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    Broken laptop keyboard, how to switch graphics card?

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by kirakuni, Feb 7, 2015.

  1. kirakuni

    kirakuni Newbie

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    So long story short, my laptop keyboard is broken. I hardly ever use it since I got a nice mecha keyboard. But then I run to the issue that I cannot disable or enable integrated graphics card because the FN + i/d GPU is not working anymore. I took a look at the BIOS setup but I don't think I could enable/ disable integrated card with it. Anyone know a work around for this issue? I really appreciate any input. I could think of borrowing a working keyboard and just plug it in to enable the integrated graphic but I would rather have something software related. Maybe an on screen keyboard or stimulation keyboard for example? Thank you for your help : ).
     
  2. Meaker@Sager

    Meaker@Sager Company Representative

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    There should be a bios option IIRC, check again but perhaps an unlocked bios reveals it.
     
  3. Raidriar

    Raidriar ლ(ಠ益ಠლ)

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    You must have an unlocked BIOS. go over to the second advanced menu, find "video", and change seeting from "SG" to "PEG" for discrete card only or leave on SG/IGFX for intel GPU.
     
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