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Darn you, Dell! (re: E6520)

Discussion in 'Dell Latitude, Vostro, and Precision' started by TotalLamer, Mar 25, 2011.

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  1. vtecvaio

    vtecvaio Notebook Enthusiast

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    Can anyone else confirm 100% that the BIOS on the e6520 has an option to disable the intel graphic controller? Reason I ask is because I had talked to 2 different sales reps that had contacted the engineers/designers for me and they all came back saying it did NOT have this option. Now if it does, i'm considering canceling/modifying my order since I didn't choose nvidia with mine.
     
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    Yes - 100% - verified.

    The option in the Bios is called "Disable Optimus" and it completely masks the Intel graphics from the OS. It is Quadro only.
     
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    Thanks. Does anyone know if the Nvidia Graphics Card is soldered to the motherboard or is it standard MXM card slot style? Maybe it can be upgraded in the future?
     
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