Disable integrated graphics on Lenovo C200 AIO?

Hi, is there any way to disable / turn off integrated graphics (intel gma) and use only nvidia ion on my Lenovo C200 AIO? I know that some notebooks have this function in bios, but i can't find anything here. Thanks a lot for reply.

hey halfman,
welcome to the forums.
as i do not have this particular unit with me, i can't say for certain but usually this feature is to be done via the BIOS.
check your bios and see if it is at version : 14 .
http://consumersupport.lenovo.com/us/en/DriversDownloads/drivers_list.aspx?CategoryID=530788
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