Nvidia RAM Size error

myztik19 · Jul 27, 2002, 09:00 PM

hi

i purchased a [COLOR=orange]riva tnt2 m 64 32 mb[/COLOR] video card (driver - xp detonator 28.32)

im on windows xp professional with p3 550 & 192 mb sd ram

when i boot the BIOS shows my video memory as 32 mb
however windows xp shows only 16mb everywhere (display properties,system information etc)

is it possible that the dealer may have manuplated the bios setting by increasing the video RAM
by 50 % or windows xp displays only 1/2 the video memory size

~~Sourcer_2002~~ · Jul 27, 2002, 09:50 PM

Ok first of all dont post the same thing twice! Two have u ever O/Ced the card or flashed the bios? Three do u have two video cards installed? and also did u install XP before or after the card was installed and did u remove any old drivers from previous video cards if u just replaced or put the card in with the existing XP setup?

myztik19 · Jul 27, 2002, 10:07 PM

1> never flashed BOIS or overclocked video card

2> have only 1 video card

3> installed xp on a clean HDD with the card

4> updated the default driver version to 28.32

~~Sourcer_2002~~ · Jul 27, 2002, 10:31 PM

Did u buy the card used? I dont know if those cards are still in production so im thinkin u bought it used and the previous owner of the card prolly o/c'ed the card which messed it up. Do you have 98 or some other OS to check it on? Or another comp to try it on? Also try a game most/some of the games around have info tools or will tell u in setup or options the size of your video ram

myztik19 · Jul 27, 2002, 10:52 PM

i purchased a brand new card 3 months ago since then it shows only 16 mb & the dealer told me that windows xp shows only 16 mb onboard memory and the other 16 mb is acceleration memory

the company is max force

i am from india and the card is still available here

~~Sourcer_2002~~ · Jul 27, 2002, 11:04 PM

i dont what the hell he's talkin about because i have the excact same card and im runnin XP and it shows 32mb.

Zarathustra · Jul 28, 2002, 06:10 AM

What program shows 16mb of memory? Do other programs (3DMark2k1, games, etc) display the same thing?

Ryoko · Jul 30, 2002, 08:07 AM

i have a gf3 64mb, and every windows app tells me i have 24mb video ram. i'm running win98se.

never had a problem with it, though.

as far as tnt2m64s are concerned, they don't have the gpu power to effectively use 32mb vram anyway.

Jul 27, 2002, 09:00 PM	#1
myztik19 Tech Savvy Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: India Posts: 52 Rep Power: 0	Nvidia RAM Size error hi i purchased a [COLOR=orange]riva tnt2 m 64 32 mb[/COLOR] video card (driver - xp detonator 28.32) im on windows xp professional with p3 550 & 192 mb sd ram when i boot the BIOS shows my video memory as 32 mb however windows xp shows only 16mb everywhere (display properties,system information etc) is it possible that the dealer may have manuplated the bios setting by increasing the video RAM by 50 % or windows xp displays only 1/2 the video memory size

Jul 27, 2002, 09:50 PM	#2
~~Sourcer_2002~~ BANNED Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Indiana , USA Posts: 2,677 Rep Power: 0	Ok first of all dont post the same thing twice! Two have u ever O/Ced the card or flashed the bios? Three do u have two video cards installed? and also did u install XP before or after the card was installed and did u remove any old drivers from previous video cards if u just replaced or put the card in with the existing XP setup?

Jul 27, 2002, 10:07 PM	Thread Starter #3
myztik19 Tech Savvy Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: India Posts: 52 Rep Power: 0	1> never flashed BOIS or overclocked video card 2> have only 1 video card 3> installed xp on a clean HDD with the card 4> updated the default driver version to 28.32

Jul 27, 2002, 10:31 PM	#4
~~Sourcer_2002~~ BANNED Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Indiana , USA Posts: 2,677 Rep Power: 0	Did u buy the card used? I dont know if those cards are still in production so im thinkin u bought it used and the previous owner of the card prolly o/c'ed the card which messed it up. Do you have 98 or some other OS to check it on? Or another comp to try it on? Also try a game most/some of the games around have info tools or will tell u in setup or options the size of your video ram

Jul 27, 2002, 10:52 PM	Thread Starter #5
myztik19 Tech Savvy Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: India Posts: 52 Rep Power: 0	i purchased a brand new card 3 months ago since then it shows only 16 mb & the dealer told me that windows xp shows only 16 mb onboard memory and the other 16 mb is acceleration memory the company is max force i am from india and the card is still available here

Jul 27, 2002, 11:04 PM	#6
~~Sourcer_2002~~ BANNED Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Indiana , USA Posts: 2,677 Rep Power: 0	i dont what the hell he's talkin about because i have the excact same card and im runnin XP and it shows 32mb.

Jul 28, 2002, 06:10 AM	#7
Zarathustra Elite Bastard Join Date: May 2002 Location: The Confederacy Posts: 841 Rep Power: 0	What program shows 16mb of memory? Do other programs (3DMark2k1, games, etc) display the same thing?

Jul 30, 2002, 08:07 AM	#8
Ryoko American Soldier Join Date: May 2002 Location: Williamsburg, VA Posts: 1,725 Rep Power: 0	i have a gf3 64mb, and every windows app tells me i have 24mb video ram. i'm running win98se. never had a problem with it, though. as far as tnt2m64s are concerned, they don't have the gpu power to effectively use 32mb vram anyway.