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Question posted by josh3211 on July 14th, 2013

Graphics Card Switch

I have an MSI x460 DX laptop and it has 2 graphics cards. I've looked at the user manual and it says that there's supposed to be a Graphics Card Indicating Light near the power button. but there's no such light there. just the power light (blue for full and amber for charging) is there an internal means I can assign and check which graphics card is running for what applications/monitors?

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Answer #1: Posted by tanhax on July 16th, 2013 1:50 AM
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It automatically switches between graphic cards if needed otherwise it save battery. Check if you have X460DX that comes with dual graphic cards i think X460 comes only with integrated one.


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