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    dell xps L401x

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by ashutosh1818, Jan 13, 2011.

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    ashutosh1818 Newbie

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    I hav got dell xps L401x . I am not able to use ma graphics card as my primary display adapter . What should i do in order to make it primay display adapter ??
     
    ashutosh1818, Jan 13, 2011
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    DaneGRClose Notebook Virtuoso

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    First listing the specs would help, if you have Optimus it's a whole different answer. List your specs and we'll go from there.
     
    DaneGRClose, Jan 13, 2011
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    Itz optimus .. what shud i do ?? can u help me out ??
     
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    NVIDIA GeForce GT 420 M...
    wen i try to run tests its shows no graphics device adapter found
     
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    xps 14
    core i3 370 @ 2.4gHz
    4 GB DDR3
    1 GB NVIDIA GeForce GT 420 M
    500 GB HDD
    taz m a config...
     
    ashutosh1818, Jan 13, 2011
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    compwiz0620 Notebook Evangelist

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    Does Device Manager show both the Intel and NVidia display adapters?
     
    compwiz0620, Jan 13, 2011
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    Tsunade_Hime such bacon. wow

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    Please correct your grammar/spelling, I can barely understand your posts.

    And yes check if you have the Intel/Nvidia driver(s) installed.
     
    Tsunade_Hime, Jan 13, 2011
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    yes in device manger i can see both Intel and NVidia display adapters @ compwiz
     
    ashutosh1818, Jan 13, 2011
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    yes i hav got both drivers installed in my system ..
     
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    It's Optimus at fault here, you can't manually select the GPU. You have to white list actual applications and run an application for it to switch to the Nvidia, otherwise it will always run the Intel.
     
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