T500 Laptop Switchable Graphics Aren't Working

Well, I just got my T500 Laptop today and when I started it, It went through all the normal steps. Once I installed a few updates (like 20 of 'em) I really wanted to test out this switchable graphics thing. I went to personalization and then display settings, and it showed thatI was Using thinkpad display ATI Radeon HD 3650. I wanted to switch to the Intel GPU so i think I dragged the monitor that said 4 (which was the intel one) on top of 1 (the ati GPU) and It said Do you want to enable this monitor and I said yes. It never switched to the intel chip though. Once I restarted the computer after a few more updates, When I went to display settings again, Only 2 out of the original 4 monitors where there and the ATI ones were all gone and now I can't switch back to ATI graphics. Also, I tried left clicking on the vertical battery thing for switching graphics but it didn't work either.
Model Number: 2081CTO

If you updated to the latest power manager and video drivers, then this may be required:
Restart computer -> go into BIOS and select Discrete graphics only. Let windows start and re-install the drivers. Did another restart to ensure functionality. Then I went back to the BIOS and selected Integrated only. I let windows start, and again it had to re-install the drivers. Once this was done, I entered the BIOS again and put the display to OS detect function and booted windows normally. Thinking I had it fixed, I left clicked on the power manager icon and the switchable option still was not there. At this point I was getting pretty furious because Lenovo updates are generally solid. So I right clicked and found it near the top (see screen shot).

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Hi tt_ttf,
I did a quick test on the T400 with switchable GPU... Upgraded video driver to 8.792.50, PM to 3.64 and PM Driver to 1.64... Rebooted the laptop several times during installation then switch to energy saver then high performance GPU several times and it worked fine ...
Can you try uninstalling the GPU driver and see if it helps?
//JameZ
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Radeon HD 8750m switchable graphics driver BY HP is not working on Windows 8.1

Hello all,
I have laptop Envy 6-1200el.
It's a good machin but I have always been annoyed by video drivers trouble.
When I bought my PC last year it worked good when we had Windows 8, but the video drivers didn't work properly already there.
The drivers made troubles when I tryed to start some 3D applications as Batman: Arkham Asylum. The problem was the HP video driver. That driver is made by Radeon HD drivers plus Intel HD 4000 series all together.
To make the two video cards working together properly you cannot use intel driver installation first then the AMD catalyst installation utility, but you need a driver installation utility that installs the two video cards both, otherwise the switchable graphics will not work properly and 3D applications won't start.
When I had Windows 8.1 update I had absolutely to find a new driver. I downloaded the automatic utility from AMD site and luckily it downloaded an updated driver that was including and installing together both the video cards properly. Since there my laptop started to work very good in everithing.
Some days ago I had to format my PC and that good video driver got lost.
I installed almost everithing including windows 8.1 update but I sadly discovered that on AMD site it was downloadable only the Radeon HD driver not including any more switchable graphics installation and Intel HD driver.
I have now installed the video driver given by HP on the right laptop portal, but this driver IS SO BAD!!!
HP says that it's an update driver working properly on Windows 8.1 but it's false!
MY PC WITH THAT HP DRIVER IS MAKING MANY TROUBLES:
- 3D GAMES ARE NOT STARTING OR NOT WORKING PROPERLY;
- PASSING THE MOUSE ON THE NEW START BUTTON ON WINDOWS 8.1, THE BUTTON BECOMES BLACK!
- HP UTILITY CENTER IS NOT OPENING;
- HP SUPPORT ASSISTANT IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY;
- THE SYNAPTICS MOUSE DRIVER DOESN'T WORK PROPERLY, THE DOUBLE TOUCH DOESN'T WORK ETC.;
- iNTEL DRIVERS INCLUDED ON THAT HP PACKAGE ARE OLD;
- SWITCHABLE GRAPHICS DOESN'T WORK GOOD AND IS NOT ABLE TO ADDRESS SOME 3D CHARGES TO THE RIGHT CARD.
PLEASE HP RELEASE AN UPDATE! pLEASE MAKE A REAL COMPLETE DRIVER THAT IS REALLY ACTUAL AND IS REALLY WORKING ON WINDOWS 8.1 WITHOUT CONFLICTS, WITHOUT GRAPHICS ERRORS ETC.!!!
THIS SITUATION IS UNACCETTABLE, SOLVE IT PLEASE!

