Remove MXM to Force Integrated ??

[DnFx91]

Before i go rummaging around in an expensive laptop, does anyone know if i can make a laptop run on integrated graphics only, simply by removing the MXM GPU ?

 

It seems logical as it's just a PCIe slot right ? so if there is nothing in that slot, it will just run on integrated like a desktop would ? Only thing that worries me is that i know the difference between a discrete GPU, and an MXM "accelerator" style GPU, i've had weird issues with switchable graphics before doing obscure linux stuff and was never sure if laptops are only designed to operate with an MXM card fitted, even if they have integrated anyway.

 

I'm sure most of you are curious why i want to use integrated graphics over an expensive and decent MXM solution, and the answer is that we are trying to do something particular with this laptop which the MXM firepro doesn't seem too happy about on windows 7, that machine works flawlessly on windows 10 which is annoying, but other software we use does not so it has to be windows 7. We tried removing the firepro from device manager and removing drivers but windows update kept pulling it back down, and when we used DWS to block wupdate, it kept throwing up errors about the GPU and DWS leaves laptops in a not-so-hirable state anyway so not a great solution.

 

Can i just take the firepro out ?

[Dujith]

Should be no problem. Booting and starting up in Windows will use your integrated GPU anyway.

And like u said, its just a slot. So trying it out will not do any harm. Just do not jank it out like a madman

[DnFx91]

10 minutes ago, Dujith said:

Should be no problem. Booting and starting up in Windows will use your integrated GPU anyway.

And like u said, its just a slot. So trying it out will not do any harm. Just do not jank it out like a madman

yeah just wanted a second opinion, theres nothing worse than spending an hour taking a laptop apart not knowing if it will even turn on again when you are done. I pulled the MXM card out (leaving an admittedly slightly janky hole under the now slightly floppy heatsink) but yes indeed it is now running integrated and that program now works