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    Disabling Graphics Card temporarily

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by ArunOnline, Jul 18, 2010.

  1. ArunOnline

    ArunOnline Notebook Enthusiast

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    I am planning to purchase a Dell Studio 14 and the configuration comes with a "ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 5450 - 1GB" graphics card. I would like to know whether this graphics card can be disabled temporarily through BIOS and use the on-board graphics card instead if I want to save battery when traveling?

    This is the configuration that I am looking at:

     
    ArunOnline, Jul 18, 2010
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  2. Commander Wolf

    Commander Wolf can i haz broadwell?

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    ArunOnline Notebook Enthusiast

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    Thanks for the link, sad to know that though :(
     
    ArunOnline, Jul 20, 2010
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