Hi Fotoji,
I want to be honest, it's very disappointing for me to be treated like a child.
You should know that most of the people you meet here in this forum are not n00bs and the causes you suggest to consider haveall already been excluded in every way you would try yourself too!
The fact you say, that the issues are caused by a 'broken OS' are so disappointing and unbelievable!
I work in IT field since I was 14yo and now I am a graduated 28 who knows very well how to handle a PC in a clean and smart way.
Look, many of these issues was already 'on' when I bought and started my PC for the very FIRST TIME.
The video drivers needed are auto-installing drivers containing intel and AMD video drivers both and installed together at the same time.
The first day I had my PC the system was VIRGIN, I simply installed steam then ran 'Batman:Arkham Asylum' to make a try, it has never ran up, no matter if the OS is W8 or W8.1, no matter if the PC is new or used for 6 months, that driver has never worked good.
I tryed many things, used HP recovery manager several times in order to make a clean OS new installation, but it always went like that.
Recently I sent my computer to HP Italy fro an hardisk problem, replaced in warranty. The laptop came back CLEAN, perfect, with W8.1 and all the new recent drivers.
The problem was the same, games did not run or ran badly, the start symbol was black, HP Utility Center didn't work.
So tell me where's the magic when I unistall in a CLEAN AND CORRECT way those video drivers, why EVERITHING COMES TO WORK SO GOOD BACK????
Some months ago I knew that those drivers where so bad so I tryed to download the original driver package from AMD site, hoping that they was including the intel video drivers both, and guess...IT WORKED!
Those drivers was including the intel video drivers too during installation, then after a restart I had NO GRAPHICS ERROR, NO HP UTILITY CENTER FREEZE, ANY GAME OR 3D APPLICATION WORKED AT LEAST 2x FASTER AND NOT ANY COMPATIBILITY PROBLEM IN ANY STATE OR SITUATION.
Unfortunately my laptop started to have maybe some motherboard power problems and my HDD passed away then HP took my pc and fixed it.
When it came back it was perfect again, virgin, with all the update installed, with those bad HP drivers installed again, so with all those problems that I found since I bought it: graphics error, compatibility problems, some programs freeze, all WHITOUT TOUCHING ANYTHING!!!
I knew that I would solve it just downloading the right drivers directly from AMD site but UNLUCKILY THE NEW CATALYST 14.4 DIDN'T INCLUDE THE INTEL VIDEO DRIVER ANY MORE.
I had all those compatibility, stability and graphics problems always with a just-formatted computer with all the updates installed, a virgin untouched machine just formatted completely automatically using HP recovery manager or fixed by your engeneers!!!
The only case everithing worked very good was when I used the original AMD's drivers, when these used to inclued the intel graphics drivers too during AUTO-INSTALLATION.
I am replying now using a just-formatted machine automatically and perfectly just using HPRECOVERY MANAGER,and updated using WINDOWS UPDATE and HP SUPPORT CENTER self updater.
So guess what???? When I uninstall in A CORRECT WAY your HP video drivers (doesn't matter if the new one or the oldest) everything works good back, and when I used original AMD drivers everything worked so good.
It's so hard to do something wrong about it, the driver installation utility are IDIOT-PROOF, you cannot do anything during installation except for clicking the RESTART button.
So AMD used to make perfect drivers and now not any more, sadly, every issue disappears without your driver installed, HP sent me a perfect virgin computer with the same issues.
So please, don't tell me that AMD is able to make better software, don't tell me HP is not able to handle a recovery and sent me a pc with the same issues, don't tell me I probably made a bad use of my VIRGIN laptop after years spent on SGI workstations UNIX based.
I know how to keep a pc clean, and I'm telling you something more: the new synaptics mousepad driver package you are giving from HP website and HP support center DOESN'T WORK GOOD TOO!!!
Once you accept the auto update it starts with the self installation, but after the restart gess what?? The double toe gesture used to simulate the right click doesn't work any more!!!
No matter if you try to change any option in the control panel, no matter if you have windows 8 or 8.1, just try to unistall that and reinstall the old synaptics mouse driver and, OH WOW MAGIC, IT WORKS GOOD BACK AGAIN!!!
So now what?
Are you thinking that HP engeneers who fixed my laptop wasn't able to re-install windows and drivers?
The IT engineers working for HP are maybe also n00bs that can't handle a pc format and send me a BROKEN OS as you said?
I am magically breaking my os system just clicking one time on clean automatic HP recovery button then click on the automatic update buttons twice????
Perhaps AMD is able to make more stable end recent drivers than HP does???
(considering that aven the last HP graphics drivers update is so bad because the intel side of the package is very old and you can recognize it just making a comparison with the new intel additional control panel!)
I don't need to recover the system for the 4th time in a proper way (plus HP fix would be the 5th!), I know these silly things.
I need to be taken seriously and not be treated like a grandmother who's not able to switch-on a smartphone!
I would challenge anyone to operate on my computer and try to solve it using Teamviewer and HP's drivers!
I think I've been quite hard nut hopefully clear, so please do something more than giving me a manual fro grannies.
Thank you.

