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* Most notebooks that run Windows 7 have the so called Optimus Technology (NVidia) or Hybrid Graphics technology (ATI) onboard. This is meant to increase battery life, by automatically switching of the powerfull graphics card when it's not needed. However, FlightGear needs it all the time, even if Optimus says it doesn't! See [[Troubleshooting performance issues#Operating system and driver setup|here]] for instructions on how to disable this behaviour. | * Most notebooks that run Windows 7 have the so called Optimus Technology (NVidia) or Hybrid Graphics technology (ATI) onboard. This is meant to increase battery life, by automatically switching of the powerfull graphics card when it's not needed. However, FlightGear needs it all the time, even if Optimus says it doesn't! See [[Troubleshooting performance issues#Operating system and driver setup|here]] for instructions on how to disable this behaviour. | ||
When the above mentioned points do not apply or did not work, you are likely to be unable to run FlightGear at the current graphics settings. See [[ | When the above mentioned points do not apply or did not work, you are likely to be unable to run FlightGear at the current graphics settings. See [[Troubleshooting performance issues]] for instructions on how to switch off demanding eye candy. | ||
Apart from the above mentioned stuff, it may be useful to install the latest drivers for your graphics card: | Apart from the above mentioned stuff, it may be useful to install the latest drivers for your graphics card: | ||
* If you have a Nvidia GPU, then visit [[ | * If you have a Nvidia GPU, then visit [[Troubleshooting performance issues]]. | ||
* For ATI line of video cards, look at this site: http://www.amd.com/us/products/technologies/amd-catalyst/pages/catalyst.aspx .You should find a file named "Catalyst control center", which allow you to modify the behaviour of your GPU with flightgear. I mean the Antialiasing control, the triple buffering, etc. | * For ATI line of video cards, look at this site: http://www.amd.com/us/products/technologies/amd-catalyst/pages/catalyst.aspx .You should find a file named "Catalyst control center", which allow you to modify the behaviour of your GPU with flightgear. I mean the Antialiasing control, the triple buffering, etc. | ||