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    ACER with switchable graphics (5810TG) and Windows 8

    Discussion in 'Acer' started by marcolopes, Jun 12, 2014.

  1. marcolopes

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    Hi. Anyone with windows 8 installed in any of the TIMELINE series with dual graphics?

    I'm having a bit of a problem here, because i want to move on to windows 8, but there seems to be an important issue with these models concerning the graphic cards. It requires the specific drivers shipped with windows 7 installation, and without them, we cannot choose to disable the ATI card! The only choices are ATI or ATI+INTEL.

    I found a MODDED BIOS that permits the selection between INTEGATED / ATI:
    BIOS (ÁÈÎÑ) íîóòáóêà. Íàñòðîéêà, ïðîøèâêà, âîññòàíîâëåíèå, îñîáåííîñòè... [10] - Êîíôåðåíöèÿ iXBT.com
    Acer_Aspire_4810_5810_v135_more_options_IST

    But i can see now why ACER did not release such an option: the 5810TG won't reboot properly if INTEGRATED is selected! (works fine though, as the SO recognizes only 1 card, and the other will presumably will stay turned off, not drawing any power).

    So... was i better of buying the T model (CHEAPER, without the ATI card)? I suppose!
     
    marcolopes, Jun 12, 2014
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