How to disable other video card?

I have a HP Pavilion g6 1217et model laptop. It getting worse everyday. Using two video cards is killing my computer. I have to disable other video card but it doesnt have a option as the other g6 models have. What can I do?

Posetyus wrote:
There is no option like that.
I mean by saying "killing my computer", my computer gets so hot and starts lagging. There is switch option for apps but I dont think it works. I used to get more FPS from the games, but now. When I see the 25 FPS, I'm crying.
Yes there is an option like that. I made that image while I had my last HP product lioan HP Envy 17-3200ea. It had switchable graphics. You are going to have to dig a little deeper into the Catalyst Control Center options. Which version of CCC do you have installed?
I recommend that you do a search of the forum with switchable graphics as the key words. I and others have gone over the subject ad nauseum and it does not serve a purpose to reinvent the wheel.
How long have you had the Windows installation in place in your notebook?
It may be worth your while to refresh it with a factory recovery if it has been a few years. You can save your game save files to an external disk.
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