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    6970m auto switching between IGPU and DGPU

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by Arseassin, Jan 21, 2012.

  1. Arseassin

    Arseassin Notebook Guru

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    My laptop has recently started auto switching to IGPU when the cord is unplugged (whether it falls out or not) anyone know how to disable this auto switch feature?
     
    Arseassin, Jan 21, 2012
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    I had the same.

    Updating to 12.1/later version fixed it... Apart from updating or re-installing drivers not sure if there is a perma fix :/
     
    GeoCake, Jan 21, 2012
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    Arseassin Notebook Guru

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    Yeah thats odd because it started doing it sometime after I updated to 12.1, so I rolled back and its still doing it. Guess I'll have to run driver sweeper and reinstall or something.

    Its really annoying because if you're gaming and it pops out it crashes the game instantly, and usually messes up even firefox.
     
    Arseassin, Jan 21, 2012
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