Video Card Missing Memory

[Erik]

I just bought and installed a VissionTek XTASY 5564 GeForce2 video card with 64Mb RAM. After installing the card, and downloading the Windows XP drivers, it is working. BUT when I check the card in either System INfo or in the Display Adapter it only reports 32Mb. Is this a problem with my video card, computer or is it just a a reporting problem?

My computer is a Gateway 1700, P4 1.7Gb and 512Mb RAM
I run Windows XP
By the way, my old video card was 32Mb, but I doubt this would matter.

Thanks in advance,
Erik

[diurnal]

Interesting questiion , where did you get the video card from, was it a refurb, i would not think windows would lie to you.
However it might have some issues about reading 64mb cards, ill look around see what i come up with. seeya

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[Erik]

As far as I can tell it is a brand new card, all sealed up and everything, from CompUSA. I was thinking along the same lines, that it is probably just windows having a problem reading the 64Mb and displaying, but still using the full memory. I think this would be odd though, as many computers come with Windows and 64Mb video cards.


Thanks for your thoughts,
Erik

[mjc]

Check with tech support...I kind of remember seeing something about some GF2 having a bad batch of chips...the memory really isn't there!

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