Dual Graphic Card Problem
- Thread starter cruzz
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check your manual to see how to access the boot menu
- you can make the necessary change there..
- be very careful and follow the instructions to the letter..
- you can make the necessary change there..
- be very careful and follow the instructions to the letter..
My Computer
- Computer type
- PC/Desktop
- Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
- benchtec, built to personal specs
- OS
- Windows10 Pro - 64Bit vs.10547
- CPU
- i7-965 Extreme Edition (8 Cores) at 3.3GHz (no OC)
- Motherboard
- BloodRageX58 (Socket1366)
- Memory
- 12G Corsair Dominator DDR3 - tripled
- Graphics Card(s)
- 2xAMD SapphireNITRO R9 380(4G) crossfire
- Sound Card
- Sonar(SB)X-Fi onboard
- Monitor(s) Displays
- SyncMaster P2050 20"
- Screen Resolution
- 1600x900 (widescreen)
- Hard Drives
- 480G\OCZSolid3SSD, 64G\OCZVertex3SSD,60G\OCZVertex2SSD, 1TB\spinpointF1SATAHDD
- PSU
- 1200w Power Station Gold
- Case
- ANTEC 900/2 all blue lights, etc..
- Cooling
- Noctua SE1366 NH-U12P - a tight fit, but a monster cooler!!
- Keyboard
- Logitech G19 (wired)
- Mouse
- Logitech G9 Laser (wired)
- Internet Speed
- 150mb unlimited
- Browser
- IE11(RP)
- Other Info
- Xbox One, Nokia735 Windows10 mobile, LG HD/DVD/Blu-Ray r/w, CyberlinkPowerDVD15, LogitechZ5500-SS(5.1), LogitechG35Phones-SS(7.1),MSOffice 2007,CorelDrawX7,Painter2016, Wacom Intuos Pro-SE
It's just Optimus switching to the CPU to save power. To change it follow the best answer from here.
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My Computer
- Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
- Acer Aspire 5750G-9639
- OS
- Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit
- CPU
- Intel Core i7-2630QM
- Memory
- 4GB DDR3 Kingston 10666
- Graphics Card(s)
- Nvidia Geforce GT 540M
- Sound Card
- Realtek
- Monitor(s) Displays
- 15.6"
- Screen Resolution
- 1366 x 768
- Hard Drives
- 500GB HDD, 3TB Seagate USB 3.0 External Drive.
- Internet Speed
- 7MB/s FIOS 50/25 package
Well, if it's equipped with Optimus (and you are not running Win 7 Starter) and if you don't have any trouble when doing things requiring an actual GPU and not the intel graphics chipset, it's far far better to leave it as it is.
Unless looking at videos or playing games or video-editing or using programs with CUDA support (or GPU acceleration), Intel's chipset is more than enough, and batteries will last more on a full charge.
Unless looking at videos or playing games or video-editing or using programs with CUDA support (or GPU acceleration), Intel's chipset is more than enough, and batteries will last more on a full charge.
My Computer
- Computer type
- PC/Desktop
- Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
- custom built
- OS
- Win 7 Pro 64-bit 7601
- CPU
- AMD Phenom 9650 QuadCore, revision DR-B3
- Motherboard
- ASUS M4A78
- Memory
- 5 GB yes I run 2x 2GB and 1x 1GB, different brand, spank me.
- Graphics Card(s)
- NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GT 512 Mb, unknown manufacturer.
- Sound Card
- Crappy Realtek Integrated Audio
- Monitor(s) Displays
- Fujitsu Siemens P19-3P
- Screen Resolution
- 1280 x 1024 x 32 bits @ 60 Hz Oh yeah, 4:3 rocks!
- Hard Drives
- (1) MAXTOR S TM3320613AS SATA Disk Device (2) STM35004 18AS SATA Disk Device (3) TOSHIBA USB 2.5"-HDD
- PSU
- whatever, around 450w
- Case
- Scavenged from old company PC, 10+ years old
- Cooling
- CPU fan, GPU fan, case fan, nothing fancy
- Keyboard
- Microsoft, PS/2, white.
- Mouse
- Optical, logitec.
- Internet Speed
- effective max speeds: 70-ish kB/s down 30-ish kB/s up
- Antivirus
- Avira, free edition.
- Browser
- Firefox with FXChrome to make it look like Google Chrome :P
- Other Info
- Was discarded by previous owner due to "horrible performance".
Was running Win Xp from a IDE drive. Yeah. Was a pain.
SATA II drive and Win7 and it zips away! Yay!
Cruzz, did you try setting the nvidia card to be always on in the global settings panel in nvidia settings? Also, what nvidia card do you have if you don't mind me asking?
My Computer
- Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
- Acer Aspire 5750G-9639
- OS
- Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit
- CPU
- Intel Core i7-2630QM
- Memory
- 4GB DDR3 Kingston 10666
- Graphics Card(s)
- Nvidia Geforce GT 540M
- Sound Card
- Realtek
- Monitor(s) Displays
- 15.6"
- Screen Resolution
- 1366 x 768
- Hard Drives
- 500GB HDD, 3TB Seagate USB 3.0 External Drive.
- Internet Speed
- 7MB/s FIOS 50/25 package
When you go to the BIOS, does it say anything about the graphics? Mine has switchable graphics enabled. So try that.
My Computer
- Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
- Acer Aspire 5750G-9639
- OS
- Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit
- CPU
- Intel Core i7-2630QM
- Memory
- 4GB DDR3 Kingston 10666
- Graphics Card(s)
- Nvidia Geforce GT 540M
- Sound Card
- Realtek
- Monitor(s) Displays
- 15.6"
- Screen Resolution
- 1366 x 768
- Hard Drives
- 500GB HDD, 3TB Seagate USB 3.0 External Drive.
- Internet Speed
- 7MB/s FIOS 50/25 package
