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    Vaio Z12 -- disable warnings when switching to Stamina mode

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by abirkill, Dec 15, 2010.

  1. abirkill

    abirkill Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi guys,

    I have my Vaio Z usually set in 'auto' graphics mode, so that when I undock it, it automatically switches to use the Intel graphics card.

    However, I have a couple of applications (Google Chrome, and anything that uses Java) which usually (although not always) prevent it from making the switch automatically. Instead it brings up a warning to say that I may lose data in the given application if I switch.

    As I have never, ever had any data loss by forcing it to switch, and even if Chrome or Java did crash it wouldn't be the end of the world, does anyone know if there's a registry setting or similar that can disable the warning and allow it to automatically switch regardless of what's running?

    Many thanks!
     
    abirkill, Dec 15, 2010
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  2. komugi

    komugi Notebook Geek

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    Usually it is because that specific application is using the graphics card (usually for hardware acceleration and whatnot). Unfortunately I haven't figured out a way to force switch it, seems like you have to manually switch if it runs into such applications
     
    komugi, Dec 15, 2010
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  3. Nautis

    Nautis Switchable Graphics Guy

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    Taken from this M11xR1 thread.

     
    Nautis, Dec 15, 2010
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    abirkill Notebook Enthusiast

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    That looks perfect -- unfortunately it doesn't seem to work for me, I guess because I'm using the stock Sony software to control the switching between the Intel and NVIDIA cards, rather than NVIDIA software :(
     
    abirkill, Dec 16, 2010
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  5. Nautis

    Nautis Switchable Graphics Guy

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    Whoops yeah.. I forgot by default Sony has the hybrid power stuff hidden away.

    You can enable the taskbar icon with:
    Code: 
    Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\NVIDIA Corporation\Global\Hybrid]
"DisableUI"=dword:00000000
    I still don't think that will get rid of what you are taking about though. If it is that white box, that is indeed part of sonys switching app.
     
    Nautis, Dec 16, 2010
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