No switchable graphics after clean install
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asiafish
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No switchable graphics after clean install
Just did a clean install of Vista Business 64 and the switchable graphics don't work (stuck in Intel, ATI has yellow !).
Help!!!
Help!!!
"An atheist is just somebody who feels about Yahweh the way any decent Christian feels about Thor or Baal or the golden calf. As has been said before, we are all atheists about most of the gods that humanity has ever believed in. Some of us just go one god further."
Richard Dawkins, 2002
Richard Dawkins, 2002
Re: No switchable graphics after clean install
Have you installed this driver?
http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site. ... 70417.html
http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site. ... 70417.html
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asiafish
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Re: No switchable graphics after clean install
Yup, still have integrated graphics only, with yellow exclamation mark through the discreet chip in device manager and no switch option in power manager.
"An atheist is just somebody who feels about Yahweh the way any decent Christian feels about Thor or Baal or the golden calf. As has been said before, we are all atheists about most of the gods that humanity has ever believed in. Some of us just go one god further."
Richard Dawkins, 2002
Richard Dawkins, 2002
Re: No switchable graphics after clean install
In BIOS, under configuration, video, check that "OS Detection for Switchable Graphics" is enabled, and that "Graphics Device" is set to switchable graphics.
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asiafish
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Re: No switchable graphics after clean install
Yup, set to switchable and still no love.
"An atheist is just somebody who feels about Yahweh the way any decent Christian feels about Thor or Baal or the golden calf. As has been said before, we are all atheists about most of the gods that humanity has ever believed in. Some of us just go one god further."
Richard Dawkins, 2002
Richard Dawkins, 2002
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asiafish
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Re: No switchable graphics after clean install
I just spent two days wiping and reinstalling Vista Business 64 trying to get everything to work, but every time the switchable graphics would lock in Integrated and the menu wouldn't be on power manager.
I finally got it working (don't ask me how, no clue), but device manager still shows two items, PCI Serial Port and PCI Simple Communications Controller has not being configured even though I've installed everything on the Lenovo page except for some unwanted ThinkVantage apps (access connections mainly). All hardware works, so I have no clue what those last two items are.
This really takes something away from the joy of a new machine.
I finally got it working (don't ask me how, no clue), but device manager still shows two items, PCI Serial Port and PCI Simple Communications Controller has not being configured even though I've installed everything on the Lenovo page except for some unwanted ThinkVantage apps (access connections mainly). All hardware works, so I have no clue what those last two items are.
This really takes something away from the joy of a new machine.
"An atheist is just somebody who feels about Yahweh the way any decent Christian feels about Thor or Baal or the golden calf. As has been said before, we are all atheists about most of the gods that humanity has ever believed in. Some of us just go one god further."
Richard Dawkins, 2002
Richard Dawkins, 2002
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