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Video Features
The system features both an Intel’s Integrated GPU (for
power-saving) and an NVIDIA’s discrete GPU (for per-
formance). You can switch display devices, and configure
display options as long as the video drivers are installed.
NVIDIA
®
Optimus™ Technology
NVIDIA® Optimus™ technology is a seamless technolo-
gy designed to get best performance from the graphics
system while allowing longer battery life, without having
to manually change settings. The computer will automati-
cally and seemlessly switch between the integrated UMA
(Unified Memory Architecture) GPU (iGPU) and the dis-
crete GPU (dGPU) when required by the applications in
use.
To access Display control panel:
1. Go to the Control Panel.
2. Click Display (icon) - in the Appearances and
Personalization category.
3. Click Adjust Screen Resolution/Adjust resolution.
OR
4. Alternatively you can right-click the desktop and select
Screen resolution.
5. Use the dropbox to select the screen resolution .
6. Click Advanced settings .
Screen Resolution for Metro Style Apps
(Windows 8)
The minimum resolution in which Metro style apps will
run is 1024x768.
The minimum resolution required to support all the fea-
tures of Windows 8 (including multitasking with snap) is
1366x768.
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Figure 9 - Display Control Panel