How to Change from Intel to 8800 on m15x?

See title?

 

FN+some F key that I can't remember right now.

It'll say you need to restart, so click OK.

 

that would be the F7 key.

 

Tried that - doesn't work. Always says I have Mobile Intel(R) 965 Express Chipset Family. It's like my 8800 isn't being recognized by my laptop.

 

Does this message comes up when you press FN+F7? If it doesn't you need to reinstall the On-Screen Display Manager.

 

Yes, I get that exact message, press okay, and the system automatically restarts. When Windows resumes, Intel is still the dominant display adapter. NVIDIA is not even listed in my device manager.

 

what do you do to verify that the 8800 is not active?
the 8800 will not show in device mgr when the intel is the active unit anyway (i think). it is as if it does not exist.

 

yeah, if you're on the IGP, there's no evidence at all that you've got another GPU in your system. i think you need to reinstall the OSD.

 

It's not active because it lists the Intel as the active display adapter. o_o

 

Reinstall the OSD manager.

 

I did from My Hive even though it gave me about five different OSD versions. Still nothing. The screen flashes a lot whenever I log in to Vista.

 

try looking at Oceanus' sticky for m15x (m15x mini-my hive)drivers posting on the forum. see if his version is different.

 

It's not, I used the 0020.

 

Have you tried shutting down the system, taking out the battery for 20 seconds and then making sure you turn on with the alienhead. Sometimes it doesn't switch the cards up for me either and this makes it revert back to the default 8800 and it works fine switching it after as well

 

Fantastic work, HAK Devil. Problem solved. Thank you very much - carry on and God bless. AIRBORNE!

 

pffffft :tongue: show off....

good call Hak.... +1 (owe ya) for the little stuff in solving the problem.

 

here's some more rep for ya +1. Never thought of that solution It was hardware related not software. go figure...

 

aye, +rep for HAK. nice work.

 

Glad it worked out for you Airborne and thanks for the rep guys

 

I have this problem occasionally, the only time I have trouble with it is when starting the system by right-click for integrated-only... sometimes it gets "locked" into dedicated graphics mode... you have to fully cycle the system (shut it off and leave it for a few seconds), and restart using the actual power button, then Fn+F7 after boot (if still on integrated)

seems that once you start up via Right-click, it won't swap back till you fully power off the system for a while. usually takes me less than 5 mins to resolve... and my system boots slowly.

 

Nah it seems to be a bug with the OSD software. Findvikas made a script which will actually change from intergrated to dedicated and vica versa, with no problems. I've been using it for months, i've stopped using the Fn+F7. Hope it helps
Here it is:

 

Mystik we knew about this problem... right? we solved it even before
I hate this busy schedule... almost 1-2 visit daily from always online

About the problem with Right Click.. I guess AW have not intentionally implemented this and it turned out to be a bug, otherwise I would have a dedicated button to boot into integrated than using Right Click.

Whatever it is, taking out battery and flushing out all the remaining power solves many problems... AlienFX, Graphics mode, etc.

 

and you forgot to attach it...

 

ahhh you are quick

 

so, is it safe to run this script? How do I use it, and how does it work?

 

dang...you have to wait 5 min. When it happens to me, I just have to do a hard reset. (Shut down properly, not restarting.) For me, if one boots using the right click it only stays on integrated gfx mode, until one does a hard reboot. I don't have to hit Fn+F7 to switch back to the 8800.

 

It simulate the behavior of FN+F7 just that it does not reboot the machine. I used it as workaround when there were some issues with Vista and x64. You can safely use it...

 

how come AW doesn't have this yet?

 

Ohh... what I meant you still need a reboot to activate the Graphics thats OS limatation

 

ah. shame.

 

I wonder if you can workaround it... I just wonder this OS works as I want... I wonder too much

 

i second this....


dang it findvikas....get this to work without restart already geez....

 

yeah, sure... how hard can it be to code a new OS that allows hotswapping of graphics adapters?

 

oh... its like a piece of cake... all I need to find is a knife. as soon as I can find the knife we all will have it

 

chocolate or vanilla?

 

it comes in multi flavor... we consider everyone's need

 

how politically neutral of you....

ps: get to work on it, no time to waste here....

ps2: can ya help me here?