Borat Posted March 4, 2010 Report Share Posted March 4, 2010 (edited) Easy guys, I have come across a problem with win7 ultimate. Basically, using win7, my ati mobility raedon x1300 dedicated memory has dropped from 512mb to 64mb. I have googled this, and not found much. What I have found, is that ati/amd don't support windows 7, so you have to use vista drivers. But looking, all the driver etc is fine. Some people on t'internet have said it's something to do with the cpu. I'm off ill, with a f**ked spine and dieing to go on flight sim! Edited March 4, 2010 by Borat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weirdoku Posted March 4, 2010 Report Share Posted March 4, 2010 That series card are no longer supported for W7. Have you actually tried using the vista drivers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
l33th3tr33 Posted March 4, 2010 Report Share Posted March 4, 2010 I found on another site someone had better luck with the Catalyst Control version 8.1 for Windows 7 and Radeon X1300 hope that helps, i know 7's a bugger for certain hardware! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam T Posted March 17, 2010 Report Share Posted March 17, 2010 Windows 7 was my idea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr_malcolm Posted March 18, 2010 Report Share Posted March 18, 2010 The problems quite obviouse. Windows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muel Posted March 18, 2010 Report Share Posted March 18, 2010 The problems quite obviouse. Windows. Errrrmmm nah, ATI write the drivers, not Microsoft. If you want to be gaming dude, get a better graphics card, ob board just doesn't cut it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JD™ Posted March 18, 2010 Report Share Posted March 18, 2010 If you want to be gaming dude, get a better graphics card, ob board just doesn't cut it. Isn't the mobility range for Laptops and Netbooks Mr. Smartymcsmartsmart? (Due to lack of being arsed to check, I await the backlash when I'm wrong and will take it like a man by hiding in the corner and crying) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anzo Posted March 18, 2010 Report Share Posted March 18, 2010 Isn't the mobility range for Laptops and Netbooks Mr. Smartymcsmartsmart? (Due to lack of being arsed to check, I await the backlash when I'm wrong and will take it like a man by hiding in the corner and crying) Correct. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muel Posted March 18, 2010 Report Share Posted March 18, 2010 I didn't read the mobility part. Flight sim? On a laptop with 512mb on board at best? I assumed it was a desktop haha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TROYston Posted March 19, 2010 Report Share Posted March 19, 2010 If you dont own a business, dont own windows 7. Simple. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JD™ Posted March 19, 2010 Report Share Posted March 19, 2010 If you dont own a business, dont own windows 7. Simple. LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muel Posted March 19, 2010 Report Share Posted March 19, 2010 If you dont own a business, dont own windows 7. Simple. Bollocks. I have W7 on all my computers now, it's by far the best windows OS I've ever used. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JD™ Posted March 19, 2010 Report Share Posted March 19, 2010 Bollocks. I have W7 on all my computers now, it's by far the best windows OS I've ever used. this + almost all businesses are still running XP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muel Posted March 19, 2010 Report Share Posted March 19, 2010 They are indeed, because Microsoft haven't stopped update support for it yet. When they do in a year or two all businesses will go to W7. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadManMike Posted March 19, 2010 Report Share Posted March 19, 2010 (edited) If you dont own a business, dont own windows 7. Simple. : - / Edited March 19, 2010 by MadManMike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Borat Posted March 19, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 19, 2010 Anyone got any ideas what it could be, or is everyone going to keep bitching? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadManMike Posted March 20, 2010 Report Share Posted March 20, 2010 Has the question not already been answered? The card is no longer supported?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomm Posted March 20, 2010 Report Share Posted March 20, 2010 Usually the proportion of memory given to the graphics card is controlled by the bios - nothing to do with windows. I guess one way to check would be to see how much system memory you have. E.g. If you've got 2Gb Ram (2048 Mb), and your graphics card is taking 512Mb, Windows would only recognise 1536 Mb of RAM (2048 - 512). So If Windows thinks you have 1984 Mb of RAM (I.e. 2048 - 64), then the problem lies with your bios, and you have to go in and change the settings (Press delete on startup, usually but may be different for your laptop). If Windows thinks you've got 1536Mb, then the problem lies with the graphics card drivers as already said. I would be quite surprised if it was impossible to find working drivers somewhere. EDIT: Maybe try reading this http://www.sevenforums.com/drivers/12826-ati-mobility-radeon-x1300-driver-download-install-error.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Borat Posted March 20, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 20, 2010 Usually the proportion of memory given to the graphics card is controlled by the bios - nothing to do with windows. I guess one way to check would be to see how much system memory you have. E.g. If you've got 2Gb Ram (2048 Mb), and your graphics card is taking 512Mb, Windows would only recognise 1536 Mb of RAM (2048 - 512). So If Windows thinks you have 1984 Mb of RAM (I.e. 2048 - 64), then the problem lies with your bios, and you have to go in and change the settings (Press delete on startup, usually but may be different for your laptop). If Windows thinks you've got 1536Mb, then the problem lies with the graphics card drivers as already said. I would be quite surprised if it was impossible to find working drivers somewhere. EDIT: Maybe try reading this http://www.sevenforums.com/drivers/12826-ati-mobility-radeon-x1300-driver-download-install-error.html Thanks Tomm, will hav a gander through. And my laptop has 3gigs of ram. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikey-uk Posted March 20, 2010 Report Share Posted March 20, 2010 Your laptop has 512mb of onboard graphics. That 512 is also shared by your ram so with your 3gb of ram - 512 from graphics you should have about 2.5gb of ram and the 512graphics. Somthing is obviously not telling your ram to gief to graphics :/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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