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    Optimus ceased working, getting desperate!

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by majoJ, Nov 10, 2011.

  1. majoJ

    majoJ Notebook Enthusiast

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    Greetings,
    Around 10 days ago, I noticed that Media Player Classic was running on the Intel GPU regardless of me whitelisting it in the nVidia control panel. After reading nVidia forum, I attributed it to the 285.62 driver I installed earlier. I tried to downgrade back to several different versions of the driver (namely 189.42, 258.96, 280.26), but the issue remains. Furthermore, I can't run ANY app with the GeForce card. I've tried all the aforementioned drivers, setting nVidia card to be preferred, even setting custom profiles for each app, but the diode showing the card activity remains blue(intel gpu) and the tray icon that shows processes running on nVidia card keeps showing 0 processes. I tried running all the games that previously switched to the nVidia GPU, only to find out that they no longer do so, and they run on the Intel GPU, rendering them unplayable (namely DX3, Fear 3, Oblivion, Rage, Dragon Age2, ME2, LoL, BF3 won't even start, Oblivion won't detect nVidia GPU in device select, and neither does Skyrim). I tried a clean install of each of the drivers, updating the Intel GPU driver and also forcing AA for each of the game, but nothing works. The only time the nVidia GPU shows any activity was a split-second flicker during Rage loading, and when I'm accessing nVidia control panel's 1st tab (the one with rotating 3d logo). GPU-Z freezes when I try to run it paralell with any game, or even nvidia control panel. The nVidia card shows some minor activity when being monitored in GPU-Z, but after I turn it off(or switch to integrated gpu) the nVidia gpu goes dead again. Today I tried more drivers, even downgrading the Intel gpu drivers, nothing helps. Any insights would be helpful, the nVidia forum is absolutelty useless and I'm seriously considering a reformat.
     
    majoJ, Nov 10, 2011
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    chanky Newbie

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    Tough luck.. Try deleting all the drivers and reinstalling them.
     
    chanky, Nov 10, 2011
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    majoJ Notebook Enthusiast

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    did it with nVidia drivers already, and also the Intel drivers (in safe mode)
     
    majoJ, Nov 10, 2011
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    majoJ Notebook Enthusiast

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    perhaps the issue isn't driver-related? that would explan why it wasn't resolved by driver reinstall...
     
    majoJ, Nov 11, 2011
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    majoJ Notebook Enthusiast

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    desperate bump
     
    majoJ, Nov 14, 2011
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    MrDJ Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    when you deleted the drivers in safe mode did you use driver cleaner pro/driver sweeper and cc cleaner.
    i used to use only driver cleaner but now use all 3 and they each find remnants of nvidia stuff in the registry so it might be worth trying all 3.
     
    MrDJ, Nov 14, 2011
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    majoJ Notebook Enthusiast

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    I used both driversweeper and CC, I'm afraid it deleted something it shouldn't. I've tried numerous drivers already, nonoe of them works

    EDIT: also, win updates are disabled since august

    II. EDIT: I'll try reinstalling drivers using all three right now, wish me luck
     
    majoJ, Nov 14, 2011
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    majoJ Notebook Enthusiast

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    alas, I tried all three cleanup utilities, no success
     
    majoJ, Nov 14, 2011
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    Try the matrix of leadership.


    ^_^
     
    shinakuma9, Nov 15, 2011
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    majoJ Notebook Enthusiast

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    Got a spare one? Seriously, it is horrible, all I can play is spider solitaire.
     
    majoJ, Nov 15, 2011
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    MrDJ Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    have you tried turning the clock back with system restore as that might help.
     
    MrDJ, Nov 15, 2011
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    when I thought about system restore, it was already a few days since the problem occured and there was no viable recovery point anymore

    edit: or is there a way to get to the older recovery points?
     
    majoJ, Nov 16, 2011
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