{"id":856,"date":"2013-01-11T22:32:21","date_gmt":"2013-01-11T11:32:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ntsblog.homedev.com.au\/?p=856"},"modified":"2013-01-11T22:32:21","modified_gmt":"2013-01-11T11:32:21","slug":"windows-8-hp-pavilion-switchable-video-driver-install","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ntsblog.homedev.com.au\/index.php\/2013\/01\/11\/windows-8-hp-pavilion-switchable-video-driver-install\/","title":{"rendered":"Windows 8 HP Pavilion switchable video driver install"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ntsbl-307954850\" class=\"ntsbl-before-content ntsbl-entity-placement\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6288941070289539\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:inline-block;width:728px;height:90px;\" \ndata-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6288941070289539\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"9356781486\"><\/ins> \n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div><h2>The Problem<\/h2>\n<p>Recently I upgraded my HP Pavilion dv6 laptop to windows 8. Windows 8 detected and installed the default Intel HD video driver only. The switchable graphics driver was not installed. The ATI HD5650 was not being used.<\/p>\n<h2>The solution<\/h2>\n<p>The following instructions are what I did to successfully install the switchable graphics driver on Windows 8 Pro 64-Bit<\/p>\n<p><strong>1. Download the driver for your HP Pavilion model. My driver was for example here:<\/strong><br \/>\nhttp:\/\/h10025.www1.hp.com\/ewfrf\/wc\/softwareCategory?os=4063&#038;lc=en&#038;cc=au&#038;dlc=en&#038;sw_lang=&#038;product=4188763#N313<br \/>\nhttp:\/\/h10025.www1.hp.com\/ewfrf\/wc\/softwareDownloadIndex?softwareitem=ob-88549-1&#038;cc=au&#038;dlc=en&#038;lc=en&#038;os=4063&#038;product=4188763&#038;sw_lang=<\/p>\n<p><strong>2. Run the downloaded driver. <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Click Next\n<li>Accept the terms and click next\n<li>The default location will be something like &#8220;c:\\swsetup\\SP50640&#8221; click next.<br \/>\n       (I will refer to this directory through the following steps, just use your specific directory)<\/p>\n<li>The software will extract to that location\n<li>When the driver installation starts click cancel\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>3. Install the C++ redistributable<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Enter the video driver directory e.g. &#8220;c:\\swsetup\\SP50640&#8221;\n<li>Enter the C:\\swsetup\\SP50640\\Packages\\Apps\\VC10RTx64\\vcredist_x64 diretory (64-bit) or;<br \/>\n        C:\\swsetup\\SP50640\\Packages\\Apps\\VC10RTx86\\vcredist_x86 for 32 bit<\/p>\n<li>Choose properties and set the compatibility to Windows 7.\n<li>Run as administrator\n<li>Follow the prompts and complete the install\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><br \/>\n4. Install the ATI Driver<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>64-Bit &#8211; enter the  C:\\swsetup\\SP50640\\Bin64 directory\n<li>32-bit &#8211; enter the C:\\swsetup\\SP50640\\Bin directory\n<li>Choose right-click properties on the &#8220;InstallManagerApp.exe&#8221;\n<li>Set compatibility to run as &#8220;Windows 7&#8221;\n<li>Choose Run as Administrator\n<\/ul>\n<p>The driver should be successfully installed. IWOMM<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Problem Recently I upgraded my HP Pavilion dv6 laptop to windows 8. Windows 8 detected and installed the default Intel HD video driver only. 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