Date: Wed, 4 May 2016 08:47:57 +0530 From: Manish Jain <bourne.identity@hotmail.com> To: Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com> Cc: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, galtsev@kicp.uchicago.edu Subject: Re: Is 10.3 i386 jinxed ? Message-ID: <BLU437-SMTP102E976A9C77A921D5FC26DF67B0@phx.gbl> In-Reply-To: <alpine.BSF.2.20.1605032009160.91466@wonkity.com> References: <BLU436-SMTP151A41CC0BE118F82C0C189F6660@phx.gbl> <20160430084415.03be443d.freebsd@edvax.de> <5724604D.3020804@hotmail.com> <BLU436-SMTP10004EAA9AA9F6D830DF24CF6670@phx.gbl> <20160430203426.a9d5841b.freebsd@edvax.de> <5725CF38.4090007@hotmail.com> <572752E2.2040708@hotmail.com> <BLU436-SMTP2101D0F5AB8E190FC0ACF0F67A0@phx.gbl> <20160503181839.2aacad7e.freebsd@edvax.de> <BLU436-SMTP187610848C906237B9BDC97F67A0@phx.gbl> <alpine.BSF.2.20.1605031100310.42085@wonkity.com> <BLU437-SMTP761CBBBDFB20DD40709E22F67A0@phx.gbl> <alpine.BSF.2.20.1605031339470.42085@wonkity.com> <BLU436-SMTP2537154E3D857B005B43F38F67B0@phx.gbl> <alpine.BSF.2.20.1605032009160.91466@wonkity.com>
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On 05/04/16 07:42, Warren Block wrote: > On Wed, 4 May 2016, Manish Jain wrote: > >> >> On 05/04/16 01:12, Warren Block wrote: >>> On Tue, 3 May 2016, Manish Jain wrote: >>> >>>> Is there any way I can find out whether the video RAM is part of >>>> the main memory or is it wired into a chip ? >>> >>> If it has an Intel GPU only, then video RAM is from system RAM. If >>> it has an additional Nvidia or ATI/AMD GPU... it still probably uses >>> the main RAM. >>> >>> If it has an additional GPU that is truly discrete, that could have >>> its own RAM. >>> >>> So "does it have a second GPU?" is the first question. Posting the >>> exact model number might help answer that. >>> >>> >> >> The laptop is a Gateway NE56R. Looks to like it has dedicated chip >> for video RAM. You can look up this URL : >> https://panam.gateway.com/s/notebook/2012/Gateway/NE/NE56R/NE56Rsp2.shtml > > But that link shows how many variations there are of that one model. > The exact model number should be printed on the system itself, > probably on the bottom or in the battery compartment. Like a lot of > other manufacturers, Gateway used to use an additional code after the > main model number to identify the specific version. A quick search > shows there are NE56R10u, NE56R20u, NE56R27u, and so on. > What is printed underneath is NE56R14l-B9502G32Mnks I can't be sure whether the l is actually l or I or 1 Regards Manish Jain
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