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Upgrading Video Memory
How Much Video
The amount of video memory that your computer has depends on the particular model that you have. You may have 1
Memory Does My
or 2 MB of video memory installed on the system board. To find out how much video memory is installed, from Windows
select the Display icon from the Control Panel and click the Settings tab, then select the Advanced Properties button.
Computer Have?
Why Increase the
You should increase the amount of video memory if you want to increase your display resolution or the number of
Amount of Video
displayable colors.
Memory?
For example, with 1 MB, you can have up to
increase the resolution to 1024 x 768, you will only be able to have 256 colors available, which will result in a flickering
and bad ergonomic display. In this case, 2 MB of video memory is necessary to keep the optimal colors and refresh rate.
How Much Video
If your computer has 1 MB of video memory on the system board, you can increase it to 2 MB.
Memory Can I Add?
65K
colors with a screen resolution of 800 x 600 (default setting). If you
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Upgrading Hardware
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