Posts by crimsonharbor313

Roger Gray8 said:Are you sure? I don't know, good luck man.

I am absolutely certain; I can send you a link to the screenshot if you want.😁
No worries, it doesn't matter either way.

Roger Gray8 said:Try checking your BIOS settings. Just tap the "Delete" key right when you power it up and look for the setting that allocates RAM to your graphics. If you have a dedicated card, you can set it to 32MB.

The issue is that I don't see that option in my BIOS.
I read somewhere that on certain laptops, you just can't change this setting.
Here is what it shows me:

total available graphic memory 2508mb
dedicated video memory 1280mb
shared system memory 1228mb

Drew Allen77 said:Possibly. You can also go into the BIOS and manually set how much Microsoft memory the integrated graphics card pulls.

Could I get a little help with that?
How much would be the ideal amount to allocate?
Honestly, what’s really getting to me is that everything was running perfectly just a month or two ago. Now, I'm stuck wondering if this is a hardware issue or just an OS problem...

Noah Miller6 said:How much system memory is being allocated to the GPU?

I'm not sure. Could it be an issue if I installed new drivers for both graphics cards, especially the dedicated one?

Larry Ortiz5 said:The issue is that this laptop features integrated graphics which pulls from your system memory, leaving you with less available RAM. You might be able to go into the BIOS and adjust how much memory is allocated to the graphics card.

Hmm, I'm not so sure about that since it actually has both integrated and dedicated graphics.

Hi there.

I’m running Windows 8.1 on a 64-bit system with 4GB of Microsoft memory.
Lately, my laptop has been acting up—it's just sluggish and takes forever to load things. I checked my computer properties today and noticed that out of my 4GB, only 2.40GB is actually available for use. I realize I can't have the full amount at my disposal, but this feels a bit low. The Windows installation is genuine; it came pre-installed on the machine.

I’ve already run scans with various Antimalware programs and CC Cleaner, but nothing turned up.
Does anyone have an idea what might be causing this? Reinstalling Windows isn't out of the question, but I'd prefer to identify the issue first if there's another tool I should try scanning with. I also checked the hard drive and didn't find any bad sectors.
So far, I've used HitmanPro, Super AntiVirusPro, and Antimalware.

Any advice would be appreciated.

brightbadger57 said:Man, thanks a ton, you guys are absolute legends 🙂👍

Naples🎉

brightbadger57 said:So I ran a scan on my C drive right when I booted up my laptop and... nothing. Zilch. No threats found, which feels weird because everything else is acting super glitchy. Like, whenever I hit "Restart," the thing just shuts down, the lights go on, but then it stays dead. It won't actually reboot itself. I have to force it off manually before I can even try starting it back up again... it’s such a pain. Plus, my Chrome has been dragging like crazy lately, which honestly hasn't happened before. Just feels off

Have you tried reinstalling Chrome?
For example, if my Chrome starts acting sluggish, I’ll run a speed test and see that my download speed is sitting at maybe 1 Mbps when it really should be closer to 12, so you might want to check that too.
Download some anti-malware and run a scan, or try HitmanPro.

From what I understand—and I’m just a computer science student, not an expert—you should set it up the way they teach at a university. You’d have a central server and network all the workstations together. From there, you can deploy whatever software you need to handle the blocking. For instance, if you strip users of their admin rights, it pretty much guarantees they can't install anything extra. You could also implement disk encryption and web filtering. If you split the drive into two partitions and keep one strictly for admin tasks, you could even configure it to wipe everything clean whenever the machine shuts down, preventing any unwanted changes from sticking.

Besides, manually walking from desk to desk every single day? There's just no sense in doing that.

Larry Ortiz5 said:Have you actually tried launching a game yet? It's worth checking if you'll get smooth frame rates or if everything starts stuttering...

Well, Call of Duty 4 and 2 run just fine; I just haven't pushed them to high performance settings yet.

Hi there,
I've got a laptop running Windows 8.1, and looking at my Device Manager, I see two graphics cards listed—the integrated Intel HD and then the dedicated AMD HD 7670M. Does the system automatically kick in the AMD card when I launch a game, or do I need to manually toggle between them?
I've tried messing around with the settings myself, but nothing has worked so far. I figured I'd check here first before I start poking around too much and potentially breaking something.
Thanks,

Can you tell me if the amount of electricity America imports is relatively low or high?
I'm wondering if there's a specific type of "green" energy we could produce that would actually be cost-effective for us.

I’m posting this here because I’m certainly no expert, but I have a question. If a country’s economy is built around a specific energy source—usually oil or natural gas—could that same stability be achieved through electricity, by generating a surplus and selling it?
Since there is so much potential for renewables in a place like California, could we eventually use that to jumpstart the entire economy? Most of the West Coast has ideal conditions for wind farms, we have plenty of hydroelectric power, and the sunshine is practically endless.
Could a government actually pull this off, and would it even make sense financially?

I don't see why everyone is acting so surprised; it was bound to happen.
It's as if Alcatraz never existed and only criminals ever set foot there.

I have no intention of commenting on that quote
As for what follows: well, there was a lot more to the story...

Look, those beefed-up guys might be slow, but if they have the technique and the power, one hit is all it takes. And if you find yourself pinned to the floor with a 220-pound wrecking ball looming over you... anything can happen, haha.😁

Much appreciated

Hey, I'm new to this forum, so if anyone could lend a hand, I'd appreciate it. What's the easiest way to track down my own threads and the posts I've replied to? Might sound a bit silly, but I'm still finding my footing here.