- Sep 10, 2011
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Okay, so I'm having a display issue with my laptop. I've tried google and there are 100 threads over this issue but none provide a solution to my problem.
My external monitor looks terrible. The case is that it's likely the cheap work monitor. But, i wanted to try the more powerful GPU to see if it perhaps gave me better results. So, I'm basically looking for a way to switch from the Intel 4000 graphics to permanently use the GeForce 640m LE.
I understand that it's designed to switch to the Nvidia GPU when a high-performance application, such as a game, is opened. But, I need it to be active at all times, even on the desktop. I've gone into the Nvidia control panel, and under the global settings, told it to use the GPU . It does not. Dxdiag still shows the Intel 4000 as my display. So I disabled it in Device Manager. Dxdiag then told me I was using Windows Basic Display Driver. So I updated my Nvidia driver to the latest. Then, leaving the Intel disabled, uninstalled it and its drivers. Then I rebooted. Arriving back to my desktop, I run a dxdiag and it shows Intel 4000 as my display again - it re-enabled itself.
Regardless as to whether this will fix my issue with the second monitor, I want a way do this. The sheer fact that my laptop is trying to prevent me from doing it has made this a priority for me.
Thanks!
-Jared
My external monitor looks terrible. The case is that it's likely the cheap work monitor. But, i wanted to try the more powerful GPU to see if it perhaps gave me better results. So, I'm basically looking for a way to switch from the Intel 4000 graphics to permanently use the GeForce 640m LE.
I understand that it's designed to switch to the Nvidia GPU when a high-performance application, such as a game, is opened. But, I need it to be active at all times, even on the desktop. I've gone into the Nvidia control panel, and under the global settings, told it to use the GPU . It does not. Dxdiag still shows the Intel 4000 as my display. So I disabled it in Device Manager. Dxdiag then told me I was using Windows Basic Display Driver. So I updated my Nvidia driver to the latest. Then, leaving the Intel disabled, uninstalled it and its drivers. Then I rebooted. Arriving back to my desktop, I run a dxdiag and it shows Intel 4000 as my display again - it re-enabled itself.
Regardless as to whether this will fix my issue with the second monitor, I want a way do this. The sheer fact that my laptop is trying to prevent me from doing it has made this a priority for me.
Thanks!
-Jared
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