Is there a way to use my unused onboard GPU?

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Message 32451 - Posted: 29 Apr 2010, 12:21:46 UTC

I have an on board GPU that isn't being used at all. It's an ATi Radeon 32xx series.

Since the GPU I use is an nVidia 8600GT, I don't want BOINC using that, but I don't see how I could make the unused onboard GPU available to the program.

Can anyone help?
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Message 32456 - Posted: 29 Apr 2010, 12:55:57 UTC - in response to Message 32451.  

It's an ATi Radeon 32xx series.

It doesn't support CAL. So you cannot have BOINC detect it or use it for anything else than 3D/OpenGL graphics.

See the list of Radeon cards that can do. The minimum 3xx0 required is 3410.
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Message 32468 - Posted: 29 Apr 2010, 19:33:42 UTC - in response to Message 32456.  

Ah, ok, thanks...
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Message 32620 - Posted: 5 May 2010, 23:38:11 UTC

After having a second look, I see that my card actually is listed under the AMD chipsets.

The onboard GPU doesn't show in my Device Manager because it's not being used(I have no monitor plugged into it), however it is enabled in the system bios.

Can someone point me where I can try to associate that GPU?
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