Bug on t400's fn+brightness? (after install switchable graphics)

it is great that we can use switchable graphics on windows 7 now, thanks.
well, i found a bug (not only my t400, but also several of my friends'), the FN+brightness problem.
1. AMD graphics
2. switch to INTEL graphics (fn+brightness function is just OK)
3. switch back to AMD graphics (fn+brightness is down,,,,) (fn+f5 f8 etc. are OK) (fn+pgup (light) is also OK)
A. log off --> log in (no use)
B1. restart (fine again)
B2. reinstall the hotkey features driver (include restart,,, ) (of course fine again)
C. switch to intel, switch back to amd, down again,,,,,,
is it a universal bug or there is something wrong with my system functions( settings, drivers etc.)
thanks a lot

Another possible work around: after resuming from sleep, toggle to discrete graphics and back to integrated. See if that sorts it until the next sleep - and let us know, please.
As to a fix, this thread is a year old, so don't hold you breath: R400/T400/T500/W500: Switchable graphics issues with Win 7
Z (also suffering w/the above...)
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Lenovo ideapad s400 switchable graphics problem..!

Simply the switchable graphic ia not working on my device. Is there anyone who solved this issue? I fed up with sending my laptop to service. They say ' you have no problem about graphic card ' The second graphic card has not been working since we bought the computer. ??? I will use that comp. for experimantel porpuses: ) Because it is useless with the onboard graphic card.

hi kuraysi,
Welcome to the Lenovo Forums.
Just to check, if you boot in Safe Mode, are you able to load Windows? If booting to Safe Mode works, perform a clean boot and observe. This will isolate any possible 3rd party software that might be inteferring with the Windows startup.
If that doesn't work and Windows is hanging up on the loading screen then we're probably looking at a corrupted Windows file or a bad hardware. In this case, you may need to:
1. Reload the system via the OneKey Recovery (note that all ways on the OS partition will be wiped)
2. If reloading Windows doesn't work or the machine freezes up then you're prolly looking at a bad hardware (possibly the HDD).
Let me know how it goes.
Regards
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Windows 7 problems: No sound nor switchable graphics

I installed my Windows 7 copy from retail disk (thanks to Lenovo's not-so-fast upgrade program) and I'm having the next problems:
- Switchable graphics doesn't work, it shows both energy saving and high performance in power manager but even if I click high performance it won't change it (worked fine in Vista with same bios settings)
- No sound at all, even after I installed the driver from Lenovo's site (worked fine in Vista
Anyone, help? I downloaded driver update tool but it was for Vista and I can't seem to be able to find one for Windows 7...
Solved!
Go to Solution.

Just got the sounds work, I had my sounds muted but my machine did not indicate it in the lower right corner. I installed Lenovo hotkey utility but I still can't see those green indicators on the screen that appeared earlier when I adjusted sound or hit some other hotkeys. Still, I cant use anything high performance setting from power manager to enable Ati.

Problem with switchable graphic cards after installing windows 10

Dear support, after installing windows 10 i lost option to switch my graphic cards. I already have installed new drivers for win10 64-bit. But it doesn't work. New drivers which i downloaded here: http://support.amd.com/en-us/download/desktop?os=Windows+10+-+64 doesn't support my graphic card. So i don't know what to do to get right drivers and be able to switch my graphic cards. Thanks for any help.

Hi there
Welcome to the HP Support Forums! It is a great place to find the help you need, both from other users, HP experts and other support personnel. I understand that you installed Windows 10 and that switchable graphics is not working for you. I am happy to help. Unfortunately this is not something that AMD can help with, as it is a customized driver for your notebook. Did you do the Windows 10 installation as an upgrade and if so which operating system did you upgrade from? The existing HP drivers can be found here: HP Pavilion g6-1004ev Notebook PC but they are for Windows 7 or 8 depending on your choices. You could try those and install it using compatibility mode and see if that works. How to: Install and Update drivers in Windows 10 - answers.microsoft.com Let me know if that works for you.

