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Does the Vostro 3460 have Nvidia Optimus technology? [closed]

I am researching this laptop if it has Nvidia Optimus technology. If it does I would not buy it due to problems with it. My research is unclear and comes from a Gentoo Linux install guides. Dell ...
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Trouble getting nVidia mobility drivers to install

Presently, I am faced with the task of updating my nVidia 310m driver and have been jumping through hoops all afternoon trying to make any progress on it. The current driver installed according to ...
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Upgrade OptiPlex 980 from GT330 to GT440?

I have an OptiPlex (Mini-Tower version) with these specs: Intel® Core™ i7 Processor 860 / 2.80GHz, 8M 8GB (4x2GB) NECC DDR3 1333MHz SDRAM Memory 1 GB NVIDIA GeForce GT330, 1 DP & 1 DVI, 1 DP-DVI ...
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Dell display stuck in power saver mode

I wan't sure where exactly to post this question, but this one seemed the most relevant. I have a Dell LCD monitor running off a Windows 7 Dell Inspiron 531 tower with an Nvidia GeForce 8600 GT video ...
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Display won't come back from power saver mode

I wan't sure where exactly to post this question, but this one seemed the most relevant. I have a Dell LCD monitor running off a Dell Inspiron 531 tower with an Nvidia GeForce 8600 GT video card. Just ...
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Disabling NVidia Optimus

I have disabled NVidia Optimus on my Dell Precision M4600 since I cant dim my screen if it is enabled for some strange reason. So, what does that actually do? Does it use the nvidia card all the time ...
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Dimming screen on Dell Precision M4600 breaks after Windows Update [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: Which driver do I need to install in order to dim screen on Dell I have reinstalled Windows 7 and I have trouble dimming the screen. I installed the drivers first ...
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PES 2012 results in a Nvidia error on Dell N5110 regarding System Requirements?

I bought laptop Dell N5110 and installed PES 2012. Nvidia graphics card has 1GB RAM, but when I try to run game message appears that there is just 128MB graphics memory. Here is the message: ...
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Dell U3011 + Quadro 4000: “Flashing” when using 30-bit DeepColor

I have OpenGL code which successfully acquires and renders to a RGB10_A2 visual on a Windows 7 system, using a Quadro 4000 (current and previous drivers) connected to a Dell U3011 display via ...
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Xubuntu 11.04 and Nvidia drivers on Dell XPS L502X

I have Xubuntu 11.04 installed. It detected my Nvidia video card and i have the driver, but it says the driver is not in use and i should run nvidia-xconfig So i ran nvidia-xconfig as root, it backed ...
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How to disable NVIDIA Optimus on a Dell XPS 15?

I've got a new Dell XPS 15 (L502x) with an NVIDIA GeForce 540M, Intel Core i7Q 2.2 Ghz, and Crucial RealSSD hard drive. As with most laptops with NVIDIA cards these days, it's got the "Optimus" ...
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Dell XPS M1330 with failed Nvidia graphics card, looking for motherboard replacement

I have a Dell XPS M1330, it is not working any more due to graphics card issues. When I called Dell support they said that my machine is out of warranty so I need to pay to fix it! I heard that such ...
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TV tuner + video streaming over VNC

I have a dell precision laptop, with Nvidia graphics card. I am able to watch TV on it using a TV tuner card. I installed TightVNCserver on it, and am able to connect to it locally through a second ...
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Secondary monitor stops working after computer restart or sleep

Hardware and setup: Dell XPS 15 Laptop Intel i7 Nvidia 435M Win 7 64 bit 8GB Ram My secondary monitor stops working after I reset or sleep my computer. It temporarily works after doing a clean ...
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Video driver freaks out, but not in safe mode

I have a Dell XPS m1330 laptop. Recently, the video started breaking up and generally freaking out. I updated the NVIDIA driver, but the problem persisted and might even be worse. I assumed the ...
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Nvidia driver for Dell XPS M1330 in XP

I need to run XP, and cannot find a driver that works for this laptop in windows xp. I have tried quite a few of them, from my google searches, but none work, they all come up and say no proper ...
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Can I upgrade the video card of a Dell Studio XPS 16?

The Studio XPS 16 comes with either integrated Intel graphics, or discrete ATI graphics. Would I be able to replace the card with, say, an nVidia GeForce 8800M?