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    ASUS N53S prefers internal graphics, not nVidia graphics

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by Borso, Oct 19, 2013.

  1. Borso

    Borso Newbie

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    Hi!

    After 6 days of use, i managed to break my screen, so i bought a new screen on ebay, installed it without problems and everything seemed fine until i got to desktop. Everything was larger; the resolution was lower than earlier. I learned that my laptop was using the internal Intel HD Graphics 3000, not the nVidia Geforce GT540M. The drivers and programs was there, but i tried to reinstall everything, without any luck. I tried to do a complete recovery, also without luck.

    So now i'm completely clueless. Did i buy a non-compatible screen? Or is there anything simple i can do to fix this?
     
    Borso, Oct 19, 2013
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  2. Prostar Computer

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    Well, when did you look to check/how did you determine the computer was only using integrated graphics? It should show that it uses those when the computer is not under stress. Have you gone into your display settings to manually set the resolution higher like it was before?
     
    Prostar Computer, Oct 21, 2013
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  3. Meaker@Sager

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    Your system uses optimus so the intel graphics will power the internal displays at all times, try re-installing the intel drivers followed by the nvidia drivers.
     
    Meaker@Sager, Oct 21, 2013
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  4. Kevin@GenTechPC

    Kevin@GenTechPC Company Representative

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    Check the back of the screen to find the model numbers.
    You can take pictures of them and post the pictures here.
    If they are not equal in spec then you may have a screen with lower resolution.
    But try the drive reinstall as Meaker said, see if it fixes the resolution issue or not.

    As far as Optimus goes, the dGPU is only used when you run applications that require extra performance.
    If you would like to find out more, see below page.
    Optimus Technology | NVIDIA
     
    Kevin@GenTechPC, Oct 23, 2013
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