Help needed with RAM issue!

span class="postbody"I got my pc about 2 months ago. Custom build it ran fine with the OS
brinstalled( XP pro sp2). But there is one problem. Whenever i start the
brpc (1st time) it shows 448MB RAM when you righ click on my computer,
brsame with when you go to about windows. It shows these 458,032
brKB. But when go to System Information, it shows in TOTAL PHYSICAL
brMEMORY- 512.00MB. Then when i restart the pc it shows the correct
brnumbers in about windows and my computer. I find this weird. Same
brwhen i enter setup in the bios when windows starts up for the first
brtime it TELLS me it has 448 MB RAM, then when i save settings and reset
brand go to the bios again it shows 512MB RAM. My friend suggested i
brstill got the onboard video option enabled on my motherboard. It
brcouldnt find an option like that.img src="richedit/smileys/Sad/3.gif" border="0" Others I asked others they dont have any IDEA!img src="richedit/smileysngry/2.gif" border="0" br
brbr
brHere are my system specs:br
brbr
brASUS A8N-VM CSM motherboard (socket 939)br
brWindows XP Pro SP2( 32 bit)br
br1x 512 MB RAMbr
brAMD Athlon 64 3500+ (2.20Ghz)br
brATI Radeon X800GT PCI -E (256MB)br
brbr
brAny help would be appreciated ! img src="richedit/smileys/Happy/19.gif" border="0" /spanbrbrspan style="font-style: italic;"Topic originally titled: Help needed with RAm issue!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!/spanbr

[mondine]

For a definitive, and understandable audit of your system, I suggest you try the freeware program Belarc Advisor.
It will give you an exact report on your system.

Thanks that helped! img src="/richedit/smileys/2.gif" border="0"

[cruocitae]

Or you might have an onboard graphics card, which deducts some memory.. try turning it off.

I cant find an option like that in my bios!img src="/richedit/smileys/10.gif" border="0"