hi,
I recently purchased a lenovo ideapad z570. it has a NVIDIA geforce graphics card already installed.
howevr my problem is that it is using the intel motherboard graphics as the primary graphics and not the NVIDIA.
the nvidia does work and i do get the option to adjust the setting when i right click on the desktop.
is there a way that i can disable the intel graphics and use only nvidia?? please let me know.
yeah it does that...i was just wondering if i cud make it a standalone on nvidia!!!
but why you want to make the Nvidia GPU work all the time? GPU, even if entrylevel needs lot more power compared to IGP/processor-graphics.
I you can create profile for the applications for which you want to use the Graphics card. On that profile you can link the executable of the applications with either of the GPUs available. So whenever the application will be launched it will use the GPU associated with it.
Graphics will not be automatically switched between Intel IGP and nVidia card automatically. For this you have to create profile for the applications and their preference of GPU.
^^ read the above post please.
Read ur post and i have understood how it works. currently playing fear3 in it and lovin it
BTW whats your lappy model no.?? And how much did it cost you??
Frnz i m also using lenovo z570 and facing the same problem... none of the new games like nfs hot persuit, assasins creed brotherhood, crysis 2 runs properly on my laptop.... tried swapping the GPU changing switch in the front pannel but it didn't help...plz let me know how to create different profile for different games such that it uses the nvidia graphics card...
frnz my problem has been solved....though i swapped the gpu changing switch but I didn't add the applictions which need to be run on nvidia graphics card and thats why i was encountering the problem...
i have bought lenovo 570 59307654 5 days back,
and m also having the same problem, but after going through the user guide ,, gaming expeience is very good, and i would like to share some of the points
((it says about the significance of the physical switch for graphic card, keep it on for auto switching))
via user guide::
Optimus is a GPU switching mechanism which automatically switches the
active GPU to perform image-rendering tasks. If no graphics-intensive
programs are running, the integrated GPU will be selected as the active GPU
to preserve battery life; if you start high-definition movie playback or a 3D
game, the image-rendering task is automatically switched by Optimus to the
discrete GPU to produce high graphics performance.
Check the GPU indicator: if the indicator is off, slide and release the GPU
switch to enable Optimus.
When Optimus is enabled, switching between integrated and discrete GPUs
is performed automatically without user intervention. However, you can
customize settings through the NVIDIA control panel to make the desired
GPU active to perform image-rendering tasks for certain programs. For
details, search for Optimus in the help system of the NVIDIA control panel.
Note: This password can be from one to seven alphanumeric characters in any combination.
Note: To enter BIOS setup utility, press F2 when the Lenovo logo appears on the screen
while the computer is starting up.
Notes:
• Optimus is not supported by all operating systems. Currently, Optimus is supported by
Windows® 7. If you are using another operating system, such as Windows® XP, it may not
be able possible to enable Optimus.
• Optimus is not supported by all media players and video compression standards.
