1. Some of it is taken up by hardware. That is normal
2. If you have a 32bit OS, that is also normal.
1. Yes. In his case, it's definitely the GPU.
2. Almost. 32bit windows "see" about 3.5, not 3.86. Also, you need to subtract Hardware reserved from that, so if laptop had 32bit windows, he would have 3.3 gigs of ram.
1. Some of it is taken up by hardware. That is normal
2. If you have a 32bit OS, that is also normal.
1. Yes. In his case, it's definitely the GPU.
2. Almost. 32bit windows "see" about 3.5, not 3.86. Also, you need to subtract Hardware reserved from that, so if laptop had 32bit windows, he would have 3.3 gigs of ram.