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    6970M video card problem upgrading from Wn7(ult) to Win8

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by SimplyLime, Oct 4, 2012.

  1. SimplyLime

    SimplyLime Notebook Guru

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    Just got a copy of windows 8 and decided to install it while keeping my files. After the installation, I noticed that when I right-click in my desktop the "configure switchable graphics" is no longer there. Only graphics properties. Took a look in the device manager, it says: AMD RADEON HD 6900M Series but with an exclamation mark beside it. I could guess it could be a driver error?

    Need help with this fix please thanks.
     
    SimplyLime, Oct 4, 2012
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    airacutie Notebook Consultant

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    I have had a problem with Win 8 so disabled IGP in unlocked bios and works fine after that. But I have done clean install, not an upgrade. There are however some threads around where they managed to make IGP and dedicated GPU work together.
     
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