Each time the ARC A370M card is activated in Home windows for an utility, I’ve a brief stutter in efficiency and a reset message within the Home windows Logs: The Intel(R) Graphics System Controller Firmware Interface is being reset.

That is most noticeable when audio is enjoying and there’s a brief freeze and stutter when the discrete GPU is activated.

Intel stresses that Resizable BAR is required for this GPU, but HP has not applied it on a $1000+ laptop computer.

https://www.intel.com/content material/www/us/en/assist/articles/000094704/graphics.html

“Set default settings on BIOS, however keep in mind to allow Resizable Bar, as that is elementary for correct Intel® Arc™ Graphics operation.”

This problem has occurred with each model of the Intel driver and BIOS ranges since buying the laptop computer in February 2023.

I’m operating the newest BIOS F.31 from December, ARC A370M 31.0.101.5186 and there may be nonetheless no choice to allow this setting. Mannequin 63U42UAR#ABA

Is that this problem attributable to the dearth of Resizable BAR or one thing else?

Error in Home windows log each time A370M is activated

GPU-Z exhibiting lack of Resizable BAR

An analogous spec Lenovo laptop computer with the identical CPU and GPU doesn’t have this problem and reveals Resizable BAR enabled.