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Question

Making My Nvidia Card the default card for my laptop display

Jan 20, 2015 4:48PM PST

Im trying to set up Nvidia's 2D surround with my laptop, te problem is I go into Nvidia Control Panel and I only have 3 basic options. I found out its because my Intel card is running the display. If i could just get intel to hand over the display rights to my Nvidia card i think i could do the surround with my 3 monitors!

BTW the laptop i have is an ASUS ROG G751

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Re: default
Jan 20, 2015 5:19PM PST

See if the BIOS has an option to disable the Intel video adapter on the motherboard.

Kees

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Close but no cigar.
Jan 20, 2015 5:40PM PST

Tried that, no options given Sad There has to be way to make the screen use nvidia!

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Device Manager
Jan 20, 2015 5:45PM PST

Long time since I delved in to mine, but doesn't the Windows Device Manager handle devices?

I assume you are using a version of Windows?

Mark

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Windows 8.1
Jan 20, 2015 5:51PM PST

Im using windows 8.1 but if i disable the intel card i either A. lose my monitor or B. it turns its self back on.

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Yep
Jan 20, 2015 5:58PM PST

Then you have to reboot and then enable the Nvidia card.

Rebooting loses all the onboard video card drivers, a necessary step before you can install/load the Nvidia card drivers.

BUT... don't take my word for this! When I needed to add a new card to a Dell Dimension running XP some 10 years ago I got a friend/expert to do it.

Google how to install a video card into Windows.

Mark

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Sounds Risky
Jan 20, 2015 6:12PM PST

you dont know of any way to just set the display to use a different card?

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Yes you're right
Jan 20, 2015 6:25PM PST

Well, scary, not necessarily risky.

But it has to be done in a certain way because you have to unload the drivers for the onboard graphics card before installing the new one.

When the image returns after disabling that onboard card, it is blurry and poor resolution, but that is only because the system is now using the motherboard's inbuilt VGA drivers and graphics.

Have a look at http://www.wikihow.com/Install-a-Graphics-Card

Adjust it to your situation.

Mark

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I meant to say,
Jan 20, 2015 6:30PM PST

good luck. Happy

Mark

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Making My Nvidia Card the default card
Jan 21, 2015 12:17AM PST

Very simple just do the below

Go to NVIDIA Control Panel:
Select 3D Settings -> Manage 3D settings
Click the tab 'Preferred graphics processor'
Select High performance NVidia processor

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Tried it.
Jan 21, 2015 7:23AM PST

I have it set to use that for all games, Problem is i need it to also be set for the display on my laptop, so that way I get the options for 2d surround, because currently Nvidia Control Panel only shows me 3d options.

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3 monitors?
Jan 21, 2015 7:28AM PST

Back to the laptop maker to ask if it supports 3 monitors and how to configure.

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I have 3 monitors going right now
Jan 21, 2015 7:37AM PST

But when i go into a game i want the image to stretch across the 3 screens but even though i have an nvidia graphics card that handles that i dont get the option because Nvidia isn't running the monitor until I open a game.
(and when a game is open i still have no options.

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Then back to Asus
Jan 21, 2015 8:02AM PST

The Nvidia control panel was non standardized so it's never clear exactly where the setting to use it all the time is. While 'Preferred graphics processor' should be fine I bet a few games won't work. If so you usually find gripes in that game's own forum.
Bob

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That's a laptop.
Jan 21, 2015 2:14AM PST

The video driver install is nothing but a PITR as we must not only install Intel but Nvidia and then control or helper apps.

I no longer detail how to do that since with each machine it changes. Come on PC industry. How about some standards. (asking too much?)

The stock OS should be fine but I find the supplied docs to sometimes miss how to set apps to use the 3D Nvidia chips. I see some noted that but uninstalling the Intel drivers? Should fail.
Bob