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    Intel HD Graphic & Nvidia GT 555M

    Discussion in 'Alienware 14 and M14x' started by Mortinator, May 7, 2011.

  1. Mortinator

    Mortinator Notebook Consultant

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    I realized there are 2 graphics cards. How do i check which one im using and also how to change to from one card to another? Thanks
     
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    Open up the nvidia control panel and under the Desktop menu at the top and enable Display GPU Activity Icon in Notification Area. Then whenever the 555m is running it'll show you how many programs are using it. If there's no activity, it's not running.
     
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