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ivanchan8 Author

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Can I enter "BIOS" on my macbook pro boot camp to increase Dedicated Video Memory?

Hello everyone,

First of all, I know that Macbook pro does not have BIOS on it, but I want to know how can I increase Dedicated Video Memory when I am using Windows 7 on my macbook with boot camp. The reason why what I want to increase the dedicated video memory is for playing Sleeping Dogs. Because I just cannot reach the minimum requirement of video card. I found out that my total available graphics memory is 1696 MB and my shared system memory is 1632 MB, then I think that I may be able to increase the dedicated video memory from there. Is it possible? If it is possible, please help me out because I really want to play this game. Does anyone help me figure it out?

Thank you.

The Minimum requirement for playing the game.

MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.0.x), Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit

Posted on Sep 5, 2012 11:42 PM

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Sep 5, 2012 11:54 PM in response to ivanchan8

for what you want to do, probably not....

I've upgraded mine to 16GB and I'm quite happy with it....

My video RAM increased to 512MB when I upgraded to 8GB - won't change even if you go to 16GB.

Good luck.

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Sep 5, 2012 11:47 PM in response to ivanchan8

unlike windows pc/notebook - you can not enter the CMOS/BIOS settings in the Macbook - it's called EFI.

if you want more video memory - upgrade to 8GB of RAM - that'll give you intel video 512MB of VRAM

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ivanchan8 Author

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Sep 5, 2012 11:53 PM in response to Bimmer 7 Series

Mine is 4GB of RAM, so which means that is not enough, right?

Is there no other ways to solve my problem?

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ivanchan8 Author

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Sep 6, 2012 12:05 AM in response to Bimmer 7 Series

How much money did you pay for upgrading the memory to 16GB?

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Sep 6, 2012 12:07 AM in response to ivanchan8

i spent $100 for the 16GB upgrade - used Patriot Mac Series - 1333MHz....

you can get 8GB (4GB X 2) for around $50.

just make sure you use brand name RAM only....

it's a 10 minute job - if you're technically capable.

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Can I enter "BIOS" on my macbook pro boot camp to increase Dedicated Video Memory?

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