- Sep 1, 2009
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I am totally perplexed with this problem.
I just got a new Lenovo z580 laptop for general use and wanted to play some games on it.
The first important thing to note is that this laptop has two graphics card in it. It is referred to as "Optimus" by nvidia but essentially the computer recognizes the call for DX or openGL and switched from the integrated Intel 4000 GPU to the GTX 630M. I can manually force it to run in either the integrated or dedicated graphics if I like (this is important for troubleshooting).
The Problem:
I have no found two of my preferred games (guild wars 2 and left for dead 2) will no function in fullscreen mode. Currently I have GW2 running in windowed mode. If I select to run it in fullscreen (any resolution gives the same results) the game flickers on and off for a few seconds until reverting back to windowed mode. L4D2 is very similar. If I try to start the game up in fullscreen mode it give and error saying "Failed to create D3D Device". If I force the game to start in window mode it runs fine. If I then switch back to fullscreen mode in the options menu it flickers between the game and black until I force close it in task manager.
Now if I disable the GTX 630M and force all the games to run on the integrated graphics they all run fine in fullscreen mode.
This would make it seem like the issue lies within something with the dedicated card. So far I have tried updating the graphics drivers and did a clean install. I played around with the refresh rate maximum in GW2 options hoping that would solve it but no change. I can't seem to find the place where I could play with the refresh rate settings for the dedicated card, only the integrated card, but the only option is has is 60Hz (which makes sense). I have also reset all the 3D manager settings to default.
I am not sure what else I can do, and haven't found anyone else with the specific issue.
I just got a new Lenovo z580 laptop for general use and wanted to play some games on it.
The first important thing to note is that this laptop has two graphics card in it. It is referred to as "Optimus" by nvidia but essentially the computer recognizes the call for DX or openGL and switched from the integrated Intel 4000 GPU to the GTX 630M. I can manually force it to run in either the integrated or dedicated graphics if I like (this is important for troubleshooting).
The Problem:
I have no found two of my preferred games (guild wars 2 and left for dead 2) will no function in fullscreen mode. Currently I have GW2 running in windowed mode. If I select to run it in fullscreen (any resolution gives the same results) the game flickers on and off for a few seconds until reverting back to windowed mode. L4D2 is very similar. If I try to start the game up in fullscreen mode it give and error saying "Failed to create D3D Device". If I force the game to start in window mode it runs fine. If I then switch back to fullscreen mode in the options menu it flickers between the game and black until I force close it in task manager.
Now if I disable the GTX 630M and force all the games to run on the integrated graphics they all run fine in fullscreen mode.
This would make it seem like the issue lies within something with the dedicated card. So far I have tried updating the graphics drivers and did a clean install. I played around with the refresh rate maximum in GW2 options hoping that would solve it but no change. I can't seem to find the place where I could play with the refresh rate settings for the dedicated card, only the integrated card, but the only option is has is 60Hz (which makes sense). I have also reset all the 3D manager settings to default.
I am not sure what else I can do, and haven't found anyone else with the specific issue.
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