AMD CCC / switchable graphics not working properly

Hi all,
ok first of all i read bunch of posts on this forums, and on most of them i saw only responds with links and to download and update drivers - and those things seems not to work for most of people. So i decided to write here a post where someone will actually fix this problem because it is common on most of HP laptops.
First of all, i bought my laptop in Qatar while i was on bussiness there.
Model: Pavilion dv6-6b20se
Product Number: A6N20EA#ABV
Graphics: Intel HD 3000 and AMD HD 6490
I bought this computer because im working as an architect and designer and sometimes i need it for rendering, and yea i would like to mention that part time i love to play games. So at that time (2 years ago) and for that money it was pretty decent laptop.
So i've never touched anything myself on laptop, i always let my HP Support Assisstant do the work it is on computer. To be honest i didnt even know that this option of Switchable graphics exist. Until yesterday when i put game to play and i got problem wherever i press ESC it closes came and it crashes.
I googled around and I saw that the problem apears when your graphic card is low.
Requirements for the game:
Minimum System Requirements
MinimumOS: Windows XP SP3 / Windows Vista SP1 / Windows 7
Processor: 1.8 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo or equivalent AMD CPU
Memory: 1 GB RAM for Windows XP / 2 GB RAM for Windows Vista and Windows 7
Graphics: 256 MB (With Pixel Shader 3.0 support)
DirectX: DirectX 9.0 c compatible
Hard Drive: 15 GB
Sound: DirectX 9.0c compatible
Supported Chipsets: NVIDIA GeForce 6800 or greater, ATI Radeon X1600 Pro or greater.
Please note that NVIDIA GeForce 7300, 8100, 8200, 8300, 8400, and 9300; ATI Radeon HD3200 and HD 4350 are below minimum system requirements. Updates to the video and sound card drivers may also be required.
Recommended System Requirements
OS: Windows XP SP3 / Windows Vista SP1 / Windows 7
Processor: 2.6+ GHz Intel Core 2 Duo or equivalent AMD CPU
Memory: 2 GB RAM
Graphics: ATI Radeon HD 2900 XT, NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT, or better
DirectX: DirectX 9.0c August 2008 (included)
Hard Drive: 15 GB
Sound: DirectX 9.0c compatible
So by looks of specs here and specs of my computer and the game is like 4 years old, it should fly on my computer.
I googled a bit more and i saw that every program reads only Intel HD graphic card and not AMD. Ok so i went and checked tutorilas on youtube how to switch it and there is where my suprise was. When i open CCC as per everyone on internet i dont have Switchable Graphic option - only Power Play. So i read on your website that some computers need to be set in BIOS from Dynamic which was my original setting to FIXED. I did that to but my option when i right click on desktop for switchable graphics disaper and my CCC is not working.
Ok so i went to your website again, was looking for original drivers for my computer. And there are 3 drivers.
1.AMD High-Definition Graphics Driver
2.AMD/Intel Switchable High-Definition (HD) Graphics Driver
3.Intel High-Definition (HD) Graphics Driver
Ok so when i download them, i can install only No.1, other two i get message that i dont have minimum requirements.
so i checked those to, and it says that you need to have windows 7 which i have since i got this laptop with original licensed product.
The thing is when i install new version of AMD driver and CCC i get switchable graphics option when i right-click on desktop, but when i get in in CCC i get defoult page and there is no option to switch. When i update intel graphics i loose switching. Either way, it wont work, and im stuck with crappy card that i cant use on bunch of programs and games that i need it for.
So please for once give us a bit detailed answer on how we can fix this. Because it is not only me that have this problem, alot of people are having them and they still cant fix this.
Sorry for my lenghty post, but i thought i needed to explain in more debth.
Thanks in front for reading and takning time to answer.

And yea i forgot one thing. When ever i instal newer version of AMD driver in Device manager it changes from AMD HD 6490M to AMD HD 7400M Series. Dont know why it constatnly does that.

Switchable graphics not working on windows 10

Model: HP Pavilion dm4-1024TXI currently upgraded my Operating System from Windows 7 to Windows 10. I have issues with switchable graphics. Iam not able to use My graphics card(ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5000 Series). Updated driver using windows update and even tried updating from ADM website, Still doesn't work. Right now iam unable to use any graphics intensive applications. Will HP provide Switchable Graphics Driver Windows 10 update for my laptop model?Is there any fix for this issuse?Or should i Revert Back to Windows 7

Hi, I had the same problem on my HP laptop and finally figured out a solution. 1. I downloaded the Windows 7 version of the drivers from the HP website (make sure it's the hp version not the generic amd driver). 2. Uninstalled the drivers that were installed. Type in Device Manager, select Update Devices then display adapters, right click and uninstall both devices.3. Reboot4. Install the intel driver in Windows 7 compatibility mode5. Unzip the AMD exe file using 7zip 6. Go into Device Manager again, right click on the AMD graphics adapter, Update Driver software, Browse computer, Let me pick, Have disk. Browse to the AMD folder and find the INF file that works.7. Reboot Now I can use an external monitor. Catalyst control panel doesn't work, but I can do what I need to do.

