[Phoenix] Disable dedicated graphics (GPU) for a laptop

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  1. susliks

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    #1 susliks, Nov 21, 2013
    Last edited by a moderator: Apr 20, 2017
    I have Toshiba satellite 350D. It has integrated HD3200 and external HD3470 mobile graphics. They both are connected in dual Hybrid CrossfireX setup.
    I would like to disable dedicated GPU(non MXM) as it is dying and has bad artifacts. If I simply remove the bad card then laptop doesn't boot and screen is blank. As the original BIOS does not have options to switch between gpu I modified BIOS using PBE and enabled all hidden features. Now using modified BIOS I have list of CMOS settings which could allow to change this. Using symcmos tool I have changed some settings but it doesn't seem to work. Why? Are there any other settings I could try? Disable PCIE?

    Link to unlocked BIOS - 4shared.com/get/Li8LsNm3/TOSHIBA-SATELLITE-A350D-113_V1.html

    Settings I have tried:
    Special graphics features
    Primary Display
    Internal Graphics Mode


    Full CMOS/NVRAM dump.

    Code:
    (   SYMBOLIC CMOS EDITOR - Version  643710-035   )
    
       Main
          Hard_Disk_Drive:
             Multi-Sector_Transfers:
                ( token 0x5D3  start 0x283  width 0x3 )
                ( maximum 0x7  default 0x0  PICK_FIELD )
                   =*  [0]  Disabled
                   =   [1]  2_Sectors
                   =   [2]  4_Sectors
                   =   [3]  8_Sectors
                   =   [4]  16_Sectors
    
       Main
          Hard_Disk_Drive:
             LBA_Mode_Control:
                ( token 0x5DF  start 0x281  width 0x1 )
                ( maximum 0x1  default 0x0  PICK_FIELD )
                   =*  [0]  Disabled
                   =   [1]  Enabled
    
       Main
          Hard_Disk_Drive:
             32_Bit_I/O:
                ( token 0x5E5  start 0x292  width 0x1 )
                ( maximum 0x1  default 0x0  PICK_FIELD )
                   =*  [0]  Disabled
                   =   [1]  Enabled
    
       Main
          Hard_Disk_Drive:
             Transfer_Mode:
                ( token 0x5D9  start 0x287  width 0x4 )
                ( maximum 0xF  default 0x0  PICK_FIELD )
                   =*  [0]  Standard
                   =   [1]  Fast_PIO_1
                   =   [2]  Fast_PIO_2
                   =   [3]  Fast_PIO_3
                   =   [4]  Fast_PIO_4
                   =   [5]  FPIO_3_/_DMA_1
                   =   [6]  FPIO_4_/_DMA_2
    
       Main
          Hard_Disk_Drive:
             Ultra_DMA_Mode:
                ( token 0x525  start 0x21C  width 0x3 )
                ( maximum 0x7  default 0x0  PICK_FIELD )
                   =*  [0]  Disabled
                   =   [1]  Mode_0
                   =   [2]  Mode_1
                   =   [3]  Mode_2
                   =   [4]  Mode_3
                   =   [5]  Mode_4
                   =   [6]  Mode_5
                   =   [7]  Mode_6
    
       Main
          Hard_Disk_Drive:
             Multi-Sector_Transfers:
                ( token 0x5EE  start 0x294  width 0x3 )
                ( maximum 0x7  default 0x0  PICK_FIELD )
                   =*  [0]  Disabled
                   =   [1]  2_Sectors
                   =   [2]  4_Sectors
                   =   [3]  8_Sectors
                   =   [4]  16_Sectors
    
       Main
          Hard_Disk_Drive:
             LBA_Mode_Control:
                ( token 0x5FA  start 0x2A2  width 0x1 )
                ( maximum 0x1  default 0x0  PICK_FIELD )
                   =*  [0]  Disabled
                   =   [1]  Enabled
    
       Main
          Hard_Disk_Drive:
             32_Bit_I/O:
                ( token 0x600  start 0x2A4  width 0x1 )
                ( maximum 0x1  default 0x0  PICK_FIELD )
                   =*  [0]  Disabled
                   =   [1]  Enabled
    
       Main
          Hard_Disk_Drive:
             Transfer_Mode:
                ( token 0x5F4  start 0x298  width 0x4 )
                ( maximum 0xF  default 0x0  PICK_FIELD )
                   =*  [0]  Standard
                   =   [1]  Fast_PIO_1
                   =   [2]  Fast_PIO_2
                   =   [3]  Fast_PIO_3
                   =   [4]  Fast_PIO_4
                   =   [5]  FPIO_3_/_DMA_1
                   =   [6]  FPIO_4_/_DMA_2
    
       Main
          Hard_Disk_Drive:
             Ultra_DMA_Mode:
                ( token 0x528  start 0x21F  width 0x3 )
                ( maximum 0x7  default 0x0  PICK_FIELD )
                   =*  [0]  Disabled
                   =   [1]  Mode_0
                   =   [2]  Mode_1
                   =   [3]  Mode_2
                   =   [4]  Mode_3
                   =   [5]  Mode_4
                   =   [6]  Mode_5
                   =   [7]  Mode_6
    
       Main
          Optical_Disk_Drive:
             Multi-Sector_Transfers:
                ( token 0x624  start 0x2B8  width 0x3 )
                ( maximum 0x7  default 0x0  PICK_FIELD )
                   =*  [0]  Disabled
                   =   [1]  2_Sectors
                   =   [2]  4_Sectors
                   =   [3]  8_Sectors
                   =   [4]  16_Sectors
    
