M11xR2/R3 - NVidia Optimus Issues/Whitelisting Problems

[lahdeedah]

Omg thank you so much. I really appreciate it...I would never figured it out xD

[ThwartAbyss54]

You have the r1 version which doesn't use Optimus. To enable your Nvidia gpu, you push FN + F6 I believe.

I like this feature of the R1 more than Optimus. Id rather switch manually when i wanted cause im sure id mess something up with Optimus and my computer would explode.

[Tinderbox (UK)]

I am having trouble running dvdfab8 with cuda , I had to manually whitelist dvdfab , but as soon as i start ripping the optimus icon on the taskbar lights-up and dvdfab crashes, I have tried a number of times and i cannot get it to work, I am using 280.26

Thanks.

[luckyjj10]

Has anyone had this issue with latest source engine games?
I have a R3, and Counter Strike source for example, does correctly use the 540m.. BUT it doesn't seem to detect it properly in terms of my settings. The highest shadow quality I can choose is medium. So the performance is the correct card, but the game thinks its using the integrated..

[ZeroCell]

Pretty sure Portal 2 counts as a recent Source-powered game. On my R2, it seems to properly detect the 335m, allowing usual max settings. Didn't have to whitelist it.

[EARLOBE]

I've just noticed that Optimus seems to have stopped working entirely. I hadn't used this laptop (M11xR2) for gaming for a couple of months, then went to run FM2011 (of all games), and noticed that when using the 3D match engine, the frame rate drops considerably. I checked Optimus and noticed that the GPU activity is none. The game is whitelisted, and the NVIDIA processor is the default card for the executable.

It's the same for all of my games. Crysis 2, Portal 2, Shogun 2, CIV5, Amnesia, and so on.

I haven't downloaded or installed anything significant since the last time I know it was working (around a week after Portal 2 was released I'd guess).

Any recommendations? I'd try a clean driver install, but I'm stuck on mobile internet at the moment. Is there anything else that I could do?

Cheers

Edit: I guess I should the driver version: 270.61.

[un4tural]

doesn't work with my AIDA64 as well, it wouldn't turn on for it so i can't check the full specs of it. It is on the list, and selecting to launch with nvidia graphics don't work either...

wish i could just force it to stay ON when i want it... While optimus is a smart option for every day consumer, it is a huge nuisance to enthusiast or expert.

[kizwan]

I never have any problem with Optimus. Maybe all of the games I'm playing (Bad Company 2, Starcraft II, Dirt2, Left 4 Dead 2, Counter-Strike, NFS Shift & NFS Hot Pursuit) works well with Optimus. Make sure you have latest driver from Nvidia installed (not Dell). You can use GPU-Z to see Nvidia GPU specification. If want to check it with AIDA64 or HWiNFO32, the trick is to run GPU-Z or open a video in the background. (In GPU-Z window, select the Nvidia GPU. If playing video in the background, make sure the player is in Nvidia control panel whitelist to use the Nvidia GPU.) The reason why AIDA64 doesn't see the Nvidia GPU because it is inactive.

[un4tural]

And i hate the bit that I CAN'T MAKE IT ACTIVE. I hate not having absolute power over my laptop! Respect my authortha!

anyways it would really be nice to be able to manually switch nvidia card on/off when you want to not wen it feels like it... it doesn't work with older games as well... haven't tried em recently, maybe new drivers fixed it.

[DavyGT]

Has anyone tried using FXAA on an Optimus system? I tried it and I can't force it to use anything other then the Intel GPU. Guess I'll have to wait until it is implemented into the drivers officially.