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    Uninstall/disable switchable graphics

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by PopRoxMimo3, Jan 23, 2010.

  1. PopRoxMimo3

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    This wacky driver problems i'm having i can't stand it. i think its due to the intel driver. it states that the driver could not be loaded by windows. now its only running the intel driver and the nvidia is off. is there anyway i can make the system not recognize the intel hardware at all so that its only on nvidia graphics. don't care about battery life since its always hooked up to an ac and the battery is just in its box.
     
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    Tinderbox (UK) BAKED BEAN KING

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    Check your bios , my Acer has the option to disable the INTEL so that the ATI is only usable.
     
    Tinderbox (UK), Jan 23, 2010
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    I can disable the following two:
    intel virtualization tech
    intel vt-d

    out of curiousty I tried to find the gpu (nvidia) card to be disabled but theres no option.
     
    PopRoxMimo3, Jan 23, 2010
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    you could disable 'plug and play' in services.msc , it won't detect any new hardware for which you don't have a driver already installed, but you will also experience weird stuff like CCC/nvidia equivalent being unable to detect your videocard, even though the driver works. Also I can disable PnP in XP, but not in vista

    basically you do it just to see if it stops bugging you about the driver, then put pnp back on
     
    key001, Jan 23, 2010
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    Problem with plug and play, is that it can't be disabled.
    "Enables a computer to recognize and adapt to hardware changes with little or no user input. Stopping or disabling this service will result in system instability."
     
    PopRoxMimo3, Jan 24, 2010
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