Trouble with R5 m430

Hawking1337

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Nov 29, 2016
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Hello,
First off, I really don't know much about GPUs and CPUs so this might be an easy question.
I have no idea how I am supposed to switch from CPU GPU to my actual GPU. I have a R5 m430 with 2GB VRAM and a AMD A8-7410 Quad-Core CPU. How do I swap the integrated GPU to the R5 m430? In the Radeon settings I only have 1GB VRAM shown and there's no option to change it. I have no Catalyst Control Center anymore like I had with my previous PC and I have no idea how to change.

Edit :
I experimented a bit and found out how to actually switch however I have a serious problem with the drivers and I am not sure how to handle it. I enabled the GPU by disabling the UMA only setting in the Boot Setup however when I log in a prompt saying that hardware settings were changed and I need to reboot shows up. I rebooted but the message still appeared. I figured that I need to update the drivers, however when I try updating them my screen just turns black and I can do nothing. Had to turn off using the off button and now I get stuck in the windows 10 log in screen where the dots just make circles in a black screen. I can pretty much only boot up my laptop by using the setting UMA only. Does anyone have an idea how I can get the drivers installed without a blackscreen?
 
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This is how you should be making the change over.... See if this works for you.

Laptop using other graphics card and not the AMD one.

First you need to get it to detect and use the right card.

A. Uninstall, and then reinstall, the latest graphics card driver.
B. Make sure that your AMD graphics card is set as the default graphics card.

Here's the steps on how to set it to default.

1. Open the "Control Center".
2. Select "Manage 3D Settings" under 3D Settings.
3. Click on the "Program Settings" tab and select the program you want to choose a graphics card for from the drop down list.
4. Now select "preferred graphics processor" in the drop down list. (You can see what the automatic option is listed as global setting) If you want to...
This is how you should be making the change over.... See if this works for you.

Laptop using other graphics card and not the AMD one.

First you need to get it to detect and use the right card.

A. Uninstall, and then reinstall, the latest graphics card driver.
B. Make sure that your AMD graphics card is set as the default graphics card.

Here's the steps on how to set it to default.

1. Open the "Control Center".
2. Select "Manage 3D Settings" under 3D Settings.
3. Click on the "Program Settings" tab and select the program you want to choose a graphics card for from the drop down list.
4. Now select "preferred graphics processor" in the drop down list. (You can see what the automatic option is listed as global setting) If you want to use the dedicated graphics card, select High-performance AMD processor.

Once it is running on the right one, test the system again and see if the problem persists.


For ATI/AMD graphics cards the process varies.

You may need to open graphics then PowerPlay and set plugged in and/or battery to maximize performance.

You can also try going to graphics then 3D and move the slider to performance. Your computer may also have a switchable graphics tab where you can change the settings for individual programs.
 
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