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How to disable NVIDIA Optimus on a Dell XPS 15?
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I've got a new Dell XPS 15 (L502x) with an NVIDIA GeForce 540M, Intel Core i7Q 2.2 Ghz, and Crucial RealSSD hard drive. As with most laptops with NVIDIA cards these days, it's got the "Optimus" feature, which switches between the integrated Intel HD graphics and the much more powerful NVIDIA card s…
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Fix for: How to disable NVIDIA Optimus on a Dell XPS 15?
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Short answer: It doesn't "switch" and you can't disable the Intel IGP. Long answer: From a hardware point of view the Intel IGP is always handling image output to the laptop's LCD screen. The NVIDIA GPU copies rendered graphics into the Intel IGP's …
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