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G r a p h ic s Co n t ro l
S ome NVIDIA gra phics mode ls ma y include NVIDIA
®
Optimus ™
te chnology fe a ture .
NVIDIA
®
Optimus ™ te chnology intelligently optimize s note book
pe rforma nce by seamle s sly s witching between a dis cre te NVIDIA GP U for
gre a t graphics pe rforma nce a nd a n Inte l integra te d gra phics chip for
s us ta ined ba ttery life. S witching is a utoma tic a nd doe s not re quire the us er
to re boot the computer.
In the Ma na ge 3D S e ttings menu of NVIDIA Control Pa ne l, you ca n cha nge
the globa l 3D s e ttings and cre a te ove rrides for s pe cific progra ms . The
override s will be us e d a utoma tically e a ch time the s pe cifie d programs a re
la unched.
Please us e the de fa ult s e tting for NVIDIA Optimus technology.
If the progra m doe s not run norma lly a fte r the s e tting ha s be en
cha nge d, ple a s e re s tore the progra m to the defa ult s e tting.
If the progra m doe s not run norma lly, ple ase re s tore the P re fe rre d
gra p hic s pro c e s s o r to the de fa ult s e tting.
Whe n you us e s ome video playba ck progra ms to pla y vide o files , the
pre fe rred graphics proce s sor in the "Progra m S e ttings " ta b cannot be
cha nge d to the gra phics other tha n "Inte gra ted Gra phics ".
To a ccess the P rogra m S e ttings, click "NVIDIA Control P a ne l" ->
"Ma na ge 3D s e ttings " -> "P rogra m S e ttings ".
To la unch the NVIDIA Control P a ne l, Click De s ktop -> De s ktop As s is t ->
Co n tro l P a n e l -> Ha rd wa re a n d S o u nd -> NVIDIA Co n tro l P a n el.
For more informa tion a bout the NVIDIA Control P a nel s ys te m, please re fe r
to the NVIDIA Control P a ne l Help. To a cces s it, click He lp from the ma in
me nu a nd the n s e le ct NVIDIA Co n tro l P anel He lp.
On Optimus mode ls , two kinds of Displa y Drive rs a re ins ta lle d: “Inte l® HD
Gra phics Drive r” a nd “NVIDIA Gra phics Drive r XXX.XX”.
Do not unins ta ll the displa y drive r from “Uninstall P rogra m” in the Control
Pane l.
If you have to uninstall the display drive r, ple a s e follow the steps be low:
1. Unins ta ll “NVIDIA Gra phics Drive r XXX.XX”.
2. Then unins ta ll “Inte l® HD Gra phics Drive r”.
In t e l
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Dis p la y P o w e r S a vin g Te c h n o lo g y
Inte l GP U models ma y include the Dis play P ower S a ving Te chnology
feature tha t ca n s a ve the compute r's powe r consumption by optimizing
picture contra s t on the inte rna l LCD.
Use r's Ma nua l 3-14