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    How do I increase amount of Video Memory?

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by ovalmagic, Jul 20, 2006.

  1. ovalmagic

    ovalmagic Notebook Enthusiast

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    I have got Vaio FS840 and want to increase the video memory to 128 MB (the max possible with Pentium-M onboard graphics). How to go about it? I tried though BIOS but cudn't get an option there to do so...btw my machine has Phoenix BIOS. Does anyone know of the any utility which can help me increase the shared memory to the max 128 mb possible...

    Thanx
     
  2. Tiger-Heli

    Tiger-Heli Notebook Evangelist

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    Should be in the BIOS - usually under System hardware or Integrated components, but I'm not sure.
     
  3. Phil17

    Phil17 Notebook Consultant

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    that is automatic. the video card will take as much of the system's memory as it needs.
     
  4. ovalmagic

    ovalmagic Notebook Enthusiast

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    BIOS is crappy...so few options... doesn't have an entry for graphics thing..

    And why shud memory allocation be automatic? I want to give my graphics more memory ... shud i be deprived of this power? My earlier desktop too had onboard graphics and i always was able to give it from 16-64 mb of my precious 512 mb
     
  5. kidA

    kidA Notebook Deity NBR Reviewer

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    I believe phil was saying that the integrated graphics will take as it needs. If you aren't running any graphics intensive applications, then it won't use any of your ram for graphics processing.
     
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    Tiger-Heli Notebook Evangelist

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    Correct, but usually it is settable.

    For example, you can devote 64M or 96M or 128M of system memory to graphics - if you don't need 128M for video, it will be available for system use, but if you limit it to 64M then it can't use more than that.
     
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    kidA Notebook Deity NBR Reviewer

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    But since the max allowed is already 128mb and you're trying to set it at 128mb, i would say that it's already allotted to use up to the full 128mb so you shouldn't have anything to worry about