Here's to another interesting but unfruitful weekend.
As
rseiler said, Intel has recently released a Windows 8 Consumer Preview
beta driver at the Intel Download Center:
Windows 8* Consumer Preview beta graphics driver posted!!
Also, I gather that the driver for the combined Intel HD Graphics/ATI Radeon HD 6xxxM is somehow different from the individual drivers for the Intel HD Graphics 3000 and ATI Radeon HD 6770M. This is alluded to in the Intel Wireless Display (WiDi) software page:
- "The generic graphics driver cannot be used on Intel® WiDi-enabled systems with ATI* graphics. Please check your computer manufacturer’s website for the latest system specific updates and technical support information."
See
Intel® Wireless Display — Software and drivers for Intel® Wireless Display
Also, the Release Notes for the above driver states:
- "Driver stops working if an add-in video card is installed."
See the Release Notes at
http://downloadmirror.intel.com/21180/eng/Win%208%20Beta2_2729_Release%20Notes.pdf
Unfortunately for those with
HP Pavilion dv6/dv7, I don't think these drivers support notebooks with both Intel HD Graphics + ATI Radeon HD 6xxxM with the
Switchable (aka Hybrid)
graphics option.
Also, according to the
Release Notes, Intel Wireless Display (a.k.a. WiDi) "
are not supported in this driver" (see the bottom of page 2).
If any HP dv6/dv7 owners want to confirm, they can try the following
original manufacturer driver versions:
AMD Radeon HD 6700M Series (Engineering Sample - WDDM 1.20) (8.93.7):
amd_catalyst_win8_consumer_preview_[rc10].exe
Intel HD Graphics Beta Driver (9.17.10.2729):
win8_64_15280b.zip
Intel Wireless Driver (15.1.0):
Wireless_15.1.1_s64.exe
Intel Wireless Display (3.1.29.0):
Setup 3.1.29.0.exe
Intel MyWifi Dashboard (optional):
Intel_My_WiFi_Dashboard_15.1.1_s64.msi
Any solutions/workarounds for the HP Pavilion dv7-6xxx Series to get Switchable graphics and/or Intel Wireless Display would be welcome at this point.
Thanks!