HP 15-g505nc (K7R17EA) - Switchable Graphics not working

Hello,
I have a problem with my switchable laptop graphics (A4-6210 APU with R3 / HD 8570). When I try to run some games or more demanding application with high performance settings, applications are using only APU integrated graphics, but not dedicated. Even in game setting dedicated GPU is recognized, but the option is greyed out. I've tried to install both latest AMD Omega drivers (14.501.1003.0) and also HP provided drivers for my model (13.351.1105.1005) with no success. Also in BIOS there is no option to cofigure swtichable graphics.
Please, need some help. I'm pretty new HP and AMD user. I was used to intel/nvidia hardware, so maybe I am overseeing something. Thanks.

Hi @LukasB92 ,
Welcome to the HP Support Forums. I see that you are having some problems with the switchable graphics options. I will be happy to show you how to use the dedicated card. You will actually use the Catalyst Control Center to determine which program uses which graphics card. This HP document on switchable graphics Figure 1 will show you how to use the Catalyst Control Center. Make sure that you are using this HP AMD High-Definition Graphics Driver.
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T500: Switchable graphics on Windows 7 RC 32-bit?

Hi, I've got a new T500 2055-CTO with switchable graphics. Has anyone gotten this to work? Whenever I try to switch to ATI nothing happens (the mouse cursor goes into busy state for a few seconds the first time I try after a reboot).
Besides, my screen image gets corrupted periodically while working using the integrated Intel graphics, I can fix it by rearranging windows etc but quite annoying.
Also, my mouse when controlled by the trackpoint/pad will freeze up every now and then but keyboard will still work when this happens. No issues with an external USB mouse attached.
I've tried the official switchable Vista 32-bit driver and also a beta one listed here: http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?sitestyle=lenovo&lndocid=MIGR-71851
But none of them solve the problem.
Any ideas or input would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Hans

Hello Hans:
I have a W500, which I think is somewhat similar to a T500 - it also has switchable graphics.
Long, long ago (back when I was using Vista before SP2), I went into the BIOS and turned off the switchable graphics feature - I told the computer to use the discrete graphics all the time, and to totally ignore the integrated graphics.
Since then, my life has been a lot simpler, the computer has been trouble-free (both on Vista SP1, Vista SP2, and W7 build 7100), and battery life has been more than sufficient for my needs (about 3 hours total, with everything set to 'high performance').
I think that the 'switchable graphics' feature is one of these things that sounds good conceptually, but is too much of a PITA in reality. I applaud Lenovo for trying it out - but, unless you really, really need it (meaning, you suffer from electricity shortages on a regular basis), it is more trouble than it is worth. Just turn it off, forget about it, and start enjoying life.
Michael
W520 (4270 CTO), which replaced a W500 (4062-27U), which replaced a T42P, which replaced an A21P...

Windows 7 RTM x64 Power Manager and switchable graphics not working

Installed Windows 7 RTM x64 on my T400. After windows update and installing Lenovo's drivers, everything is accounted for. ATI graphics works fine, and I can see the Intel graphics on the shortcut menu. I just cannot manually switch to the built-in graphics, nor did I see the Power Manager. What do I need to do? I have installed the drivers for the power management, even though on the list of driver on lenovo's webpage it says it's only for SL models.
Help would be appreciated.
Specs:
T400
LED
ATI/Intel switchable graphics
4Gb

Have you installed the Power manager http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/WIN7-BETA.html#powm ?
And after that, make sure you have installed the right driver (the one for switchable graphics): http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/WIN7-BETA.html#m8xswitch
Hope that helps.
I also have Windows 7 Professional x64 on my T400 and everything works fine (i only uses programs and driver from here: http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/WIN7-BETA.html
T400 2767-AG8
Windows 7 Professional 64bit

Updated Drivers / Proper OpenGL Support for T400/T500 Models with Switchable Graphics

