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turning off graphics card

Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by wootle, Feb 14, 2008.

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I was wondering if it is possible to shut off my sager np2090's graphics card, so i can save battery power during my flight.

wootle, Feb 14, 2008

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You can disable it in the device manager.

Lithus, Feb 14, 2008

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If you turned off your graphics card there would be nothing on your screen.

Your graphics card automatically clocks down when on battery power.

usapatriot, Feb 14, 2008

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if you have vista and you want to save battery do the following steps.
defrag your hard drive. this makes the hard drive spin less so you can save battery.
under power options set it to power saver or better yet balance. with eist this is a big difference in performance.
turn the brightness down.
set your hard drive to turn off in 2 min.
and i cant think of anything esle.
dont worry about the grahpics card as usapatriot said it will clock down itself. and power mizer will take of your wireless, usb, etc.

dondadah88, Feb 14, 2008

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