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    M17x R3 460M

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by BlkedOut, Jun 28, 2011.

  1. BlkedOut

    BlkedOut Newbie

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    Sorry if this has been brought up before, but I just got my first aw several days ago. About a day in I had an issue where I was getting bsod due to driver power state failure. I tried updating the gpu driver to the 275.27 and 275.33 with the necessary mod's, but it just lead to more bsod's so I ended up just restoring the laptop to the factory image. So far I haven't had a bsod, but I can't seem to get the FN+F7 to work. It just says "Your graphics solution is automatically configured for optimal performance." I tried reinstalling the alienware OSD app, but it's doing the same thing. Any suggestions on how I can get this function working so I can switch between integrated and discrete graphics would be appreciated.
     
    BlkedOut, Jun 28, 2011
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  2. Jas71

    Jas71 Notebook Evangelist

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    You can't manually switch between because you have Optimus, it automatically switches on the fly for you to integrated when you are not doing something demanding and to the 460m when you are.
     
    Jas71, Jun 28, 2011
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