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Video Features
The system features both an
Intel’s Integrated GPU
(for
power-saving) and an
NVIDIA’s discrete GPU
(for per-
formance). You can switch display devices, and configure
display options, from the
Display
control panel in
Win-
dows
as long as the video driver is installed.
NVIDIA
®
Optimus
™
Technology
NVIDIA® Optimus™ technology is a seamless technolo-
gy designed to get best performance from the graphics
system while allowing longer battery life, without having
to manually change settings. The computer will automati-
cally and seemlessly switch between the integrated UMA
(Unified Memory Architecture) GPU (iGPU) and the dis-
crete GPU (dGPU) when required by the applications in
use.
To access the Display control panel in Windows:
1.
Go to the Control Panel.
2.
Click
Display
(icon) - in the
Appearances and
Personalization
category.
3.
Click
Adjust Screen Resolution/Adjust resolution
.
OR
4.
Right-click the desktop (use the
Windows Logo Key
+
D
key combination to access the desktop) and select
Screen
resolution
.
5.
Use the dropbox to select the screen resolution.
6.
Click
Advanced
settings
.
To access the Intel® Graphics and Media Control Pan-
el:
1.
Go to the Control Panel.
2.
Click
Intel(R) Graphics and Media
in the
icon view
.
OR
3.
Right-click the desktop (use the
Windows Logo Key
+
D
key combination to access the desktop) and select
Graphics
Properties
from the menu.
4.
Choose the application mode (
Basic
,
Advanced
or
Wizard
).
To access the NVIDIA Control Panel:
1.
Go to the Control Panel.
2.
Click
NVIDIA Control Panel
(icon) - in the
Appearances and
Personalization
category.
OR
3. Right-click the desktop (use the
Windows Logo Key
+
D
key combination to access the desktop) and select
NVIDIA
Control Panel
from the menu.
Display Devices
Besides the built-in LCD, you can also use an
external
VGA monitor
(CRT)/
external Flat Panel Display
or
TV
(connected to the HDMI-Out port/DisplayPort/Mini Dis-
playPort) as your display device.
