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    battlefield windowed mode

    Discussion in 'HP' started by craunchy, Dec 6, 2011.

  1. craunchy

    craunchy Notebook Enthusiast

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    hi guys i have a dv6-6177 6770m 2g radeon, i've installed battlefield 3 and worked but only in windowed mode then i tried alt+tab but it didnt work .. so did anyone have this issue and fixed it ?
     
    craunchy, Dec 6, 2011
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    xAcid9 Notebook Deity

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    i reboot and that fixed it...

    do you happened to have teamviewer running?
     
    xAcid9, Dec 6, 2011
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    craunchy Notebook Enthusiast

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    no but someone mentioned to update bios and run the pc on fixed gpu mode
     
    craunchy, Dec 6, 2011
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    Classic dynamic mode problem. Install newest bios, switch to fixed mode from bios, switch to performance mode from Windows and retry running bf3. Voila!
     
    martyras, Dec 6, 2011
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    hi there i tried to install the lateset bios update which is F.1B but when the pc restarts it get stuck by a black screen then i powered it off then on and when it logs into windows it doesnt recognize any new bios update and the fixed mode option isnt in the system configuration in the bios config. screen
    what shall i do ?!
     
    craunchy, Dec 6, 2011
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    martyras, Dec 6, 2011
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