Toshiba PPM78U05L01E User Manual

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User’s Manual
PORTÉGÉ M780
Power 
Video RAM
The memory in a computer’s graphic adaptor, 
used to store the image displayed on a bitmap 
display.
Start -> Control Panel -> Appearance and 
Personalization
 -> Display -> Adjust 
resolution
.
The amount of Video RAM can be verified by 
clicking the Advanced Settings button in the 
Screen Resolution window.
The amount of Total Available Graphics memory 
will vary be between 1 and 2 MB depending upon 
system configuration.
If your computer is configured with more than 3 GB memory, 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 system will still be 
approximately 3 GB only.
Legal Footnote (Memory (Main System))
For more information regarding Memory (Main System), please refer to the 
Legal Footnotes section in Appendix G.
Battery pack
The computer is powered by one rechargeable 
lithium-ion battery pack. 
Slice Expansion 
Battery
This battery pack increases your computer’s 
operating time when main battery pack is also 
installed.
Legal Footnote (Battery Life)
For more information regarding Battery Life, please refer to the Legal 
Footnotes section in Appendix G.