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September 6th, 2008 20:00
Latitude D420 - increase shared graphics memory from 8mb?
Hi all, apologies in advance for me being a newbie here!
I've bought a Dell D420, and upgraded the system ram from 512mb to 1536mb. I'm intending to have say 224mb of that set aside for the graphics chipset ( Intel 945GMA ). I assumed this would be changed in the BIOS. However, there is no option in the BIOS that I can see, only a greyed out display of System Information, in which I can't change any values.
I'm currently running Windows XP Pro SP3 although I imagine that makes no difference.
Any ideas? It's not the end of the world if I can't increase it from 8mb, but I'd much rather have a decent amount set aside.
Cheers!
Message Edited by bencrest on 09-06-2008 10:41 PM
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September 6th, 2008 20:00
The 8M is not the video RAM - it's a frame/Z buffer. It's fixed.
The system will use up to the stated amount (probably 64 or 128M of the system RAM) depending on installed RAM and load - that's likewise not user adjustable.