       Main
          Optical_Disk_Drive:
             LBA_Mode_Control:
                ( token 0x630  start 0x2C6  width 0x1 )
                ( maximum 0x1  default 0x0  PICK_FIELD )
                   =*  [0]  Disabled
                   =   [1]  Enabled
    
       Main
          Optical_Disk_Drive:
             32_Bit_I/O:
                ( token 0x636  start 0x2C8  width 0x1 )
                ( maximum 0x1  default 0x0  PICK_FIELD )
                   =*  [0]  Disabled
                   =   [1]  Enabled
    
       Main
          Optical_Disk_Drive:
             Transfer_Mode:
                ( token 0x62A  start 0x2BC  width 0x4 )
                ( maximum 0xF  default 0x0  PICK_FIELD )
                   =*  [0]  Standard
                   =   [1]  Fast_PIO_1
                   =   [2]  Fast_PIO_2
                   =   [3]  Fast_PIO_3
                   =   [4]  Fast_PIO_4
                   =   [5]  FPIO_3_/_DMA_1
                   =   [6]  FPIO_4_/_DMA_2
    
       Main
          Optical_Disk_Drive:
             Ultra_DMA_Mode:
                ( token 0x52E  start 0x225  width 0x3 )
                ( maximum 0x7  default 0x0  PICK_FIELD )
                   =*  [0]  Disabled
                   =   [1]  Mode_0
                   =   [2]  Mode_1
                   =   [3]  Mode_2
                   =   [4]  Mode_3
                   =   [5]  Mode_4
                   =   [6]  Mode_5
                   =   [7]  Mode_6
    
       Main
          Power_On_Display:
             ( token 0x18  start 0x3F9  width 0x2 )
             ( maximum 0x3  default 0x3  PICK_FIELD )
                =   [2]  LCD+Analog_RGB
                =*  [3]  Auto-Selected
    
       Main
          Language:
             ( token 0x2C4  start 0x243  width 0x4 )
             ( maximum 0xF  default 0x0  PICK_FIELD )
                =*  [0]  English_(US)
                =   [2]  Fran‡ais
    
       Advanced
          Legacy_USB_Support:
             ( token 0x3ED  start 0x3FC  width 0x1 )
             ( maximum 0x1  default 0x1  PICK_FIELD )
                =   [0]  Disabled
                =*  [1]  Enabled
    
       Advanced
          Processor_Assisted_Virtualization:
             ( token 0x339  start 0x170  width 0x1 )
             ( maximum 0x1  default 0x1  PICK_FIELD )
                =   [0]  Disabled
                =*  [1]  Enabled
    
       Advanced
          Built-in_LAN:
             ( token 0x42  start 0x3F4  width 0x2 )
             ( maximum 0x3  default 0x1  PICK_FIELD )
                =   [0]  Disabled
                =*  [1]  Enabled
    
       Advanced
          Wake_on_Keyboard:
             ( token 0x45  start 0x3F1  width 0x1 )
             ( maximum 0x1  default 0x0  PICK_FIELD )
                =*  [0]  Disabled
                =   [1]  Enabled
    
       Advanced
          Wake-up_on_LAN:
             ( token 0x48  start 0x3F0  width 0x1 )
             ( maximum 0x1  default 0x1  PICK_FIELD )
                =   [0]  Disabled
                =*  [1]  Enabled
    
       Advanced
          Critical_Battery_Wake-up:
             ( token 0x4B  start 0x7B  width 0x1 )
             ( maximum 0x1  default 0x1  PICK_FIELD )
                =   [0]  Disabled
                =*  [1]  Enabled
    
       Advanced
          Pointing_Devices
             ( token 0x57  start 0x7F  width 0x1 )
             ( maximum 0x1  default 0x1  PICK_FIELD )
                =   [0]  Disabled
                =*  [1]  Enabled
    
       Advanced
          Illumination_LED
             ( token 0x75  start 0x2A8  width 0x1 )
             ( maximum 0x1  default 0x1  PICK_FIELD )
                =   [0]  Disabled
                =*  [1]  Enabled
    
       Advanced
          USB_Sleep_and_Charge:
             ( token 0x6C  start 0x294  width 0x2 )
             ( maximum 0x3  default 0x0  PICK_FIELD )
                =*  [0]  Disabled
                =   [1]  Mode1
                =   [2]  Mode2
    
       Advanced
          HDMI-CEC
             ( token 0x4E  start 0x7C  width 0x1 )
             ( maximum 0x1  default 0x1  PICK_FIELD )
                =   [0]  Disabled
                =*  [1]  Enabled
    
       Advanced
          Remote_Power_On/Off
             ( token 0x51  start 0x7D  width 0x1 )
             ( maximum 0x1  default 0x1  PICK_FIELD )
                =   [0]  Disabled
                =*  [1]  Enabled
    
       Advanced
          Internal_CIR
             ( token 0x5A  start 0x80  width 0x1 )
             ( maximum 0x1  default 0x1  PICK_FIELD )
                =   [0]  Disabled
                =*  [1]  Enabled
    
       Advanced
          SATA_Controller_Mode
             ( token 0x4AD  start 0x34C  width 0x3 )
             ( maximum 0x7  default 0x4  PICK_FIELD )
                =*  [3]  Compatibility
                =   [4]  AHCI
    
       Security
          HDD1_Password
             ( token 0x3C  start 0x79  width 0x1 )
             ( maximum 0x1  default 0x0  PICK_FIELD )
                =*  [0]  User_Only
                =   [1]  User+Master
    
       Security
          HDD2_Password
             ( token 0x3F  start 0x7A  width 0x1 )
             ( maximum 0x1  default 0x0  PICK_FIELD )
                =*  [0]  User_Only
                =   [1]  User+Master