Dear Lenovo, Dear interested users,
when will an updated switchable graphics driver for Windows Vista (and also Win7, they are both quite outdated) finally be available? The drivers are completely outdated!
With the current driver for Windows Vista (Version 8.563.2.1-090401a-079160C) only a fraction of OpenGL extensions are supported:
The internal Intel GMA 4500MHD can only Handle OpenGL 1.1 (instead of OpenGL 2.1 it is certified for). Therefore most applications needing OpenGL won't run.
The dedicated ATI Radeon 3470 only supports OpenGL 2.1 (instead of OpenGL 3.1 it is certified for).
You can verify this behavior with the utility "OpenGL Extensions Viewer".
I hope Lenovo didn't close the chapter switchable graphics for T400/T500 systems. It would be a shame for a company claiming to be a leader in business computing to deliver such poor driver-support.
In hopeful expectance of updated drivers,
Patrick

I'm having the same problems. Is anyone reading this?

[Y40] Switchable Graphics seems to not be working. Every game is running on the Intel HD graphics?

So, I went on the Switchable Graphics options. I put Counterstrike Global Offensive on the "High Performance" option. Which means it should be on my AMD Radeon R9 M275 2GB, right? I tried monitoring what GPU it uses as well, but that's bugged and won't tell me.
Anyways, on low settings, CS:GO lags to hell! What? This is a quad core i7 processor with a 2 GB card. Why can't I play CS:GO without lag. I'm talking about below 20 FPS. Even though it SAYS Optimum or High Performance, it seems to be running off of the Intel HD graphics.
Thanks.

I know this is an old thread but I had the same question and found the solution.
So, anyone else who is curious, open the AMD Catalyst Control Center and check the settings for the "Switchable Graphics Global Settings" and the "Switchable Graphics Application Settings".
That should fix the switchable graphics issue.

How can enable switchable graphics in Windows 8.1 (Bootcamp)

So I just dropped $3,000 on a high end (late 2013) 15" rMBP and immediately installed Windows 8, and then 8.1, through Bootcamp. I need Windows for a lot of engineering programs, as well as occasional gaming. I bought a MacBook because I prefer OSX for programming - I love Ubuntu, but my previous laptop had driver issues (ironically enough, also due to the graphics card) that would cause it to overheat and only give me about 45 minutes of battery life.
After using it for a little, I realized that the MacBook was VERY hot. I closed all of the power intensive applications and proceeded to browse reddit on low brightness and power saving settings to let it cool down, but it did not cool down much. I shut it down, and turned it on about 15 minutes later, when it had successfully cooled down. I realized that just being booted into Windows caused the laptop to get unreasonably warm - I'm assuming that it's because I have the Nvidia GeForce GT 750M graphics card in it. I can not seem to find an option to enable power saving graphics.
Is there any way to use the integrated Intel graphics rather than the discrete card? Not being able to run Windows reasonably well would really make me regret this purchase, especially when I could have bought a different laptop for much less and installed a Linux distro on it.
Any help is appreciated.

Sorry, but I think the above post is bad advice. It's unlikely to be a fan issue as these are generally controlled by firmware. If your laptop is getting very hot in Windows with only minimal and light use then that suggests a power management issue.
The first thing you'll want to do is check that your Power Management settings are not set to "High Performance". A lot of people select this option thinking it gives them the most out of their computer and hardware purchase without realising what it does and that it comes with significant issues and tradeoffs.
What the High Performance setting does is disable CPU throttling, forcing the CPU to run at its maximum speed constantly (on all cores) and draw its maximum power load, even when not required. This causes the laptop to heat up very hot very quickly even if you aren't doing much, while simultaneously killing battery life. If you found a way to replicate this behaviour in OS X (and turn graphics switching off) you'd find the laptop would get equally hot and fans would ramp up to maximum speed just to try to keep things cool. If you hear your fans spinning at maximum then that is evidence that fan control is working.
It's a very unnatural behaviour and there are almost no situations where you ever need to use it. Microsoft should really make an effort to hide it and make it harder to access. High performance sounds nice and "Why wouldn't I want my laptop to run with high performance" is what most people think. Of course, Microsoft isn't very good at understanding what people think.
For most purposes "Balanced" is the Power management setting you'll want to use and this more closely reflects what Apple uses in OS X. Failing this, it could be that whatever software you're using is very badly coded for power management, but this is less likely and unlikely to cause the severe heating issue you described.
Finally, there's no need to regret your purchase. It's an amazing laptop and the best way to run Windows in my opinion. The only thing missing I can think of is switchable graphics driver support but this isn't anywhere near as severe a problem as what you've described.

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