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How to disable the Optimus feature on W520

Henrik Berlin
Henrik Berlin ✭✭✭
in RobotStudio


If have understood that some of our RobotStudio users (including myself) that use a laptop of type Lenovo ThinkPad W520 are experiencing performance problems. This may be due to the NVIDIA Optimus feature that is supposed to reduce power consumption by optimizing the graphics chip used.
 
The linked description will show how to disable the feature.
Henrik Berlin
ABB

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