hi i was wondering how i can disable the ATI graphics in my laptop and solely use CPU graphics? i dont have the intel hd graphics installed however, my cpu does support it. and theres nothing i can change in bios.
My Computer
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom Build
OS
Windows 7 Professional x64
CPU
AMD FX 4300 @ 4.2 GHZ
Motherboard
MSI 970A-G43
Memory
G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB
Graphics Card(s)
PNY GTX 560 Ti OC
Sound Card
Realtek ALC892
Monitor(s) Displays
20" Hanns-G HL203
Screen Resolution
1600x900
Hard Drives
WD Caviar Black 500GB 7200RPM
PSU
Corsair CX500M
Case
Athena Power- Black Widow
Cooling
Cooler Master GeminII S524
Keyboard
Logitech K360 LE
Mouse
Rocketfish Nano
Internet Speed
60Mbps Down 8Mbps Up
Other Info
Dell Studio 1458 Laptop Setup:
Windows 7 Home Premium~
Intel Core i5 560M @3.2GHZ~
6GB DDR3 RAM~
ATI Mobility Radeon 540v 512MB~
Intel 330 Sata III 120GB SSD~
Illuminated Keyboard
If you have a switchable graphics chip on your laptop your laptop will switch depending on the demands of applications. No need to disable one or the other, some laptops are design like this in order to switch back and forth. When there are no heavy demands the laptop will use Intel embedded graphics since power consumption is much lower than say an NVidia or AMD GPU chip.
To be honest disabling a driver to stop one or the other from starting may just cause more problems. You may be able to make those kinds of changes inside AMD Catalyst software or Intel Control Manager safer to do changes from here.
My Computer
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Gateway / Slight Modifications
OS
Windows 8 64 bit PRO
CPU
AMD Phenom X4 9100e
Motherboard
Gateway RS780
Memory
2GB X2 DDR2
Graphics Card(s)
Sapphire HD 6850
Sound Card
Integrated
Monitor(s) Displays
Gateway 19" + Dell 19"
Screen Resolution
1440X900 sometimes 2880 by 900
Hard Drives
WD 80GB
WD 640GB
WD 1,000GB
PSU
Antec BP 550watts
Case
Antec 300
Cooling
Stock Cooling
Keyboard
Saitek Eclipse II
Mouse
Gigabyte GM-M6800
Internet Speed
D: 30Mbps U:4Mbps
Antivirus
Avast version 8
Browser
Internet Explorer ver 10 64 bit
Other Info
This is my work computer.
I have another laptop running Windows 7 64 bit.
Another PC running Windows 8 64 bit pro.
Total of 3
Studio 1458 is built only with 'Discrete Graphics'; therefore may not allow you to 'switch graphics'. I agree that the 'Processor' supports 'Integrated Graphics Display': ARK | Intel® Core
However, the motherboard used in this model is not designed to accommodate an 'Integrated graphics adapter'.
Hope you find the information useful. Do reply if you have any further questions.
Studio 1458 is built with either one of the two motherboard variants (UMA & Discrete). Your notebook has a 'discrete card' which is soldered to the motherboard; and is the only available graphics for the display. Therefore no integrated display possible on this unit.
Glad that you found the information useful; thank you for confirming.
