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    Disabling Integrated GPU

    Discussion in 'Alienware M11x' started by BlakeE450, Dec 13, 2010.

  1. BlakeE450

    BlakeE450 Notebook Consultant

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    Hello there! I have a M11x R2.

    I have a quick question. Would it be possible for me to disable the Intel GPU entirely, and only use the Nvidia 335M one? I have so many problems with applications such as Vue 9 xStream and 3DS Max 2011 which are almost impossible to use because of the problems, customer support from several different sources told me about how the problem lies within something caused by Optimus and recommended that I turn of the integrated GPU. I really don't care anymore about battery life.

    Thanks! :)
     
    BlakeE450, Dec 13, 2010
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  2. bavman

    bavman Notebook Evangelist

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    you could just go into device manager and disable the intel mobile family 4 igp, or w/e its called. not sure if tha twill work
     
    bavman, Dec 13, 2010
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  3. BlakeE450

    BlakeE450 Notebook Consultant

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    Makes my screen go black and I have to slam down the computer to see again, not the desired effect. :)
     
    BlakeE450, Dec 13, 2010
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  4. bavman

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    hmm unfortunately i dont have experience with optimus. You do have the r2 right?
     
    bavman, Dec 13, 2010
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  5. crazycanuk

    crazycanuk Notebook Virtuoso

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    no you can not disable the IGP entirely, with Optimus ( of which I no longer tolerate ) your discreet card renders the image then hands it off to the IGP to actually display it. the current Optimus implementation is causing issues with MANY high end applications, games with Punkbuster

    http://forum.notebookreview.com/ali...1xr2-optimus-discussion-bc2-other-titles.html

    and is completly unusable in Linux.

    http://forum.notebookreview.com/lin...e/473915-no-support-nvidia-optimus-linux.html

    what you CAN do though is disable 335 and run strictly on the IGP

    Sorry OP but Nvidia needs to fix its drivers of which they " say " should be soon but it has been 4 months for them to fix smaller issues.
     
    crazycanuk, Dec 13, 2010
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    cappielloa Notebook Consultant

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    The closest you can do is go to the nvidia control panel -> manage 3d settings -> global settings and change the preferred graphics processor. This, in effect, whitelists everything, but all still has to go through the IGP.
     
    cappielloa, Dec 14, 2010
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