leech Posted February 9, 2021 Share Posted February 9, 2021 36 minutes ago, yrly said: I clocked the stock RAM at 3200 it is faster on userbenchmark. Not sure how much it would benefit any games. Nice thing is, you are basically overclocking the GPU at the same time since it shares system RAM with VRAM. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlecRob Posted February 10, 2021 Share Posted February 10, 2021 so how do I increase video ram for windows? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leech Posted February 10, 2021 Share Posted February 10, 2021 5 minutes ago, AlecRob said: so how do I increase video ram for windows? There is a video, but basicall have to do it through the bios. I found that with some of the changes I made, AtariOS would no longer boot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlecRob Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 9 hours ago, leech said: There is a video, but basicall have to do it through the bios. I found that with some of the changes I made, AtariOS would no longer boot. What is the bios password Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leech Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 8 hours ago, AlecRob said: What is the bios password It's all over the net at this point. Piano184842 I think it's something like that, for some reason I can't seem to find it in searching the forums, unless it was removed? I know someone posted it to reddit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justclaws Posted February 11, 2021 Author Share Posted February 11, 2021 There is a likely a thread in this forum for useful topics, so a search should find the answers. ? For the BIOS password, there is a whole thread... and it is listed in the thread, as Leech wrote. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justclaws Posted February 13, 2021 Author Share Posted February 13, 2021 (edited) Well, the "geeky" part of me finally won the battle against my financial brain, as I saw 16GB of RAM for sale 2nd hand, cheap, on a Dutch Ebay equivalent. The RAM had sat 2 days unopened, as I'd had no time to fit it before today... Actually, I found the upgrade even simpler than it seemed on videos, but I do admit I regularly work with massive Linux servers, and I mess with systems of all types at home. The beauty of the design of the VCS case - I applaud it. After the 4 screws are out of the bottom, the back "fascia" pops-off so neatly, and lifting the top cover carefully from the back, the front also releases easily. I removed the WIFI card, rather then strain the "just long enough" antennas. After installing the RAM, which is of course just like putting RAM into a laptop, I didn't bother reassembling, to test, but of course, subsequently did so after an hour or so of playing some VCS games, just to be absolutely sure I had no issue. I really didn't need the RAM upgrade, but as I said, the "geek" in me won, and it's my birthday soon, so I decided I'd treat myself, and my VCS to just a bit more love. I left the screws out, as I might find a cheap M.2 SATA too. In any case, I can reconnect it to my bigger TV now. The Sweex on the photo is a great little test screen from the day when a TV with integral DVD was cool, but it supports full-HD, and I got it 2nd-hand too. Yay, hobbies on the cheap! Well, it's not a hardware photo, but now I have even more things to mess about with over the weekend with my VCS. I run Windows 10 off external USB 3.1 SSD. (An 512GB M.2 I now have on the way will just be for data, available to each O/S.) Edited February 13, 2021 by justclaws Added 3rd photo, of VCS back in action with 16GB. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leech Posted February 13, 2021 Share Posted February 13, 2021 (edited) And now you know why I was saying people making a big deal about wanting a compartment on the bottom are kind of missing the point. It is easy, and you really only need to do it once. It is easier than upgrading memory on a modern macbook, or some other laptops. Edited February 13, 2021 by leech Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
411onTech Posted February 13, 2021 Share Posted February 13, 2021 Hey guys, check out the below video if you're interested in seeing how to upgrade the Atari VCS's memory and installation of an M.2 SSD drive. https://youtu.be/msRa_AjZuUk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
o187em Posted February 14, 2021 Share Posted February 14, 2021 Has anyone tried running VCS at 54W? Mine slows to a crawl I have to set it at 45W max. Also no wifi issues when running In Windows 10 but in VCS the WiFi will drop unless I place it real close to the router then it works fine but when I take it to my bedroom I get the drops. No drops in windows next to router or my bedroom. It’s like the WiFi isn’t getting enough power in VCS mode. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justclaws Posted February 14, 2021 Author Share Posted February 14, 2021 2 hours ago, o187em said: Has anyone tried running VCS at 54W? Mine slows to a crawl I have to set it at 45W max. Also no wifi issues when running In Windows 10 but in VCS the WiFi will drop unless I place it real close to the router then it works fine but when I take it to my bedroom I get the drops. No drops in windows next to router or my bedroom. It’s like the WiFi isn’t getting enough power in VCS mode. I think leaving things in the BIOS as vanilla as possible is the best way to be sure of compatibility. ? There is/was a bug in the WIFI setup on AtariOS which was also in Ubuntu and other Linux distributions. After the January update, that should be resolved - the WIFI sleep mode is changed. I updated it already, and the WIFI behaviour went from glitchy to totally reliable, so I think that is resolved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
o187em Posted February 14, 2021 Share Posted February 14, 2021 7 hours ago, justclaws said: I think leaving things in the BIOS as vanilla as possible is the best way to be sure of compatibility. ? There is/was a bug in the WIFI setup on AtariOS which was also in Ubuntu and other Linux distributions. After the January update, that should be resolved - the WIFI sleep mode is changed. I updated it already, and the WIFI behaviour went from glitchy to totally reliable, so I think that is resolved. I’m still having same issues after January update. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
o187em Posted February 14, 2021 Share Posted February 14, 2021 3 hours ago, o187em said: I’m still having same issues after January update. Ok so I decided to open my second still sealed VCS to test and did not encounter any WiFi issues from anywhere in my home “updated with new bios so not sure if this one had issues before update”. I switched out the WiFi cards and tested it on the original VCS and no WiFi issues so looks like a bad WiFi card. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justclaws Posted February 15, 2021 Author Share Posted February 15, 2021 10 hours ago, o187em said: Ok so I decided to open my second still sealed VCS to test and did not encounter any WiFi issues from anywhere in my home “updated with new bios so not sure if this one had issues before update”. I switched out the WiFi cards and tested it on the original VCS and no WiFi issues so looks like a bad WiFi card. What rotten luck! Still, great that you could test that, and I imagine Atari could just send you a replacement card. I suppose it could also be a bad antenna that you have on the first unit. Did you swap the lids, with cables, also? Good luck, and it will be interesting to hear how that goes. Maybe Mockduck also has that issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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