Video Features
The system features both an Intel's Integrated GPU (for
power-saving) and an NVIDIA's discrete GPU (for per-
formance). You can switch display devices, and configure
display options as long as the video drivers are installed.
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NVIDIA
Optimus
™
NVIDIA® Optimus™ technology is a seamless technolo-
gy designed to get best performance from the graphics
system while allowing longer battery life, without having
to manually change settings. The computer will automati-
cally and seemlessly switch between the integrated UMA
(Unified Memory Architecture) GPU (iGPU) and the dis-
crete GPU (dGPU) when required by the applications in
use.
Screen Resolution for Metro Style Apps
(Windows 8)
The minimum resolution in which Metro style apps will
run is 1024x768.
The minimum resolution required to support all the fea-
tures of Windows 8 (including multitasking with snap) is
1366x768.
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Technology
To access Display control panel:
1.
Go to the Control Panel.
2. Click Display (icon) - in the Appearances and
Personalization category.
3. Click Adjust Screen Resolution/Adjust resolution.
OR
4. Alternatively you can right-click the desktop and select
Screen resolution.
5. Use the dropbox to select the screen resolution
6. Click Advanced settings
Figure 9 - Display Control Panel
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