Toshiba SATELLITE A665 - Manual (Page 69)

User’s Manual 3-5
A660/A660D/A665/A665D
Graphics Control
Some NVIDIA graphics models may include NVIDIA ® Optimus™ technology
feature.
This section describes how to configure 3D settings for NVIDIA ® Optimus™
technology in the NVIDIA Control Panel.
NVIDIA ® Optimus™ technology intelligently optimizes notebook
performance by seamlessly switching between a discrete NVIDIA GPU for
great graphics performance and an Intel integrated graphics chip for
sustained battery life. Switching is automatic and does not require the user
to reboot the notebook.
In the Manage 3D Settings menu of NVIDIA Control Panel, you can change
the global 3D settings and create overrides for specific programs. The
overrides will be used automatically each time the specified programs are
launched.
3D Global Settings
1. Click Start -> Control Panel -> NVIDIA Control Panel.
2. Expand the 3D Settings category and select Manage 3D settings.
3. In the Global Settings tab, select the preferred graphics processor
from the drop-down list. For programs that require a specific graphics
processor, this setting can not be changed.
Graphics controller The graphics controller maximizes display
performance. Refer to
Display Controller and
Video mode section in Appendix B for more
information.
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Please use the default setting for NVIDIA Optimus technology.
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If the program does not run normally after the setting has been
changed, please restore the program to the default setting.
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If the program does not run normally, please restore the preferred
graphics processor to the default setting.