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    How to disable auto switching on 4820 when unplugged?

    Discussion in 'Acer' started by sonejason, Apr 10, 2011.

  1. sonejason

    sonejason Notebook Enthusiast

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    The auto switching graphic is actually a double-edge sword for me,and it always hurts me!!I'm getting pretty annoyed because Acer don't really put it in a simple way for me to choose,whether I want it to be automatic or not.

    Basically, I cant unplug my laptop if Im streaming a video, or playing games, otherwise it will make them unplayable when I unplug it or should I say the program/browser will crash.

    But sometimes when the battery gets to low when I'm buffering/playing games and I have to plug it in.....well... :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad:
     
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    Supposedly the 3820Tray app can stop it from switching, but I haven't paid close attention to that thread. I mainly use linux, and there, the cards switch when I tell the OS to do it, the way God intended things to work. :)
     
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    I thought CCC had that option?
     
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    I don't see such option in CCC :(
     
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    1. I thought this works at first, because when I change it to "Everybody", the option to disable/enable auto switching appears in CCC. But even if i uncheck the auto switching box, the system still insist to switch when i unplug my cord.

    2. My default value is "True", so I changed it to "False", but the said pop-up window didn't show and it is still switching!

    3. I don't really understand this.
     
    sonejason, Apr 11, 2011
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