Shared Graphics Memory on W500

So,my problem is next.I am using a Lenovo Ww500 4063-cw9.I am using program 3ds max.I know its old but for 3d stuff its exelent.When i am doing something on scene in 3ds max its   says that he dont have any more ram.So i I am interesting in decreasing my video memory on intel gma 4500mhd,So the task manager recognises all my memory.
I have 4gb ram but i only use 2520 MB,My intel graphic card takes almost 1,5 Gb memory,but i dont even use it.I have ati mobility firegl v5700,switchable graphics,I was looking at bios and i dont have an option for memory,and in intel driver also,Is there  any way to decrase it,BeCAUSE  3ds max dosent take memory from reserved memory.(sorry for bad english )
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Hello MaxZix,
I do believe Wendel is on the right path with the OS version.  Depending on which version you have is dependent on if you have enough RAM showing in the OS.  Here is a statement from the PSREF for your computer.
On ThinkPad
systems, even though it is possible to
physically install 4GB of memory, the actual
amount of memory addressable by
a 32-bit operating system will be limited
to 3GB. This limitation does not exist with
64-bit operating systems.
Here is the link to this page:
http://www.lenovo.com/psref/pdf/ltwbook.pdf
Also for the memory that is missing from the 3GB of RAM that you have showing is the RAM that is placed to the side for the Integrated graphics.  This is done automatically but the computer.  If the computer is changed from the integrated graphics to discrete graphics I do not believe there is a change in what the system recognizes nor what it stores for use later.  The only thing I could suggest if your computer has all the specs to run the program physically then you would need to switch the OS from what I am suspecting is a 32-bit to a 64-bit OS.
Hope this helps,
Alex
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