First of all, I don't want any hairbrained posts saying "MOAR RAM GET LOLZ.", because I'm not interested in sinking a single dollar more into these machines, and I don't want ANY of you to even think about hitting the reply button unless you've got something worthwhile to add.
Now that the idiots have clicked the "back" button, I can explain my problem. I have a fleet of eight Compaq V3000 laptops that have 512MB of system RAM, and the aforementioned graphic cards in them. The graphic cards draw 256MB of physical RAM from the system. That leaves 256MB for Windows and all the other applications I'm looking to run. I do not need 256MB of video memory, as there are to be no games played on these laptops (Especially when my employees are supposed to be working on them). There is a way to detune the video memory, but in the system's BIOS, it instructs you to change the video memory settings in Windows. The Nvidia nTune software lacks this option. In this case, how does one do this?
2007-03-18 17:56:09 · 4 answers · asked by Lacclolith 3 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Laptops & Notebooks
The setting is in the BIOS, trust me. On HP's or Compaq's, it is usually called Video Memory or Video Buffer. It is usually set to "Auto" which uses the max. You should be able to reduce it down to 64MB. You may have to turn on "advanced mode" to see additional settings in the BIOS.
If you still can't find it, install the latest GeForce drivers from HP's website. The utility that gets installed with them should allow you to adjust it too.
2007-03-18 18:01:48 · answer #1 · answered by SirCharles 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you should also be able to change shared memory size from windows Nvidia control panel. It should be under uma buffer size and select the memory size you want from there. If that is not an option, try upgrading the drivers and Nvidia software. Also, the BIOS really should allow you to tinker. Does it prohibit you from doing any adjusting? or does it just recommend you do it from windows.. Good luck!
2007-03-18 18:03:59 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do it in the BIOS because windows will be overrulled by the BIOS. BIOS are written on an eprom chip. Windows cannot change your bios.
2007-03-18 18:08:36 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
In the BIOS, decrease the allotted video RAM, no matter what they tell you. 256 MB is like WAY crazy, man!!
2007-03-18 18:03:31 · answer #4 · answered by dogpoop 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