gma dynamic video

[william0410]

hi all i gave a gateway MD7818U laptop and on the website it says that i can have 1 gb o f dynamic video memory http://www.gateway.com/systems/product/529668228.php but i can not find out how to change this from 128 mb to some thing higher....i have gone into the bios and it shows me how much vmemory i am using but does not let me change it

 

[fadedrs]

what does vista say you have?

 

[william0410]

there u go

 

[fadedrs]

well looking at that pick you do have over 1.5 gigs of video memory avail.

what does vista say under SYSTEM in control panel?

 

[william0410]

this wat u mean??

 

[Frostmourne]

Your Intel graphics card will automatically use more memory if it needs for games, dynamically. However, its unlikely you'll be playing many games with that chipset.:D

 

[william0410]

okay so is there any way to adjust for normal tasks or will i just have to deal because for some reason i get an occasional lag on youtube when the pink bar is far ahead of where am

 

[alexdagr8est]

buy yourself a cheap graphics card, under 80 US will do, alternatively update your bios and drivers for your motherboard, this should do the trick

 

[fadedrs]

this wat u mean??

kind of go under WEI and click on view and print details, that will give you more info.

 

[william0410]

to respond to alexdagar8tst i have a laptop....wats ur guys opinion on upgradeing laptop graphics cards? or extrnal ones and can my laptops's graphics card even be upgraded?

 

[Frostmourne]

Generally, unless you want to resolder your laptop, you can't upgrade the graphics. And even the best laptops with 2 x GTX280M in SLI are heavy, loud, hot and overpriced.

 

[william0410]

ok thanks

 

[william0410]

but is it possible with my laptop

 

[fadedrs]

to respond to alexdagar8tst i have a laptop....wats ur guys opinion on upgradeing laptop graphics cards? or extrnal ones and can my laptops's graphics card even be upgraded?

a pain in the butt, not worth it.

not sure if it can or not.

 

[william0410]

lol my thoughts exactly...i just wanted to know if it was possible