Features, Features -3 – Toshiba A300 User Manual
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A300/A300D
Features
This computer incorporates the following features and benefits:
Processor
Memory
Built-in
Please visit your region’s website for the
configuration details of the model that you have
purchased.
Slots
PC2-5300 512 MB, 1024 MB or 2048 MB
memory modules can be installed in the two
memory slots. The maximum system memory
size and speed are depending on the model you
purchased.
PC2-5300 memory module works as PC2-4200 speed on Mobile Intel
®
GL960 Express Chipset model.
If your computer is configured with two 2 GB memory modules, the
memory might be displayed as approximately 3 GB only (depending on the
computer's hardware specifications). This is correct because the operating
system usually displays the available memory instead of the physical
memory (RAM) built into the computer. Various system components (like
the video adapter's GPU and PCI devices like Wireless LAN, etc.) require
their own memory space. Since a 32-bit operating system cannot address
more than 4 GB of memory these system resources overlap the physical
memory. It is a technical limitation that the overlapped memory is not
available to the operating system. Even though some tools might display
the actual physical memory built into your computer, the memory available
to the operating sys-tem will still be approximately 3 GB only.