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    MSI GT60 GTX 880M doesnt switch to intel graphic card

    Discussion in 'MSI' started by llegolas, Jan 27, 2016.

  1. llegolas

    llegolas Notebook Enthusiast

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    hi guys
    i have MSI gt60 dominator pro 2PE and since i installed windows 8.1 gtx 880m is always on it does not swtich back to intel..i am sure because my power button led is always orange and i also checked from dragon gaming center..but normally it would only turn on when i play games..but now it does not switch back to intel anymore..i updated drivers and checked on nvidia control panel its on auto select..so i dont know what to do
    any advice ? how may i fix this
    thanks in advance
     
    llegolas, Jan 27, 2016
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    ryzeki Super Moderator Super Moderator

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    Have you updated your intel graphics drivers as well? Monitor for all your currently running services and programs, one of them might be reading something off of the GPU and thus causing it to be ON all the time.
     
    ryzeki, Jan 27, 2016
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  3. llegolas

    llegolas Notebook Enthusiast

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    i think i did all of those still i will make a double check
    could it be anything to do with bios ?
    when i was searching on web i read something about nvidia optimus could be disabled on bios ?
    do you know anything about that ?
     
    llegolas, Jan 27, 2016
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    No, it can't be disabled.
     
    zipperi, Jan 27, 2016
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    zipperi Notebook Deity

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    IE11 hiccup
     
    Last edited: Jan 27, 2016
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    Wtf, where's the delete button?
     
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    zipperi, Jan 27, 2016
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    any suggestion guys ?
     
    llegolas, Jan 30, 2016
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