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Graphics Settings Sub-Menu

Hybrid Graphics

Allows you to enable or disable the Hybrid Graphics

 

 

feature.

 

 

 

Hybrid Graphics is only supported in Windows

 

 

Vista and needs to be disabled in other operating

 

 

systems or for AMD discrete graphics cards.

Integrated GPU

Allows you to switch between Integrated and

 

 

Discrete GPU.

 

Hybrid Graphics and Integrated Graphics Behaviors

 

 

 

 

 

 

Integrated

 

Operating

Hybrid Graphics

Graphics

 

System

Setting

Setting

Graphics Enabled

Vista

On

Grayed out

NVIDIA® discrete Gfx single/SLI

 

 

 

(dGPU) and NVIDIA® GeForce®

 

 

 

9400M G (iGPU)

Vista

Off

Off

AMD™ discrete Gfx single/

 

 

 

Crossfire or NVIDIA® discrete

 

 

 

Gfx single/SLI (dGPU)

Vista

Off

On

NVIDIA® GeForce® 9400M G

 

 

 

(iGPU)

XP

Off

Off

AMD™ discrete Gfx single/

 

 

 

Crossfire or NVIDIA® discrete

 

 

 

Gfx single/SLI (dGPU)

XP

Off

On

NVIDIA® GeForce® 9400M G

 

 

 

(iGPU)

NOTE: The computer will have to be rebooted to switch from iGPU to dGPU or vice versa. The need for a reboot applies to all the cases listed in the table where Hybrid Graphics is off.

 

CHAPTER 4: USING YOUR NOTEBOOK

Security Menu

 

 

Supervisor Password is

Displays if the supervisor password is clear or set.

User Password is

Displays if the user password is clear or set.

Set Supervisor Password

Allows you to set the supervisor password. The

 

supervisor password controls access to the system

 

setup utility.

Set User Password

Allows you to set the user password. The user

 

password controls access to the system at boot.

Password on boot

Allows you to enable or disable password entry on

 

boot.

Service Tag

Displays your system’s Service Tag. If the Service

 

Tag was not already set, you would be able to use

 

this field to set it. This option allows you to set

 

your system’s Service Tag.

 

The Service Tag is a unique, 7-digit, alpha-numeric

 

system identifier assigned to your computer. The

 

Service Tag allows support to identify the type of

 

system you have in order to provide you with the

 

best possible support.

 

You will not be able to set an Admin or Primary

 

password until you set the Service Tag. The

 

Service Tag can be found on a bar-coded label

 

on the bottom of your system. This label also

 

includes the Express Service Code.

 

The first character of the tag can be a number or

 

any letter from A-Z. The remaining characters can

 

be a number or any letter from A-Z except for the

 

vowels (A, E, I, O, and U).

Asset Tag

Displays the asset tag.

 

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