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    m14x R2 Windows 8 No BinaryGFX

    Discussion in 'Alienware 14 and M14x' started by mmjvb, Feb 22, 2013.

  1. mmjvb

    mmjvb Newbie

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    Hi
    my m14x R2 has no BinaryGFX button
    I did a clean install for windows 8 following the guide on this forum [Thanks]
    all drivers installed correctly
    command center is working
    but when I press FN+F7 I get mute volume instead of BinGFX

    Another issue

    in GPU-Z it shows GT-650 but i notice that it does not have CUDA technology. can anybody confirm it?
     
    mmjvb, Feb 22, 2013
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  2. Mastaa

    Mastaa Notebook Consultant

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    FN+F7 is supposed to mute and unmute, as the key itself says. You don't need a key to switch
    between the graphic cards, since m14x uses nVidia optimus ( automatic switching between graphic cards when needed).

    Also, I can confirm the presence of CUDA technology.
     
    Mastaa, Feb 23, 2013
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  3. Alienware-L_Porras

    Alienware-L_Porras Company Representative

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    It has CUDA, and as Mastaa says. That computer does not have a manual switch between gfx cards because it uses optimus.
     
    Alienware-L_Porras, Feb 27, 2013
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