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Connecting an External Display Device Chapter 2. Using the computer 70 Using NVIDIA Graphics Effectively (optional) NVIDIA Optimus is technology that enables the graphics driver to select the (internal or external) graphics GPU to run a program. For example, the internal graphics chipset can be used for Internet surfing or word processing to minimize battery power consumption and the high-performance external graphics graphic chipset can be used for gaming or video processing to deliver a more realistic experience. 3 In the Select a program to customize(S) field, click the Add button to register the program. You can register executable files (EXE) only. 4 In the Select the preferred graphics processor for this program (O) field, select High-performance NVIDIA processor and click the Apply button. • The NVIDIA Optimus model supports Windows 7 only. • This function is only available in models that support the NVIDIA Optimus technology. Adding programs that will only run with the external graphics GPU To run a program using the external graphics GPU, you have to register the program in the NVIDIA Control Panel. Some programs are pre-registered. To register more programs, complete the following steps. 1 Right-click over the Desktop and select NVIDIA Panel. 2 Select 3D Settings > Manage 3D settings in the left pane and select the Program Settings tab.  5 The program to be executed using either the internal or external graphics GPU has now been registered. The registered program runs using only the internal or the external graphics GPU.

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Chapter 2.
Using the computer
Connecting an External Display Device
Using NVIDIA Graphics Effectively (optional)
NVIDIA Optimus
is technology that enables the graphics driver
to select the (internal or external) graphics GPU to run a program.
For example, the internal graphics chipset can be used for
Internet surfing or word processing to minimize battery power
consumption and the high-performance external graphics graphic
chipset can be used for gaming or video processing to deliver a
more realistic experience.
The NVIDIA Optimus model supports Windows 7 only.
•
This function is only available in models that support the
•
NVIDIA Optimus technology.
Adding programs that will only run with the external
graphics GPU
To run a program using the external graphics GPU, you have to
register the program in the NVIDIA Control Panel.
Some programs are pre-registered. To register more programs,
complete the following steps.
1
Right-click over the Desktop and select
NVIDIA Panel
.
2
Select
3D Settings > Manage 3D settings
in the left pane
and select the
Program Settings
tab.
3
In the
Select a program to customize(S)
field, click the
Add
button to register the program.
You can register executable files (EXE) only.
4
In the
Select the preferred graphics processor for this
program (O)
field, select
High-performance NVIDIA
processor
and click the
Apply
button.
5
The program to be executed using either the internal or
external graphics GPU has now been registered.
The registered program runs using only the internal or the
external graphics GPU.