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    Computer using the wrong card for games!! Help!

    Discussion in 'Alienware 14 and M14x' started by eagle4588, Sep 14, 2011.

  1. eagle4588

    eagle4588 Newbie

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    Basically my laptop came with 2 graphic cards
    1 crappy intel
    1 nvidia (GeForce 555m)

    now when i run a game like gta 4
    it will automatically use the intel card even though i have set it so that the game uses my nvidia card, it still doesn't
    I also put it in the nvidia command center but nothing
    this also happened with minecraft and gta S.A

    btw im on an alienware m14x and everything is up to date
     
    eagle4588, Sep 14, 2011
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  2. KING19

    KING19 Notebook Deity

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    Are you sure?

    Try installing the latest Intel and Nvidia drivers from their sites

    It happened to me before because i was using the old drivers
     
    KING19, Sep 14, 2011
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  3. JOSEA

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    I do not have a AW but I read that the intel card can be disabled in the BIOS. Turn on computer - press F2 a few times to get in- you should be able to find an option to turn off optimus or the intel card (not sure what it is called) .
     
    JOSEA, Sep 14, 2011
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