How to activate a second video card?

I bought my laptop with an upgrade to a NVIDIA GeForce GT 525 M video card. After you download an architectural program, the program said that it detects both 2 video cards. The manufacturer of the program said that the video card, I use Intel(r) HD Graphics Family, is not powerful enough for the graphic design of the program. and I have to activate the NVIDIA card. I had no idea I was not running with the GeForce card I have speced. How can I go on the activation of the card NVIDIA I want to use, and disable the other?

Hi GoldJr,

As a first step, you need to connect the cable from the monitor to the new video card and check if it helps.

If the problem persists, you then need to enable from BIOS, for this you need to contact the computer manufacturer for assistance.

You can also see the following article from Microsoft Help to improve display quality.

http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows/improve-display-quality#1TC=Windows-7

Please do not hesitate to visit our Web site for any help with the Windows operating system.

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