BIOS Settings and Video Card Performance

[Guest]

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IBM Netvista S42 P4 2.53 with 512MB RAM

Was using a GeForce MX 440 with 64MB RAM
Upgraded to a GeForce FX5200OC with 256MB RAM

I only have a PCI slot, so both card are PCI.

My question concerns the video setting in the BIOS.
If I bring them up, there are two catagories with options.

1. Shared System Memory (currently 1024K, but also choices for 512K or
8192K)
2. Graphics Aperture (currently 64MB, but also choices for 32MB, 128MB and
256MB)

Would I get any better performance if I change anything here?

Thanks.

 

[BillL]

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"darkrats" <darkrats@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> IBM Netvista S42 P4 2.53 with 512MB RAM
>
> Was using a GeForce MX 440 with 64MB RAM
> Upgraded to a GeForce FX5200OC with 256MB RAM
>
> I only have a PCI slot, so both card are PCI.
>
> My question concerns the video setting in the BIOS.
> If I bring them up, there are two catagories with options.
>
> 1. Shared System Memory (currently 1024K, but also choices for 512K or
> 8192K)
> 2. Graphics Aperture (currently 64MB, but also choices for 32MB, 128MB and
> 256MB)
>
> Would I get any better performance if I change anything here?
>
> Thanks.
>
>
>
>

I'll have a go but maybe wrong so keep reading in case someone comes up with
some
thing better! ;o) Also try to find out the manufacturer & model of the
motherboard as this will help people to help you.

1. Shared System Memory

If I'm correct this sounds like the memory that's used for an onboard video
but you have a seperate video card (you did with the MX 440). *If* you're
using a motherboard with build in video disable it and this should mean
you've got more RAM for applications.

2. Graphics Apeture - hmmm puzzling this as you say you've only got PCI
slots and this refers to a setting connected with AGP garphics cards and not
PCI garphics cards. The general reccomendation is this should be set to half
your (I think) graphics card memory - in your case 128MB. I don't think this
setting is too important but keep it at 64MB or above.

HTH

BillL

 

[Guest]

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Thanks for your thoughts.
It seems reasonable that a higher setting on both would be good.

I'll wait a while to see if there are other suggestions, and
then give it a try and see what happens.



"BillL" <billc1@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote in message
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>
> "darkrats" <darkrats@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:WTEse.1721792$Xk.838616@pd7tw3no...
>> IBM Netvista S42 P4 2.53 with 512MB RAM
>>
>> Was using a GeForce MX 440 with 64MB RAM
>> Upgraded to a GeForce FX5200OC with 256MB RAM
>>
>> I only have a PCI slot, so both card are PCI.
>>
>> My question concerns the video setting in the BIOS.
>> If I bring them up, there are two catagories with options.
>>
>> 1. Shared System Memory (currently 1024K, but also choices for 512K or
>> 8192K)
>> 2. Graphics Aperture (currently 64MB, but also choices for 32MB, 128MB
>> and 256MB)
>>
>> Would I get any better performance if I change anything here?
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
> I'll have a go but maybe wrong so keep reading in case someone comes up
> with some
> thing better! ;o) Also try to find out the manufacturer & model of the
> motherboard as this will help people to help you.
>
> 1. Shared System Memory
>
> If I'm correct this sounds like the memory that's used for an onboard
> video but you have a seperate video card (you did with the MX 440). *If*
> you're using a motherboard with build in video disable it and this should
> mean you've got more RAM for applications.
>
> 2. Graphics Apeture - hmmm puzzling this as you say you've only got PCI
> slots and this refers to a setting connected with AGP garphics cards and
> not PCI garphics cards. The general reccomendation is this should be set
> to half your (I think) graphics card memory - in your case 128MB. I don't
> think this setting is too important but keep it at 64MB or above.
>
> HTH
>
> BillL
>

 

[Guest]

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"darkrats" <darkrats@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> 1. Shared System Memory (currently 1024K, but also choices for 512K or
> 8192K)

This setting only applies to motherboard-integrated video, which you are not
using. Change it all you want and it wouldn't make a difference.

> 2. Graphics Aperture (currently 64MB, but also choices for 32MB, 128MB and
> 256MB)

This only applies to AGP video cards, which you are not using. Change it all
you want and it wouldn't make a difference. 🙂

Isn't hardware setup easy?

--
"War is the continuation of politics by other means.
It can therefore be said that politics is war without
bloodshed while war is politics with bloodshed."

 

[Guest]

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Number 1- How much of system ram you want to give to the video card (1Meg , 1/2 Meg or 8 Meg) .
This is for an onboard video card only, should have no bearing on your card as it has its own
memory. (Sounds like there is an onboard video card that you are not using. )
Number 2 - I believe is only for AGP cards keep at 64.
--
Dave Vair
CNE, CNA, MCP, A+, N+
Computer Education Services Corp. (CESC)

"darkrats" <darkrats@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:WTEse.1721792$Xk.838616@pd7tw3no...
> IBM Netvista S42 P4 2.53 with 512MB RAM
>
> Was using a GeForce MX 440 with 64MB RAM
> Upgraded to a GeForce FX5200OC with 256MB RAM
>
> I only have a PCI slot, so both card are PCI.
>
> My question concerns the video setting in the BIOS.
> If I bring them up, there are two catagories with options.
>
> 1. Shared System Memory (currently 1024K, but also choices for 512K or 8192K)
> 2. Graphics Aperture (currently 64MB, but also choices for 32MB, 128MB and 256MB)
>
> Would I get any better performance if I change anything here?
>
> Thanks.
>
>
>
>

 

[Guest]

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Some motherboards will have onboard AGP graphics but no AGP slot.

"First of One" <daxinfx@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> "darkrats" <darkrats@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:WTEse.1721792$Xk.838616@pd7tw3no...
> > 1. Shared System Memory (currently 1024K, but also choices for 512K or
> > 8192K)
>
> This setting only applies to motherboard-integrated video, which you are
not
> using. Change it all you want and it wouldn't make a difference.
>
> > 2. Graphics Aperture (currently 64MB, but also choices for 32MB, 128MB
and
> > 256MB)
>
> This only applies to AGP video cards, which you are not using. Change it
all
> you want and it wouldn't make a difference. 🙂
>
> Isn't hardware setup easy?
>
> --
> "War is the continuation of politics by other means.
> It can therefore be said that politics is war without
> bloodshed while war is politics with bloodshed."
>
>
>

 

[Guest]

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Onboard AGP graphics using system RAM. Does it really make a difference how
big the aperture is?

--
"War is the continuation of politics by other means.
It can therefore be said that politics is war without
bloodshed while war is politics with bloodshed."


"dawg" <don't look@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message
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> Some motherboards will have onboard AGP graphics but no AGP slot.