Laptop won't use AMD Graphics anymore

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Hi! I've been updating the BIOS and, well, my laptop in overall. After a few months (took me long, i know) i realized I wasn't able to play any good games anymore. Turns out my "switchable graphics" system disappeared. I tried an older version of Catalyst Control Center, but nothing. It's as if it's ignoring the card. After installing GPU-Z i noticed that the AMD Radeon 6650M IS indeed correctly installed, but totally getting ignored when opening a game (My Intel Family Graphics is getting literally TORTURED!). I checked forums everywhere, telling me to go "discrete" in my bios, but there's nothing except "Graphics: Switchable OR Integrated", i can't change anything. In the system manager, everything's running smoothly as well. I'm running out of ideas and hope to get my AMD working again.
On the official website from my Laptop, a Packard Bell, is nothing to find either.
I was wondering if I could "disable" the Intel one in the System manager, but i'm afraid i'd sit in front of a black screen after doing so.

Can anyone help? Please??

AMD Radeon 6650HD "switchable graphics"

 

LPUltimate

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I accidentally chose best answer oh freaking well.

Well, i can choose to run my games on either Intel Family Graphics, or AMD HD6650
 

Shadowblade2652

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haha I fixed it for you.
Anyways, download the intel gpu manager or something like that. It's like catalyst control center but for iGPU's that are on intel CPUs. It may give you the option to disable the intel gpu and it SHOULD switch over to the 6650. If it doesn't then I don't know.
 

LPUltimate

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Thank youu!! I'll do that! :D

Edit: i can't find the gpu manager.
 

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There goes my problem again! The CCC screen is completely BLANK, i can't choose anything, not even after many many uninstallations and other versions!