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HI!! :) i'd like to buy the GA-MA78G-DS3H or the ga-ma78g-2h(the 1 with esata) but i'd 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 turn off the gpu(3850) THROUGH THE BIOS??? mean kill the pcie 16x gpu,save all the power el. energy the 3850 need ,and go just igp?thank u for uor help

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more than 35 read this thread but no1 write !!can some1 help me with this???


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