Extensa 5620-6830 Share video memory prbl

hy, i have an Extensa 5620-6830 and offcourse an problem ...

The laptop comes with a Intel® GM965 Express Chipset, featuring Graphics Media Accelerator X3100 with Intel® Dynamic Video Memory Technology 4.0 8MB of dedicated memory, up to 358MB of shared system memory.

My problem comes with the low video memory that Windows or driver allocates for the graphics aplications. Each time i play a game, the allocated memory is too low, like it's remaining behind (the game is not so new age, it's Counter Strike 1.5). It allways allocates less then the graphics of the game requires. The allocation seams to be dynamic.

So i ask u: How can i set the minimum allocated memory to 32 or 64 mb? In BIOS the feature is blocked to 8Mb, and in the driver settings no such thing.

Faqs : I've managed to "upgrade" to WinXp(found all the drivers), the video driver is the latest from Intel suport page and i've upgraded the BIOS to v1.22(latest) .

plz help...

Could Vista solve my problem? I haven't used Vista as OS.

 

Intel(R) Graphics Media Accelerator Driver for Mobile Report


Report Date: 01/04/2008
Report Time[hr:mm:ss]: 03:33:21
Driver Version: 6.14.10.4864
Operating System Windows XP* Professional, Service Pack 2 (5.1.2600)
Default Language: English
DirectX* Version: 9.0
Physical Memory: 1014 MB
Minimum Graphics Memory: 8 MB
Maximum Graphics Memory: 384 MB
Graphics Memory in Use: 10 MB
Processor: x86 family 6 Model 15 Stepping 13
Processor Speed: 1496 MHZ
Vendor ID: 8086
Device ID: 2A02
Device Revision: 03


* Accelerator Information *

Accelerator in Use: Mobile Intel(R) 965 Express Chipset Family
Video BIOS: 1471
Current Graphics Mode: 1280 by 800 True Color (60 Hz)



* Devices Connected to the Graphics Accelerator *


Active Notebook Displays: 1


* Notebook *

Monitor Name: Plug and Play Monitor
Display Type: Digital
Gamma Value: 2.20
DDC2 Protocol: Supported
Maximum Image Size: Horizontal: Not Available
Vertical: Not Available
Monitor Supported Modes:
1280 by 800 (60 Hz)
Display Power Management Support:
Standby Mode: Not Supported
Suspend Mode: Not Supported
Active Off Mode: Not Supported
Raw EDID:
00 ff ff ff ff ff ff 00 4c a3 45 49 00 00 00 00
00 11 01 03 80 21 15 78 0a 87 f5 94 57 4f 8c 27
27 50 54 00 00 00 01 01 01 01 01 01 01 01 01 01
01 01 01 01 01 01 ee 1a 00 80 50 20 10 30 10 30
13 00 4b cf 10 00 00 19 00 00 00 0f 00 00 00 00
00 00 00 00 00 23 87 02 64 01 00 00 00 fe 00 53
41 4d 53 55 4e 47 0a 20 20 20 20 20 00 00 00 fe
00 4c 54 4e 31 35 34 58 41 2d 4c 30 31 0a 00 41

* Other names and brands are the property of their respective owners.

 

The video memory is dynamically allocated based upon the drivers in use for XP. Unless you can write drivers, you will not be able to change this dynamic allocation.

I have read reports that the Vista drivers allocate more dynamic memory, which can improve some gaming. However, it really is a double edged sword, because Vista is a much larger resource hog than XP which could offset some of the potential gain.

Clear as mud, right?

 

Tnx, i'll try Vista temporarly.
Maybe the video drivers are diffrent.

 

so did you find any solution ... i am trying to find a way to increase the video memory as well ....