Token Burnstein Posted June 30, 2011 Share Posted June 30, 2011 I just bought a Alienware M14x. When i try to tell SL to use my Nvidia GeForce GT 555M card it makes my other graphic card Intel(R ) HD Graphics Family operate SL. I want to know how to fix this so only Nvidia runs SL. Your help will be much appreciated. :matte-motes-big-grin-wink: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rage Riptide Posted June 30, 2011 Share Posted June 30, 2011 Maybe you could try turning off the on-board graphics in the bios. See PC manual for details. Usually press delete at boot. ETA: Hang on.. is the monitor plugged into the correct port? The one tha'ts ON! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keli Kyrie Posted June 30, 2011 Share Posted June 30, 2011 This question has come up before: http://community.secondlife.com/t5/Technical/Alienware-M17X-Graphics-Card-1-5GB-GDDR5-Nvidia-GeForce-GTX-460M/qaq-p/805907/comment-id/5349 This is what the poster writes: Refer back if still in trouble. It's function key + F7 to switch graphics modes between integrated and discrete but hers doesn't work right and there is nothing onscreen to tell you which mode you're in. Anyway, try it. What she does is pull the battery out and the M17X will boot in discrete graphics mode and stay there even if battery replaced. The integrated mode is really only for when using the laptop on battery power or light use. On battery power in discrete mode, you're likely only to get 30 minutes of use. You can also switch in the bios and indeed set it always to boot in discrete mode but that may not suit you. If in Stealth mode, the M17X will switch off discrete graphics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Token Burnstein Posted July 1, 2011 Author Share Posted July 1, 2011 Thanks for your help, BUT each Alienware laptop is different. I need help with this specific one M14x. I need to know this asap, due to im running out of time to return the laptop. Thanks again Keli. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kascha Matova Posted July 1, 2011 Share Posted July 1, 2011 Keli Kyrie wrote: This question has come up before: http://community.secondlife.com/t5/Technical/Alienware-M17X-Graphics-Card-1-5GB-GDDR5-Nvidia-GeForce-GTX-460M/qaq-p/805907/comment-id/5349 This is what the poster writes: Refer back if still in trouble. It's function key + F7 to switch graphics modes between integrated and discrete but hers doesn't work right and there is nothing onscreen to tell you which mode you're in. Anyway, try it. What she does is pull the battery out and the M17X will boot in discrete graphics mode and stay there even if battery replaced. The integrated mode is really only for when using the laptop on battery power or light use. On battery power in discrete mode, you're likely only to get 30 minutes of use. You can also switch in the bios and indeed set it always to boot in discrete mode but that may not suit you. If in Stealth mode, the M17X will switch off discrete graphics. Discrete, integrated, discrete, integrated - you never know which one will come up next! Some call it...spontaneity :matte-motes-big-grin-squint: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hitomi Tiponi Posted July 2, 2011 Share Posted July 2, 2011 You need to set up an application profile - you will find details on how to do this in the user manual at http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/M14X/en/mm/MM_en.pdf - start at Page 48. It is usually best to consult the user manual first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Token Burnstein Posted July 5, 2011 Author Share Posted July 5, 2011 Thanks, but its not finding SL viewer 2, it is finding phoenix viewer. Is viewer 2 not compatible with my graphic card? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobsterRawb Jaxxon Posted July 8, 2011 Share Posted July 8, 2011 haha, dude you got a dell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blizzardlynn Hiten Posted October 8, 2011 Share Posted October 8, 2011 I was having the same issue, and I managed to get it working. Here's what I did. I grabbed up this driver http://www.nvidia.com/object/notebook-win7-winvista-64bit-285.38-beta-driver.html installed it, restarted, etc etc. NOW the tricky thing is, that when you start second life, your going to want to make sure its running under the Nvidia Graphics card, not the Intel. You can make sure by going into the Nvidia Control panel (right click your desktop, click NVidia Control Panel) and under 3d settings, go go Manage 3d settings. Then go to program settings and add Second Life and make sure you have it run under the Nvidia Graphics card. Now, When you start up Second life, you need to go into your preferences, then into your Graphics tab/button, and slide the slider all the way down to LOW. If you don't do this, Second life wont log in, it will always crash before you completely log in. after you have logged in and rezzed your avatar, then you may go and slide your graphics bar back up to however high you wanted it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blizzardlynn Hiten Posted October 8, 2011 Share Posted October 8, 2011 Another thing is Viewer 2 seems to run a little strange but Phoenix viewer runs perfectly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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