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    Can I use the iGPU of an i7-2630QM when the laptop has a Radeon?

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by leladax, May 8, 2014.

  1. leladax

    leladax Notebook Guru

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    I have a dv7-5000 and it dawned on me that the i7-2630qm has H264 decoding that I could use, but I never saw it on control panel. Is there a way?
     
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    Should already be enabled via Intel QuickSync.
     
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    LAV decoder doesn't see quicksync as available. Which sounds reasonable since the card isn't on device manager at all. I wonder if it's in the BIOS or locked out of hardware completely which would be sad..
     
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    That HP definitely has the Intel iGPU active. Check to see if it's enabled in BIOS. Also IIRC these HP's used the old AMD Switchable Graphics instead of Enduro so you might need to fiddle around in Catalyst Control Center some. The correct steps would be to first enable iGPU in BIOS, then go into Switchable Graphics section of CCC and select it, reboot and your iGPU should be active. If you need to switch back to dGPU you need to make the change in CCC and then reboot once again.
     
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    It does not see the hardware at all. It does not exist in the device manager or device information and there is no 'not found driver' in device manager either.

    I suspect it's disabled in BIOS.

    But there is no BIOS option.
     
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    Are the drivers for the Intel iGPU installed and working correctly? Maybe check Device Manager (assuming a Windows OS).
     
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    It is not a driver issue. I've said it does not exist in the device manager. It appears the device is hardcoded disabled in the BIOS but I'm afraid to hack it in case it burns something.
     
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    Anyway. I think I'm going to ignore it happily. Chances are since I can use the dGPU and the CPU for what I'm doing, having also the CPU playing iGPU won't make it faster at all since it will take time from the CPU and the dGPU can do some decoding as well.
     
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