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graphics card on battery not working

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mohityadavx
mohityadavx Original post #1
Nov 9, 2014 at 12:51 AM
hi.
i have a dell inspiron 5000 series laptop (5547)
config. 4th Gen Ci7, 8GB RAM, 1TB HARD DISK, Win8.1, AMD R7 265 2 gb gpu
with a full hd touch screen
the graphics card does not work when the laptop is not plugged into a power source
though i have all the graphics setting to high on battery and on plugged in
in my power plan, amd graphics properties and on intel graphics
still no difference please provide a solution will be thankfull
SaiyanGoku
Nov 9, 2014 at 10:44 AM
Don't enforce the GPU to work while on battery. It'll degrade the battery within weeks.