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    Acer 5742ZG

    Discussion in 'Acer' started by mordock, Dec 6, 2010.

  1. mordock

    mordock Notebook Enthusiast

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    hey guys i have an acer 5742ZG with a P6100 CPU and as far as i know this CPU has an intel HD card, the problem is that i cant find a way sto swtich between the intel hd card and the ati 5470 card, im only able to have the ati card selected, i dont have the option in the bios or in windows...

    the specs are below


    CPU: Intel P6100
    GPU: ATI Mobility Radeon 5470
    RAM: 4GB DDR3 1066
    HDD: WD 320 GB 5400 RPM

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    is there a way to mod this bios to see if there is any hidden menus?

    this laptop uses the insydeh2o bios.

    i have the latest version 1.10 can be found here

    LINK

    please any help would be apreciated!

    regards!
     
    mordock, Dec 6, 2010
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    downloads No, Dee Dee, no! Super Moderator

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    With Insyde H2O BIOS you can't really hope for a mod and apart from that even in Aspire 5740G that has been released almost a year ago and uses modable Phoenix BIOS no one was able to make switchable graphics work yet.
     
    downloads, Dec 6, 2010
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    mordock Notebook Enthusiast

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    thanks for the reply i apreciate the answer, do you think ill ever be lucky enough to have this working?
     
    mordock, Dec 6, 2010
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    Most likely no. It's tougher to mod the InsydeH20 BIOS than the Phoenix BIOS. As mentioned before, the 5740G laptop is a very popular laptop and it still has not been successfully modded to support switchable graphics.
     
    aylafan, Dec 6, 2010
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    Unfortunately I have to agree with aylafan- chances are very slim and that's an optimistic prediction.
     
    downloads, Dec 6, 2010
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  6. mordock

    mordock Notebook Enthusiast

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    thanks guys, +1 rep for both of you. :D
     
    mordock, Dec 6, 2010
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    Anyone knows if the 5742gz uses an mxm module?
     
    colombodk, May 24, 2011
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    No it doesn't.
     
    downloads, May 24, 2011
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