Windows 7 and Mobility HD 3200/3650 hybrid

Gilitar · Jan 10, 2010, 11:48 PM

I'm sorry if this has been covered, but I couldn't find anything specific. I have an Asus M51Ta with an ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3200/3650 hybrid setup. I just upgraded to Windows 7 64 and noticed that my graphics adapter doesn't change back and forth like it used to. Right now I am stuck on the 3200 and I have had no luck with the drivers available from ATI. Asus has nothing for Windows 7 to my knowledge. I have searched and searched and was directed to this site. Is it possible to get my hybrid graphics setup to work properly or will I need to go back to Vista? Thanks in advance for any assistance you guys can provide.

iPlayer · Jan 11, 2010, 12:21 AM

If not, you could try using just the 3650 and deactivating the other. From the reviews I read in the past, those setups didn't help much with power consumption.

Gilitar · Jan 11, 2010, 01:31 AM

So how would I go about deactivating the 3200? Also, if I do this can I just use the regular driver for desktop radeons?

iPlayer · Jan 11, 2010, 01:58 AM

See if you can set it up in the bios. Would be great if you could do Hybrid Crossfire instead, but I don't know if any laptops can do it.

Edit: I'm looking for people that got powerxpress to work properly after an upgrade to windows 7. All I found was people that uninstalled drivers and installed latest ones, to just use the discrete adapter.

Jan 10, 2010, 11:48 PM	#1
Gilitar HardwareHeaven Newbie Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 2 Rep Power: 0	Windows 7 and Mobility HD 3200/3650 hybrid I'm sorry if this has been covered, but I couldn't find anything specific. I have an Asus M51Ta with an ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3200/3650 hybrid setup. I just upgraded to Windows 7 64 and noticed that my graphics adapter doesn't change back and forth like it used to. Right now I am stuck on the 3200 and I have had no luck with the drivers available from ATI. Asus has nothing for Windows 7 to my knowledge. I have searched and searched and was directed to this site. Is it possible to get my hybrid graphics setup to work properly or will I need to go back to Vista? Thanks in advance for any assistance you guys can provide.

Jan 11, 2010, 12:21 AM	#2
iPlayer Filled with noobsauce Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: between the buns Posts: 1,450 Rep Power: 59	Re: Windows 7 and Mobility HD 3200/3650 hybrid If not, you could try using just the 3650 and deactivating the other. From the reviews I read in the past, those setups didn't help much with power consumption. __________________

Jan 11, 2010, 01:31 AM	Thread Starter #3
Gilitar HardwareHeaven Newbie Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 2 Rep Power: 0	Re: Windows 7 and Mobility HD 3200/3650 hybrid So how would I go about deactivating the 3200? Also, if I do this can I just use the regular driver for desktop radeons?

Jan 11, 2010, 01:58 AM	#4
iPlayer Filled with noobsauce Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: between the buns Posts: 1,450 Rep Power: 59	Re: Windows 7 and Mobility HD 3200/3650 hybrid See if you can set it up in the bios. Would be great if you could do Hybrid Crossfire instead, but I don't know if any laptops can do it. Edit: I'm looking for people that got powerxpress to work properly after an upgrade to windows 7. All I found was people that uninstalled drivers and installed latest ones, to just use the discrete adapter. __________________ Last edited by iPlayer; Jan 11, 2010 at 02:08 AM.