Which video card is being used?

I need help. I'll keep it simple:
I have an NVIDIA Quadro 1000m card on my Lenovo w520. However, dxdiag and the ThinkVantage Toolbox both give me a summary of my system that says the current video card is Intel HD Graphics Card Family. The Quadro is enabled in the bios, and the up to date drivers are all installed. Device manager reads that both the Intel HD Graphics Card Family and the Quadro are installed and are "working properly." If I disable the Intel card, the screen goes black and I need to force-restart in safe mode to enable it again.
My question is, which card is actually working? And how can I get the Quadro to run as opposed to the Intel (so that dxdiag and the ThinkVantage Toolbox accurately read that the Quadro is my video card)?
Ps. I've called tech support 4 times..they're no help... and thus I turn to the interwebs for assistance. Your help would be tremendous.
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You have an "Optimus" configuration, this is what switchable graphics has morphed into. The machine will only run the 1000m when it is necessary to run cooler, run quieter, and use less battery power. The machine decides when to turn on the card. When the nVidia card is off, it uses no power. The latest nVidia drivers should have a taskbar utility that tells you when the 1000m is active. You can override this in the BIOS if you need to for some reason.
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