalent to integrated graphics) 

Could be other hardware too. Anyway, don't worry about it. 128MB won't make a difference.

[xnoobftw]

Even if you have a dedicated GPU in your laptop you can have integrated graphics to save power.

Ah understood. Thanks!

[harrynowl]

but my lappy is running 310m (i know i know it's equivalent to integrated graphics) 

Does it have the nvidia optimus technology (think that's the name)?

[legopc]

Perhaps it is doing this to assure that there is some memory left over to run core processes?

explain please 

[Hoppa]

It's happened to me before as well:

32GB (31GB usable) or sometimes 30.5GB usable

 

Just recently re-installed my OS so it's not appearing anymore.

[xnoobftw]

Does it have the nvidia optimus technology (think that's the name)?

Not too sure... It's 5 years old already! (my sister gave it to me) 

 

It's happened to me before as well:

32GB (31GB usable) or sometimes 30.5GB usable

 

Just recently re-installed my OS so it's not appearing anymore.

hmmm i have no idea

[harrynowl]

Not too sure... It's 5 years old already! (my sister gave it to me) 

 

hmmm i have no idea

I'd say some is allocated to integrated even if its not being used. But don't worry about it it's 1 less chrome tab you can open

[xnoobftw]

I'd say some is allocated to integrated even if its not being used. But don't worry about it it's 1 less chrome tab you can open

Alright thanks for the help