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    Vaio Z series i5 video card trouble. pls hlp.

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by Grictavus, Jul 20, 2011.

  1. Grictavus

    Grictavus Newbie

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    So, my relatively outdated i5 z series has been acting up recently. It runs a GeForce GT 330M, which shows up in the device manager, but when i go to run a program, it plays off of the integrated graphics instead of the video card. It seems to do this with every program I run. My laptop is set on speed mode, high performance, and all my drivers are up to date. Any tips guys?
     
    Grictavus, Jul 20, 2011
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  2. Profy_X

    Profy_X Notebook Consultant

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    What driver you use the hacked one or the one from vaio-link? :confused: try to reinstall the 2 drivers the one from intel and nVidia ;)
     
    Profy_X, Jul 20, 2011
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    Grictavus Newbie

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    the vaio-link one. Ill try reinstalling them real quick tho..
     
    Grictavus, Jul 20, 2011
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    Crus-T Notebook Consultant

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    How do you control which graphic part is used ?
     
    Crus-T, Jul 20, 2011
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  5. Achusaysblessyou

    Achusaysblessyou eecs geek ftw :D

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    how do you know? o_O... on the Vaio Z either one is one, or the other, not both at the same time...

    by flicking a switch on the laptop (speed-> stamina or vice-versa)
     
    Achusaysblessyou, Jul 20, 2011
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