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how to change Dedicated VRAM in windows7

Topic started on Jul 17, 2012 3:21 PM , last reply on Jul 18, 2012 10:34 AM

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vikram883 3 posts since
Jul 17, 2012

hi dear community members please help me out,

i have VAIO VPCEB1M0E model, in that total availalbe graphics memory is 1755mb and dedicate V memory is 128mb i cant see how to increase dedicate memory in either BIOS mode or Graphics properties,

Bios i have limited access to change date,security tab,boot tab and exit thats it expect those i dont have access please gimme some good solution to increase dedicated ram


  • Blencogo 12,802 posts since
    Dec 22, 2004
    Written on Jul 17, 2012 4:03 PM

    Hi vikram883 and welcome.

     

    You cannot change these values in Windows 7 or in Vista.  Microsoft have decided that Windows can manage these parameters better than users can and so there are no user controls.

     

    On most PCs these days, dedicated video memory is a physical RAM chip that is part of the graphics chipset and is impossible to change.  Windows adds shared memory to this from available RAM, up to the maximum of 1755MB automatically when the running applications (like games) require more memory.

     

    A few computers may allow you to set a maximum for this shared memory in the BIOS but probably all OEM Manufacturers do not allow such changes in the BIOS.

     

    The only thing you can do now as a user is to make sure you always have sufficient free RAM by maxing out the RAM.

     

    It has been some years now since you could change these values.  Microsoft attributed a very significant number of computer crashes to users setting inappropriate values and so removed the facility.

     



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  • mithcd 68 posts since
    May 26, 2012
    Written on Jul 17, 2012 6:05 PM

    Thanks for that but I quite confused here as Microsoft still have a guide for this.https://imagicon.info/cat/12-13/1.gif

     

    http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-vista/Change-the-size-of-virtual-memory


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  • Blencogo 12,802 posts since
    Dec 22, 2004
    Written on Jul 17, 2012 7:44 PM

    mithcd wrote:

     

    Thanks for that but I quite confused here as Microsoft still have a guide for this.https://imagicon.info/cat/12-13/1.gif

     

    http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-vista/Change-the-size-of-virtual-memory

    Unfortunately you seem to be confused permanently!  This guide is for something completely different.

     

    Your link is to how to change VIRTUAL MEMORY - this has nothing at all  to do with VIDEO MEMORY.

     

    Do you know anything about computers?

     



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