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    How to make optimus use Nvidia card for Firefox 5?

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by awaisuk, Jul 25, 2011.

  1. awaisuk

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    Hey.

    I cant seem to add Firefox to the list of softwares in the nvidia control panel for some reason.

    So how can I make Firefox 5 use nvidia card?

    Please let me know,

    Thanks.
     
    awaisuk, Jul 25, 2011
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  2. Villosa

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    Can you find it after pressing Add and searching for the .exe?
     
    Villosa, Jul 25, 2011
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  3. awaisuk

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    I tried to add the exe file, it does not add for some reason.
     
    awaisuk, Jul 25, 2011
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    Yea mine refuses to add Firefox to the override list as well. You click the add button, select the .exe, hit open/add/whatever it says and it just returns to the control panel without adding...FF5 as well. I was trying to force it to use Intel always though, lol.
     
    madmattd, Jul 25, 2011
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    Don't, it will cause crashes.
     
    zjacobss, Jul 25, 2011
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    Well if I right click and select Nvidia as processor it runs fine.......but how to I make the settings so it uses nvidia when firefox is open?
     
    awaisuk, Jul 25, 2011
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    Isn't by default, FF uses Nvidia?

    I seen it a few times in my activity gadget, until I forced it to Intel.
     
    Falco152, Jul 25, 2011
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