Memory on the "Graphics card" is for use by the card only. Graphics card
memory can not be used as main memory, so you still are limited to the
original 400MB installed in your PC for use by applications or data.

JS

"kevin" <kevin@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:ADC8380A-1C5C-4C5E-920E-C89189033685@microsoft.com...
>i may get a card with 1 meg on board memory..
> I have 400 kb of ram in my computer already so does this mean i get 1.4
> megs
> o f ram if iinstall the card with 1 meg of on board memory or is t he 1
> meg
> only good for the games etc. and not the computer itself for the other
> programs running in background.
> btw i only play cards and thanks to all respondents past and present
> kev