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hi i know i go out a little i'd just like to know if is it possible through the bios to turn off the gpu.. yes i know Hybrid SLI and Hybrid Crossfire but u know both work only with Vista 
only the 1 can kill the gpu.I want to remain with xp for another 8 -9 months.so forget for a moment hyb sli and hyb cf what i'm asking is :is it possible turn off the gpu THROUGH THE BIOS? i mean when i play games and i need the gpu power (an ati 3850 for example),can i turn off the igp THROUGH THE BIOS???And the opposite i'm just wacthing a movie i dont need the 3850 gpu cause is enough the igp;can i can i turn off the gpu(3850) THROUGH THE BIOS???
| aserty wrote : hi i know i go out a little i'd just like to know if is it possible through the bios to turn off the gpu.. yes i know Hybrid SLI and Hybrid Crossfire but u know both work only with Vista |
Yes you can turn. Through the BIOS, you can pick PCI Express, PCI or the onboard graphics.
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