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    Video Card Memory

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by AznDragn86, Dec 11, 2005.

  1. AznDragn86

    AznDragn86 Notebook Enthusiast

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    I have an intel graphics media accelerator 900 on my laptop. I was wondering if it's possible to allocate more memory to the video card directly instead of letting the computer automatically allocate the resources. It's currently using 8mb of the system ram, and I was hoping to expand it to the maximum of 128mb.
     
    AznDragn86, Dec 11, 2005
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    ZaZ Super Model Super Moderator

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    You could try looking in the bios. That is where the adjustment is usually located.
     
    ZaZ, Dec 11, 2005
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    I tried looking into the bios setup, and there was no option to increase the video memory. I have a thinkpad r52. Perhaps that would help, any suggestions would be great. Thanks!
     
    AznDragn86, Dec 12, 2005
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    You can't change the amount of video memory the GMA900 has - it's dynamically allocated, as in, it will take what is needs up to 128MB.
     
    Charles P. Jefferies, Dec 13, 2005
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