How do I increase the allotted amount of RAM for video on Intel HD 4000 integrated chipset? Many people that have this chipset in same computer model have 64mb listed, yet mine is 32mb, but it has "Shared" graphics with the regular RAM.
Before replies give me a headache:
1) Yes, I know it won't be as fast, because it's not actually integrated into the physical chipset. I don't care, so please don't say this. This is how the specific chipset on this model laptop is meant to work. All I really want to do is "force" a higher number to appear, so that games recognize that I have enough ram to play them.
2) I don't have the option in BIOS, but according to HP's website, I have highest available BIOS version. I'm aware that I -could- change the BIOS entirely, but I'm unsure how this would work with the given laptop, as it's a factory-specific setup.
3) I understand that many people will say it simply isn't possible. I know that, in many cases, this is true with graphics cards, but this specific laptop model (along with most other "Shared" types) is "economical" in terms of using cheaper RAM for video memory. That coupled with games that ONLY read dedicated memory, it must be possible somewhere to either change what this readout is, or simply fool games into believing there's more dedicated memory in order to utilize the chipset the way it's meant to be.
4) I've tried HP Support, but my warranty has run out, and I've no means of paying for support from HP.
Sorry if I come off as a bit rude, but I'm just trying to avoid becoming frustrated of hearing the same answers again and again, because chipsets that utilize RAM as graphical memory clearly have the means to use that memory already, so how on Earth would it be IMPOSSIBLE to tell a game the correct amount of RAM it can utilize?
Before replies give me a headache:
1) Yes, I know it won't be as fast, because it's not actually integrated into the physical chipset. I don't care, so please don't say this. This is how the specific chipset on this model laptop is meant to work. All I really want to do is "force" a higher number to appear, so that games recognize that I have enough ram to play them.
2) I don't have the option in BIOS, but according to HP's website, I have highest available BIOS version. I'm aware that I -could- change the BIOS entirely, but I'm unsure how this would work with the given laptop, as it's a factory-specific setup.
3) I understand that many people will say it simply isn't possible. I know that, in many cases, this is true with graphics cards, but this specific laptop model (along with most other "Shared" types) is "economical" in terms of using cheaper RAM for video memory. That coupled with games that ONLY read dedicated memory, it must be possible somewhere to either change what this readout is, or simply fool games into believing there's more dedicated memory in order to utilize the chipset the way it's meant to be.
4) I've tried HP Support, but my warranty has run out, and I've no means of paying for support from HP.
Sorry if I come off as a bit rude, but I'm just trying to avoid becoming frustrated of hearing the same answers again and again, because chipsets that utilize RAM as graphical memory clearly have the means to use that memory already, so how on Earth would it be IMPOSSIBLE to tell a game the correct amount of RAM it can utilize?
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