Video Card Help

collegeman07 · 03-07-2008, 10:21 AM

I don't know exactly what video card I have, but I bought this computer game that is compatible with Vista, called The Settlers: Rise of an Empire... Only thing is, it says it requires a minimum of 70 MBs of video memory, and it only detected 62 MBs on my laptop, can someone give me an alternative way of fixing this besides spending a boatload on buying and installing a new video card, anyone at all, that would be so great...

Thanks,
collegeman07

**1 g0t 0wn3d** · 03-07-2008, 07:36 PM

go into your bios and give your video card 256 mb video buffer memorey

adudley1 · 03-08-2008, 05:48 PM

u might beable to go in to the bios and increase the video ram that way. although even of you can do that i would hold my hopes up on a lapptop gpu to be up to the job.

.Aaron

**1 g0t 0wn3d** · 03-09-2008, 03:52 PM

http://www.cdrinfo.com/Sections/Arti...uffer_size.jpg
press enter then set the value to 256 mb using enter again

**jarod** · 03-09-2008, 04:48 PM

However not all laptops come with this feature. Some more advanced one adjusts itself according to how much system ram you have installed

dai · 03-09-2008, 06:10 PM

most laptops come with onboard video chip which means you cannot upgrade it
and most are not designed for running games very well
how much ram is in the laptop 2g is the best option for vista 1g the minimum

03-07-2008, 10:21 AM	#1 (permalink)
collegeman07 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 1 OS: Vista	Video Card Help I don't know exactly what video card I have, but I bought this computer game that is compatible with Vista, called The Settlers: Rise of an Empire... Only thing is, it says it requires a minimum of 70 MBs of video memory, and it only detected 62 MBs on my laptop, can someone give me an alternative way of fixing this besides spending a boatload on buying and installing a new video card, anyone at all, that would be so great... Thanks, collegeman07

03-07-2008, 07:36 PM	#2 (permalink)
1 g0t 0wn3d TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Sedona, az Posts: 6,528 OS: Vista basic 32bit My System	Re: Video Card Help go into your bios and give your video card 256 mb video buffer memorey __________________ Bench Test \| PC Wizard \| System specs \| PSU info \| PSU calculator \| Memtest86+ \| Speedfan

03-08-2008, 05:48 PM	#3 (permalink)
adudley1 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: UK Posts: 21 OS: xp sp2, and Vista enterprise edition	Re: Video Card Help u might beable to go in to the bios and increase the video ram that way. although even of you can do that i would hold my hopes up on a lapptop gpu to be up to the job. .Aaron

03-09-2008, 03:52 PM	#4 (permalink)
1 g0t 0wn3d TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Sedona, az Posts: 6,528 OS: Vista basic 32bit My System	Re: Video Card Help http://www.cdrinfo.com/Sections/Arti...uffer_size.jpg press enter then set the value to 256 mb using enter again __________________ Bench Test \| PC Wizard \| System specs \| PSU info \| PSU calculator \| Memtest86+ \| Speedfan

03-09-2008, 04:48 PM	#5 (permalink)
jarod TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Malaysia, Klang Posts: 527 OS: Win XP service pack 2 My System	Re: Video Card Help However not all laptops come with this feature. Some more advanced one adjusts itself according to how much system ram you have installed

03-09-2008, 06:10 PM	#6 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,784 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	Re: Video Card Help most laptops come with onboard video chip which means you cannot upgrade it and most are not designed for running games very well how much ram is in the laptop 2g is the best option for vista 1g the minimum __________________