Is it possible to adjust or maximize the memory used by a ati radeon x1250?

Longuriel · 12-01-2008, 06:13 PM

Hey Guys,
I just bought a new laptop on black friday that includes a ati radeon x1250
(it was the 470$ best buy toshiba amd turion 64 x2 250gb laptop with 4gb's ram)

Right now, whenever I play wow, even scaled all the way back, the graphics tend to stutter/jump/lag.

My internet connection has never been a problem when I run wow on these settings on a desktop with 64mb ram, xp sp 3, 2gb ram desktop.

Anyone have any sudgestions? Ive heard that it the ati scales its memory usage and it is adjustable in the boot screen. However, even tech friends of mine have not been able to find anywhere I can modify the memory it uses. (I read somewhere along my researching that it can be set between 16mb and 512mb for energy saving)

Thanks.

**blah789** · 12-01-2008, 07:10 PM

Can you find anywhere in your BIOS the settings to set the amount of shared memory for graphics? Of course the more you set aside for graphics, the less you'll have for regular RAM (deduct from the 4GB total).

Append: The setting might be named "UMA Video Memory" on some models

Longuriel · 12-01-2008, 08:39 PM

Um, just to check, bios is one of the two boot up options right? I get f2 for something, f12 for bootup options, then I can enter setup from there. Is there somewhere else I can go to get into bios?

If its the f12, No, theres no video options what soever other than to use a lcd screen which is set up to automatic detection.

12-01-2008, 06:13 PM	#1 (permalink)
Longuriel Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Colorado Posts: 4 OS: Vista Sp1, XP sp 3	Is it possible to adjust or maximize the memory used by a ati radeon x1250? Hey Guys, I just bought a new laptop on black friday that includes a ati radeon x1250 (it was the 470$ best buy toshiba amd turion 64 x2 250gb laptop with 4gb's ram) Right now, whenever I play wow, even scaled all the way back, the graphics tend to stutter/jump/lag. My internet connection has never been a problem when I run wow on these settings on a desktop with 64mb ram, xp sp 3, 2gb ram desktop. Anyone have any sudgestions? Ive heard that it the ati scales its memory usage and it is adjustable in the boot screen. However, even tech friends of mine have not been able to find anywhere I can modify the memory it uses. (I read somewhere along my researching that it can be set between 16mb and 512mb for energy saving) Thanks.

12-01-2008, 07:10 PM	#2 (permalink)
blah789 TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 1,874 OS: Windows 2000 SP4 and Windows XP SP3	Re: Is it possible to adjust or maximize the memory used by a ati radeon x1250? Can you find anywhere in your BIOS the settings to set the amount of shared memory for graphics? Of course the more you set aside for graphics, the less you'll have for regular RAM (deduct from the 4GB total). Append: The setting might be named "UMA Video Memory" on some models Last edited by blah789; 12-01-2008 at 07:14 PM.

12-01-2008, 08:39 PM	#3 (permalink)
Longuriel Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Colorado Posts: 4 OS: Vista Sp1, XP sp 3	Re: Is it possible to adjust or maximize the memory used by a ati radeon x1250? Um, just to check, bios is one of the two boot up options right? I get f2 for something, f12 for bootup options, then I can enter setup from there. Is there somewhere else I can go to get into bios? If its the f12, No, theres no video options what soever other than to use a lcd screen which is set up to automatic detection.