[nfbcs] is there a trick to using JAWS on a laptop with two video cards?

[Ryan Boudwin]

I'm using Windows 10.

On Sat, Jun 16, 2018 at 12:46 PM, Glen Gordon <GGordon at vfogroup.com> wrote:

> Ryan,
>
> What OS are you running? Is it Windows 7? If Windows 10 or even 8.1 I
> can't figure out how you could be having this problem. If it's Windows 7, I
> can work out in my mind why you might have DirectX issues while JAWS is
> running but not once it's been shut down cleanly.
>
> --Glen
>
> Glen Gordon
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: nfbcs <nfbcs-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Ryan Boudwin via nfbcs
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> Cc: Ryan Boudwin <ryanboudwin at gmail.com>
> Subject: [nfbcs] is there a trick to using JAWS on a laptop with two video
> cards?
>
> Hey folks,
>
> I am using JAWS on a Lenovo ThinkPad with two video cards in an optimus
> configuration (meaning that there are two video cards, one that is a weak
> intel HD card that is very power efficient, and one that is a stronger
> NVIDIA card for games, etc).
>
> JAWS is working as expected and I'm not having issues with that side of
> things, but since I installed JAWS no applications that would use the
> NVIDIA graphics card will work anymore. As I share my computer with others
> who don't need JAWS it would be great if it could still be a fully
> functional computer when I am not using it.
>
> When I try to launch a game I get an error that says:
>
> No suitable graphics card found.
> Could not find a Direct3D device that supports the XNA Framework Reach
> profile. Verify that a suitable graphics device is installed.
>
> Does anyone on this list have experience with this kind of issue? Does
> JAWS just not play well with others? Do I need to have separate dedicated
> hardware for myself as a result, or is there a step that I have missed?
>
> Ryan Boudwin
> ryanboudwin at gmail.com
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