Lenovo IdeaPad U460 - Manual (Page 44)

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Chapter 2. Learning the basics
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Activate the Switchable Graphics dialog box. To activate the dialog
box, you can:
• Click the icon of Graphics mode on the taskbar.
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Press the GPU switchable button on the top of the keyboard.
Notes:
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The screen might go blank for a few seconds during GPU switch.
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To ensure the output quality of HDMI signals, the HDMI devices are supported
only in discrete GPU mode. Switch to discrete GPU mode before using these
devices.
• Some Direct3D applications running in full-screen mode might not be able to
detect the switch in GPU, resulting in a blank screen. Switch GPU before running
these applications.
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Switchable Graphics technology is currently available only on Windows 7.