Best way would be to purchase an actual graphics card and disable on board video :)
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Browse All TopicsI have a Asus p5gl-mx motherboard which has the Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 900. It claims to have directX 9 hardware accel., a 333mhz core clock, and up to 128mb of memory.
The problem I'm running into is this : where do I change the memory amount dedicated to this onboard graphics card? I have 1gb of system ram so dedicating 128mb of memory to the onboard graphics all the time would not affect me in the least. I go into bios and under the type of memory amount it only has options for 1mb and 8mb, but also has some settings for memory type (AUTO, FIX, DVMT, DVMT+FIX) and I have no clue as to what these are or what they do. If I set the memory amount to 8mb and leave the memory type at Auto, when I boot up to Windows and look at my graphics properties, it says the minimum amount of video memory is 8mb and max is 64mb and memory in use is 9mb. Can I not set a setting that would allow the graphics card to use 128 all the time?
I imagine this is some ASUS mb question if someone is familiar with their product, but any help and suggestions are appreciated!
Thanks!
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you can always contact them for your problem :
http://support.asus.com/co
the setting in the bios is the minimum amount of system memory to allocate to video (for dos, legacy compatibility, etc). the system (operating system and drivers) will dynamically assign (and release) system memory as needed up to 64mb for < 256mb ram, 128mb for < 512mb and up to 224mb above that.
from an intel manual (technical reference for their own 915gl motherboard):
1.5.1.1 Dynamic Video Memory Technology (DVMT)
DVMT enables enhanced graphics and memory performance through Direct AGP, and highly
efficient memory utilization. DVMT ensures the most efficient use of available system memory for
maximum 2-D/3-D graphics performance. Up to 224 MB of system memory can be allocated to
DVMT on systems that have 512 MB or more of total system memory installed. Up to 128 MB can
be allocated to DVMT on systems that have 256 MB but less than 512 MB of total installed system
memory. Up to 64 MB can be allocated to DVMT when less than 256 MB of system memory is
installed. DVMT returns system memory back to the operating system when the additional system
memory is no longer required by the graphics subsystem.
DVMT will always use a minimal fixed portion of system physical memory (as set in the BIOS
Setup program) for compatibility with legacy applications. An example of this would be when
using VGA graphics under DOS. Once loaded, the operating system and graphics drivers allocate
additional system memory to the graphics buffer as needed for performing graphics functions.
I agree with nltech, there is a spot in the BIOS to change the settings of "shared memory or onboard video memory" Its usually one of those. I have not seen a motherboard with 128MB onboard, but mine has 64 but it is disabled. I like the Nvidia card better than onboard. If you want to stay with the onboard though, you need to go into the BIOS and change the settings window will usually only let you setup 64MB of video RAM but only will us it when you game leaving it at like 10MB-15MB when its booting up. I have mine changed in the BIOS to disabled but you can change it I guess up to the 128MB. Give it a try but its the only way you can get it set like that permanently.
Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 900 automatically sets the memory for each program. You do not need to adjust it. It allows more memory for more graphic intense applications, and uses less when using less graphic intense applications like e-mail.
Optimal Use of System Resources
Intel® Graphics require dedicated memory and processing, and applications have divergent memory needs. Some applications, such as e-mail and Internet browsing, require very little graphics memory. Others, such as games, require more. Intel GMA 900 graphics supports both of these demand levels through a unique intelligent memory management scheme called Dynamic Video Memory Technology (DVMT). DVMT handles these diverse applications by providing the maximum availability of system memory for general computer usage, while supplying additional graphics memory when a 3D-intensive application requests it. The Intel GMA 900 graphics architecture also takes advantage of the high-performance Intel processor installed in your system.
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by: CallandorPosted on 2005-09-28 at 07:33:13ID: 14975162
You can't, as far as I know - the amount used depends on the motherboard manufacturer. You can set aside RAM for textures in the AGP Aperture, but these are only used when playing games with textures that exceed video card RAM.