#Gfxcardstatus windows mac os x#
#Gfxcardstatus windows software#
#Gfxcardstatus windows windows#

#Gfxcardstatus windows mac os x#

And, an update on the Mac OS X BSOD вЂsuperbugвЂ™вЂ¦Дuring our discussions with gfxCardStatus developer Cody Krieger, we also got some information which will come as great news to users affected by the OS X BSOD вЂsuperbugвЂ™ problem in that the next release of gfxCardStatus, v2.3 should work correctly for solving this issue. If you have (or might have) moved the location of the gfxCardStatus since the вЂLoad gfxCardStatus at startupвЂ™ option was selected, simply go back into the preferences of gfxCardStatus, uncheck the вЂLoad gfxCardStatus at startupвЂ™ option and recheck it again. So, how do we fix this? Well, itвЂ™s very simple. However, weВ receivedВ information from the developer, Cody Krieger, that failing to load on boot (despite the option being selected) could be caused by the вЂLoad gfxCardStatus at startupвЂ™ option being checked while in one location (for example вЂDownloadsвЂ™) and then the application being moved to another location (such as вЂApplicationsвЂ™). Usually, for applications such as this, users will attempt to run the application from the вЂDownloadsвЂ™ folder, see if it is for them, and then if they decide to keep it, close it and move it to the вЂApplicationsвЂ™ directory. The application file itself is (usually) downloaded straight to the вЂDownloadsвЂ™ folder. When gfxCardStatus is initially downloaded, it isnвЂ™t an application that has to be вЂinstalledвЂ™ as such вЂ“ there is no installer. Manually switch to Integrated Only or Discrete Only mode to force one GPU on or the other. The Dependencies list: open the gfxCardStatus menu when your discrete GPU is active to see what is turning it on. Now, sometimes users might experience that gfxCardStatus does not automatically start when booted, despite this option being selected. Growl or Notification Center notifications when the GPU changes. Then the preferences pane will be displayed, where you can see whether or not you have the вЂLoad gfxCardStatus at startupвЂ™ option selected or not: You can check whether you have this option selected in your preferences by clicking on the gfxCardStatus icon at the top of your screen вЂ“ usually an вЂiвЂ™ or an вЂnвЂ™:ДЄfter clicking on the icon a drop down menu will appear, on which you then select вЂPreferencesвЂ™:

#Gfxcardstatus windows windows#

Windows (AMD): In the AMD control panel set chrome.exe to use discrete graphics card. Windows (Nvidia): In the Nvidia control panel set chrome.exe to use discrete graphics card. gfxCardStatus card is not endorsed by Figma. This tutorial is for you if you have selected the option in gfxCardStatus preferences to вЂLoad gfxCardStatus at startupвЂ™ option but gfxCardStatus still doesnвЂ™t start when you startup / boot your computer. Other Figma users have had success with gfxcardstatus app, which allows you to switch between dedicated and integrated GPU.

#Gfxcardstatus windows software#

Some of the Mac users among our readers and members may be using the software as part of our solution to the Mac OS X BSOD вЂsuperbugвЂ™. WeвЂ™ve got a short and simple tutorial here for troubleshooting problems relating to the auto start on boot of gfxCardStatus.