Video Features
The system features both an Intel's
Integrated GPU (for power-saving)
and an NVIDIA's discrete GPU/
AMD's discrete GPU (for perfor-
mance). You can switch display devic-
es, and configure display options,
from the Display control panel in
Windows as long as the video driver is
installed.
®
NVIDIA
Optimus
™
nology/AMD PowerX-
press 5
Technology
™
NVIDIA® Optimus™ technology/
AMD PowerXpress 5™ technology is
a seamless technology designed to get
best performance from the graphics
system while allowing longer battery
life, without having to manually
change settings. The computer will
automatically and seemlessly switch
between the integrated UMA (Unified
Memory Architecture) GPU (iGPU)
and the discrete GPU (dGPU) when
required by the applications in use.
To access Display control panel in
Windows:
1. Click Start, and click Control Panel (or
point to Settings and click Control
Panel).
2. Click Display (icon) - in the
Appearances and Personalization
category.
3. Click Adjust Screen Resolution/Adjust
resolution.
OR
4. Alternatively you can right-click the
desktop and select Screen resolution.
Tech-
5. Use the dropbox to select the screen
resolution.
6. Click Advanced settings.
To access the Intel® Graphics and
Media Control Panel:
1. Click Start, and click Control Panel (or
point to Settings and click Control
Panel).
2. Click Intel(R) Graphics and Media in
the icon view.
OR
3. Right-click the desktop and select
Graphics Properties from the menu.
4. Choose the application mode (Basic,
Advanced or Wizard).
To access the NVIDIA Control Pan-
el:
1. Click Start, and click Control Panel (or
point to Settings and click Control
Panel).
2. Click NVIDIA Control Panel (icon) - in
the Appearances and Personalization
category.
OR
3. Right-click the desktop and select
NVIDIA Control Panel from the menu.
To access the Catalyst™ Control
Center:
1. Right-click the desktop and select
Graphics Properties.
OR
2. Double-click the icon
Windows taskbar (or right-click the icon
and select Configure Graphics).
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 DVI-Out port/
HDMI-Out port/DisplayPort) as your
display device.
in the
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