SamsungAsus Posted August 19, 2020 Share Posted August 19, 2020 Hi, I am currently having issues running Windows Vista Ultimate on my Alienware m14x-r2. I have installed most of the drivers for the laptop, but the Nvidia Geforce GT 650m driver won't work when I install the Intel HD Graphics 4000. Whenever I install the Nvidia driver when the Intel driver is installed, Windows usually stops the driver when I reboot the laptop after I install the Nvidia driver. I currently need help with figuring out how to make both drivers work together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asdf2345 Posted August 19, 2020 Share Posted August 19, 2020 You're having issues, because Novideo decided Optimus was a good idea. You'll have to see if it's possible to disable Optimus, and if you can, you can install the Nvidia driver, and be done with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burd Posted August 19, 2020 Share Posted August 19, 2020 i had a similar issue long ago , with gt 540 and intel hd 3000 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamsungAsus Posted August 19, 2020 Author Share Posted August 19, 2020 2 hours ago, asdf2345 said: You're having issues, because Novideo decided Optimus was a good idea. You'll have to see if it's possible to disable Optimus, and if you can, you can install the Nvidia driver, and be done with it. I tried checking the BIOS, so far no Optimus settings appear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asdf2345 Posted August 19, 2020 Share Posted August 19, 2020 Just now, SamsungAsus said: I tried checking the BIOS, so far no Optimus settings appear. Does it have an option to disable the Intel GPU? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamsungAsus Posted August 19, 2020 Author Share Posted August 19, 2020 3 minutes ago, asdf2345 said: Does it have an option to disable the Intel GPU? No, not really. I checked all the menus and there are no menus for any GPUs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asdf2345 Posted August 19, 2020 Share Posted August 19, 2020 1 minute ago, SamsungAsus said: No, not really. I checked all the menus and there are no menus for any GPUs. You might need to ask around for a modded BIOS. I'd lead you to Notebook Review, but I dislike how the site is run, so I suggest you try asking for a modded BIOS that disables Optimus on your laptop on Win-Raid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamsungAsus Posted August 27, 2020 Author Share Posted August 27, 2020 On 8/18/2020 at 10:27 PM, asdf2345 said: You might need to ask around for a modded BIOS. I'd lead you to Notebook Review, but I dislike how the site is run, so I suggest you try asking for a modded BIOS that disables Optimus on your laptop on Win-Raid. Alright, I flashed a modded BIOS on my laptop, but I tried changing multiple options in the BIOS, but Windows Vista keeps on stopping the Nvidia driver or the best I could do is disable the Nvidia graphics card. I'd prefer to use both graphics card if I can. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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