UMA Frame Buffer size - ProBook G11

[CSinNJ]

This is just to add to the discussion.  I'm a long time IT sys admin/developer in the Microsoft ecosystem.  I've long been a fan of HP products and have used them from the backbone to the rack to the endpoints for decades now.  I am not a gamer and have never had a need for GPU power until 2025.

My frustration is with the missing/hidden/blocked UMA frame buffer setting on my ProBook 455 G10.  I do have 32 GB RAM and for local development I'd like to load some different models as needed but my testing is stunted with non-contiguous RAM allocation.  This could be fixed with the setting being allowed by HP, which they do not.

The silicon in the laptop is capable.  The memory is present.  The APU is perfectly capable for my requirements in just about any other computer.  The setting is locked down, and I understand there are reasons for that.  Is there nothing in the cards to allow that by request?  I don't need HP to save me from myself.

I don't need a rocket ship, I'm not running all of this generation locally.  I am just testing and developing the scripts but I keep kicking out to CPU from the GPU because the memory fragmentation, it is so incredibly painful.  The BIOS has to set this, and it does to 512MB.  Allowing me to change the preset 512MB to a 6GB or 8GB setting would be perfect.

I guess that I am saying, and just for me, the rigidity on this setting now has to inform my future decisions on hardware.  I need to replace my 2-year old laptop because of this lock-down.  I don't want a gaming rig.  I guess HP can't be my path forward either.

Anyone else having these concerns?