I have an HP Pavillion 15-n031sa laptop that I use from time to time when away from my desktop PC.
In the past, I had been previously able to play games on it (though obviously none of them new or top-of-the-line) but now I'm encountering a problem.
Most, if not all of the games, are giving me error messages stating that I do not have enough video memory. I've first checked my system requirements program and, although it used to say I had the minimum and recommended specifications for the games that I played, it now states that I do not have enough video memory and that my graphics drivers are out of date.
I then checked dxdiag and it says that my VRAM is 32mb, though I believe this figure used to be around 1.5gb.
I additionally downloaded the newest drivers from the Intel website for the Intel HD Graphics 4000 that I am pointed to (I believe these: Download Intel® Graphics Driver for Windows* [15.33] ) and after running the EXE, nothing happens and yet I am still having the same problem.
Unfortunately, I cannot change the dedicated VRAM settings in the system BIOS as there is no option.
I don't know what has happened between me previously playing these low end games to now.
Attached is my dxdiag:
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System Information
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Time of this report: 4/2/2018, 13:55:55
Machine name: DESKTOP-GQIFQEL
Machine Id:
Operating System: Windows 10 Home 64-bit (10.0, Build 16299) (16299.rs3_release.170928-1534)
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: Hewlett-Packard
System Model: HP Pavilion 15 Notebook PC
BIOS: F.67
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-3217U CPU @ 1.80GHz (4 CPUs), ~1.8GHz
Memory: 8192MB RAM
Available OS Memory: 8084MB RAM
Page File: 3872MB used, 5492MB available
Windows Dir: C:\WINDOWS
DirectX Version: DirectX 12
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
User DPI Setting: 96 DPI (100 percent)
System DPI Setting: 96 DPI (100 percent)
DWM DPI Scaling: Disabled
Miracast: Available, with HDCP
Microsoft Graphics Hybrid: Not Supported
DxDiag Version: 10.00.16299.0015 64bit Unicode
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DxDiag Notes
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Display Tab 1: No problems found.
Sound Tab 1: No problems found.
Input Tab: No problems found.
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DirectX Debug Levels
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Direct3D: 0/4 (retail)
DirectDraw: 0/4 (retail)
DirectInput: 0/5 (retail)
DirectMusic: 0/5 (retail)
DirectPlay: 0/9 (retail)
DirectSound: 0/5 (retail)
DirectShow: 0/6 (retail)
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Display Devices
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Card name: Intel(R) HD Graphics 4000
Manufacturer: Intel Corporation
Chip type: Intel(R) HD Graphics Family
DAC type: Internal
Device Type: Full Device
Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_0166&SUBSYS_2186103C&REV_09
Device Status: 0180200A [DN_DRIVER_LOADED|DN_STARTED|DN_DISABLEABLE|DN_NT_ENUMERATOR|DN_NT_DRIVER]
Device Problem Code: No Problem
Driver Problem Code: Unknown
Display Memory: 1792 MB
Dedicated Memory: 32 MB
Shared Memory: 1760 MB
Current Mode: 1366 x 768 (32 bit) (60Hz)
HDR Support: Not Supported
Display Topology: Internal
Display Color Space: DXGI_COLOR_SPACE_RGB_FULL_G22_NONE_P709
Color Primaries: Red(0.577648,0.364758), Green(0.348156,0.563977), Blue(0.151867,0.116711), White Point(0.313977,0.329602)
Display Luminance: Min Luminance = 0.500000, Max Luminance = 270.000000, MaxFullFrameLuminance = 270.000000
Monitor Name: Generic PnP Monitor
Monitor Model: unknown
Monitor Id: CMN15AB
Native Mode: 1366 x 768(p) (60.026Hz)
Output Type: Internal
Monitor Advanced Color Capabilities: None
Display Pixel Format: DISPLAYCONFIG_PIXELFORMAT_32BPP
Driver Name: igdumdim64.dll,igd10iumd64.dll,igd10iumd64.dll
Driver File Version: 10.18.0010.4885 (English)
Driver Version: 10.18.10.4885
DDI Version: 11.2
Feature Levels: 11_0,10_1,10_0,9_3,9_2,9_1
Driver Model: WDDM 1.3
Graphics Preemption: DMA
Compute Preemption: Thread group
Miracast: Supported
Hybrid Graphics GPU: Integrated
Power P-states: Not Supported
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
Driver Date/Size: 11/12/2017 01:00:00, 11048856 bytes
WHQL Logo'd: Yes
WHQL Date Stamp: Unknown
Device Identifier: {D7B78E66-4226-11CF-9960-8C01B4C2C735}
Vendor ID: 0x8086
Device ID: 0x0166
SubSys ID: 0x2186103C
Revision ID: 0x0009
Driver Strong Name: oem110.inf:5f63e5341859ec8c:iIVBM_w10:10.18.10.4885:pci\ven_8086&dev_0166
Rank Of Driver: 00D12001
Video Accel: ModeMPEG2_A ModeMPEG2_C ModeWMV9_C ModeVC1_C
DXVA2 Modes: DXVA2_ModeMPEG2_VLD DXVA2_ModeMPEG2_IDCT DXVA2_ModeVC1_D2010 DXVA2_ModeWMV9_IDCT DXVA2_ModeVC1_IDCT DXVA2_ModeH264_VLD_NoFGT
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D3D9 Overlay: Supported
DXVA-HD: Supported
DDraw Status: Enabled
D3D Status: Enabled
AGP Status: Enabled
MPO MaxPlanes: 1
MPO Caps: Not Supported
MPO Stretch: Not Supported
MPO Media Hints: Not Supported
MPO Formats: Not Supported
PanelFitter Caps: Not Supported
PanelFitter Stretch: Not Supported