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<blockquote data-quote="alphastar" data-source="post: 217980" data-attributes="member: 4946"><p>@denmmx,</p><p></p><p>After double-checking the above, I noticed that this <a href="http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/softwareCategory?os=4132&lc=en&cc=us&dlc=en&sw_lang=&product=5249532#N310">HP Pavilion g6-1360er Win8 support page</a> lists 2 drivers:</p><p></p><p><strong><a href="http://ftp.hp.com/pub/softpaq/sp59001-59500/sp59147.html">SP59147</a></strong> (AMD Catalyst driver, mentioned many times before in this post/thread)</p><p><strong><a href="http://ftp.hp.com/pub/softpaq/sp59001-59500/sp59149.html">SP59149</a></strong> (Intel HD Graphics 9.17.10.2857, <em>probably </em>AMD-signed - <a href="http://ftp.hp.com/pub/softpaq/sp59001-59500/sp59149.exe">download here</a>)</p><p></p><p><strong>Well, this is NEW</strong>; apparently HP has made (in this case) <strong>a <em>separate</em> AMD-signed, Intel HD Graphics driver</strong> from the AMD Catalyst? (pay no attention to the date listed, it's not the day the file was made publicly available) <strong><em>for Switchable Graphics users</em></strong>. </p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'courier new'">BTW, This is what we needed/wanted/requested ALL ALONG...this way, users can download the latest AMD Catalyst driver (i.e., not require an HP-specific version) to get up-to-date gaming performance <em>and </em>Switchable Graphics working <em>at the same time</em>!</span></p><p></p><p>In short, you need to install both the SoftPaqs above. If you're adventurous, try the (Intel) SP59149 with the <a href="http://support.amd.com/us/kbarticles/Pages/amdcatalyst13-3winbetadriver.aspx">AMD Catalyst Beta 13.3</a> instead (note that there is now an AMD Catalyst Beta and a Catalyst <em>Mobility</em> Beta for PowerXpress/Enduro - I'd try the latter first, then the former).</p><p></p><p>Also, <strong>Brink </strong>always has a link to <a href="http://www.eightforums.com/graphic-cards/6534-latest-amd-catalyst-graphics-driver-windows-8-a.html">the latest AMD Catalyst on his EightForum post (stickied) here</a>.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="alphastar, post: 217980, member: 4946"] @denmmx, After double-checking the above, I noticed that this [URL="http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/softwareCategory?os=4132&lc=en&cc=us&dlc=en&sw_lang=&product=5249532#N310"]HP Pavilion g6-1360er Win8 support page[/URL] lists 2 drivers: [B][URL="http://ftp.hp.com/pub/softpaq/sp59001-59500/sp59147.html"]SP59147[/URL][/B] (AMD Catalyst driver, mentioned many times before in this post/thread) [B][URL="http://ftp.hp.com/pub/softpaq/sp59001-59500/sp59149.html"]SP59149[/URL][/B] (Intel HD Graphics 9.17.10.2857, [I]probably [/I]AMD-signed - [URL="http://ftp.hp.com/pub/softpaq/sp59001-59500/sp59149.exe"]download here[/URL]) [B]Well, this is NEW[/B]; apparently HP has made (in this case) [B]a [I]separate[/I] AMD-signed, Intel HD Graphics driver[/B] from the AMD Catalyst? (pay no attention to the date listed, it's not the day the file was made publicly available) [B][I]for Switchable Graphics users[/I][/B]. [FONT=courier new]BTW, This is what we needed/wanted/requested ALL ALONG...this way, users can download the latest AMD Catalyst driver (i.e., not require an HP-specific version) to get up-to-date gaming performance [I]and [/I]Switchable Graphics working [I]at the same time[/I]![/FONT] In short, you need to install both the SoftPaqs above. If you're adventurous, try the (Intel) SP59149 with the [URL="http://support.amd.com/us/kbarticles/Pages/amdcatalyst13-3winbetadriver.aspx"]AMD Catalyst Beta 13.3[/URL] instead (note that there is now an AMD Catalyst Beta and a Catalyst [I]Mobility[/I] Beta for PowerXpress/Enduro - I'd try the latter first, then the former). Also, [B]Brink [/B]always has a link to [URL="http://www.eightforums.com/graphic-cards/6534-latest-amd-catalyst-graphics-driver-windows-8-a.html"]the latest AMD Catalyst on his EightForum post (stickied) here[/URL]. [/QUOTE]
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