Note: Laptop computers with two graphics cards

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Note: Laptop computers with two graphics cards

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If you have a laptop computer with two graphics cards (INTEL HD + AMD RADEON HD or INTEL HD + NVIDIA GEFORCE),
please check that you are running the game from the AMD or the NVIDIA graphics card.

NOTE:
There are two versions of Farming Sim 15, one in 32-bit mode for Windows 32-bit and one in 64-bit mode for Windows 64-bit.

FOR A LAPTOP COMPUTER WITH AN AMD RADEON HD GRAPHICS CARD:

A. Please update the drivers of the AMD RADEON HD graphics card:

1. Click http://support.amd.com/en-us/download/auto-detect-tool
2. Click 'Download' under DOWNLOAD LINK from AMD Driver Autodetect.
3. Save the application amddriverdownloader.exe.
4. Once the download done, run the application amddriverdownloader.exe and follow the instructions.

AMD Driver Autodetect detects your graphics card and Windows operating system.
If there is a new driver, the tool will download it with a click of a button and start the installation process.

B. Please select the AMD RADEON HD graphics card to play Farming Sim 15:

FOR A LAPTOP COMPUTER WITH WINDOWS 32-BIT:

1. Right click on the background of the Desktop and click AMD Catalyst Control Center.
2. Click the button Power then 'Switchable Graphics'.
3. Click the button 'High-performance' or 'High-performance GPU' under 'Choose a Graphics Processing Unit'.
4. Click the button 'Browse' under 'Other Applications'.
5. DVD/DIGITAL VERSION: Browse and open the folder "x86" located by default in Local Disk (C:), folder Program Files and Farming Simulator 2015.
6. STEAM VERSION: Browse and open the folder "x86" located by default in Local Disk (C:), folder Program Files, Steam, SteamApps, Common and Farming Simulator 2015.
7. Select the application FarmingSimulator2015Game (or FarmingSimulator2015Game.exe) and click the button Open.
8. Click the button Apply then close the AMD Catalyst Control Center and run the game.

FOR A LAPTOP COMPUTER WITH WINDOWS 64-BIT:

1. Right click on the background of the Desktop and click AMD Catalyst Control Center.
2. Click the button Power then 'Switchable Graphics'.
3. Click the button 'High-performance' or 'High-performance GPU' under 'Choose a Graphics Processing Unit'.
4. Click the button 'Browse' under 'Other Applications'.
5. DVD/DIGITAL VERSION: Browse and open the folder "x64" located by default in Local Disk (C:), folder Program Files (x86) and Farming Simulator 2015.
6. STEAM VERSION: Browse and open the folder "x64" located by default in Local Disk (C:), folder Program Files (x86), Steam, SteamApps, Common and Farming Simulator 2015.
7. Select the application FarmingSimulator2015Game (or FarmingSimulator2015Game.exe) and click the button Open.
8. Click the button Apply then close the AMD Catalyst Control Center and run the game.

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FOR A LAPTOP COMPUTER WITH A NVIDIA GEFORCE GRAPHICS CARD:

A. Please update the drivers of the NVIDIA GEFORCE graphics card:

1. Click http://www.geforce.com/drivers
2. Click the button DOWNLOAD under Automatic Driver Updates.
3. Save the application GeForce Experience.
4. Once the download done, run the application.
5. Once installed, run GeForce Experience in order to update automatically the drivers of the graphics card.

B. Please select the NVIDIA GEFORCE graphics card to play Farming Sim 15:

FOR A LAPTOP COMPUTER WITH WINDOWS 32-BIT:

1. Right click on the background of the Windows Desktop and click NVIDIA Control Panel.
2. Click Manage 3D settings under 3D Settings in 'Select a Task...'.
3. Click the tab Program Settings under 'I would like to use the following 3D settings:'.
4. Click the button Add under '1. Select a program to customize:'.
5. DVD/DIGITAL VERSION: Browse and open the folder "x86" located by default in Local Disk (C:), folder Program Files and Farming Simulator 2015.
6. STEAM VERSION: Browse and open the folder "x86" located by default in Local Disk (C:), folder Program Files, Steam, SteamApps, Common and Farming Simulator 2015.
7. Select the application FarmingSimulator2015Game (or FarmingSimulator2015Game.exe) and click the button Open.
8. Select 'High-performance NVIDIA processor' under '2. Select the preferred graphics processor for this program:'.
9. Click the button Apply then close the NVIDIA Control Panel and run the game.

FOR A LAPTOP COMPUTER WITH WINDOWS 64-BIT:

1. Right click on the background of the Windows Desktop and click NVIDIA Control Panel.
2. Click Manage 3D settings under 3D Settings in 'Select a Task...'.
3. Click the tab Program Settings under 'I would like to use the following 3D settings:'.
4. Click the button Add under '1. Select a program to customize:'.
5. DVD/DIGITAL VERSION: Browse and open the folder "x64" located by default in Local Disk (C:), folder Program Files (x86) and Farming Simulator 2015.
6. STEAM VERSION: Browse and open the folder "x64" located by default in Local Disk (C:), folder Program Files (x86), Steam, SteamApps, Common and Farming Simulator 2015.
7. Select the application FarmingSimulator2015Game (or FarmingSimulator2015Game.exe) and click the button Open.
8. Select 'High-performance NVIDIA processor' under '2. Select the preferred graphics processor for this program:'.
9. Click the button Apply then close the NVIDIA Control Panel and run the game.
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