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    cod black ops and splinter cell conviction not work with optimus

    Discussion in 'Alienware M11x' started by notebookfan1, Mar 24, 2012.

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    notebookfan1 Notebook Enthusiast

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    hello,

    i have the latest nvidia driver (296.10 WHQL) on my alienware m11xr3 installed.
    the problem ist, that call of duty black ops and splinter cell conviction dont want to use the nvidia dedicated gt540m.

    i added a profile in the nvidia control panel for the two games but it dont helps.

    can you help me please ? have you found a solution for the problem.
     
    notebookfan1, Mar 24, 2012
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    notebookfan1 Notebook Enthusiast

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    can me please help someone
     
    notebookfan1, Mar 25, 2012
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    jaeyang9 Notebook Consultant

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    after adding the new profiles did you select nvidia card under those profiles?
     
    jaeyang9, Mar 27, 2012
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    What i do is set the global setting to use nvidia card, so any app or game automatically uses the graphics card, when set to high performance. Never got an issue after that
     
    cr1mson, Mar 27, 2012
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    yes i selected nvidia card for those profiles and i tried the global settings too, but it doesnt helped...
     
    notebookfan1, Mar 27, 2012
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