UMA Buffer Size

[Satyam20]

How to reduce UMA BUffer Size?

[banhien]

@Satyam20 

Your machine uses AMD processor.  That is a known issue which is related to AMD processors. Please check the following articles to explain why:

                (deleted-document is no longer available)

And from Microsoft PlayReady.

                    https://www.microsoft.com/playready/overview/

Regards.

[ub6424]

Hello @banhien 

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@banhien wrote:

@Satyam20 

Your machine uses AMD processor.  That is a known issue which is related to AMD processors. Please check the following articles to explain why:

                     https://support.hp.com/us-en/document/c06526774

And from Microsoft PlayReady.

                    https://www.microsoft.com/playready/overview/

Regards.

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Hello @banhien you should check your links before posting. HP document does not work -> HTTP Error 404

Good luck

[Satyam20]

Thanks for reply.UMA Buffer Size can be configured only through BIOS. It would be better if you tell the BIOS making team to let user configur UMA Buffer Size.

Other OEM like Asus allows user to changed the UMA Buffer Size.

[Prométhée]

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@ub6424 wrote:

Hello @banhien 

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@banhien wrote:

@Satyam20 

Your machine uses AMD processor.  That is a known issue which is related to AMD processors. Please check the following articles to explain why:

                     https://support.hp.com/us-en/document/c06526774

And from Microsoft PlayReady.

                    https://www.microsoft.com/playready/overview/

Regards.

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Hello @banhien you should check your links before posting. HP document does not work -> HTTP Error 404

Good luck

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HP Consumer Laptop and Desktop PCs - Available System Memory Is Lower Than the Physical Memory Installed

RESOLUTION

This is by design. AMD reserves some memory capacity in order to support the Microsoft PlayReady feature.

NOTE: The available amount of memory will vary depending the amount of physical memory installed in the computer.

@Satyam20 
this is only possible with certain models indeed

sometimes a bios update will allow it, but quite rare

Solved: How to change video shared RAM size (UMA buffer size in some... - HP Support Community - 826...

Here, it's mainly users just like you, who need to let HP know something, so try the different contact possibilities!

https://www.hp.com/us-en/contact-hp/contact.html

15-ec0101ax Product Specifications

Memory, standard

8 GB DDR4-2400 SDRAM (1 x 8 GB)

at the moment the best you can do would be to add more memory if not already done

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