How To Enable Integrated Graphics On ASRock

Using the built-in graphics card together with a devoted one is a good suggestion if you wish to have a multi-monitor setup in your PC. However, most ASRock motherboards disable the iGPU everytime you set up an exterior video card.

You might want to allow the iGPU in such instances. It is feasible to take action from the Chipset Configuration or AMD CBS settings on the Advanced tab of ASRock’s UEFI/BIOS interface.

Make positive your CPU has an built-in graphics processor. You can examine the official specs of the CPU to get this info. Then, comply with the step-by-step information I’ve offered beneath to allow/disable the iGPU in your ASRock motherboard.

Get to BIOS/UEFI

You must entry the Advanced BIOS setup utility or UEFI firmware settings to have the ability to change this setting. You can usually use the BIOS key on startup to entry this interface.

1. Press F2 or Del key after you get to the ASRock emblem display screen to get into the BIOS/UEFI interface. You may also keep dressing this key as quickly as your laptop begins to get the timing proper.
2. If it masses the EZ mode interface, press F6 to get to Advanced Mode.

If you might have enabled Ultra Fast Boot, you possibly can’t use the BIOS key. In such instances, it is advisable entry the Advanced Startup choices after which choose Troubleshoot > Advanced choices > UEFI Firmware Settings > Restart to load the BIOS/UEFI.

Enable Integrated Graphics Settings

Now, it is advisable seek for the mandatory setting within the UEFI Advanced mode interface and alter it accordingly.

Depending in your motherboard mannequin and its BIOS model, the UEFI interface shall be barely totally different even with the identical kind of CPU. So whereas I’ve offered the commonest steps for this course of, you might must do one thing else in your finish.

If you possibly can’t discover the choices from the steps beneath, I like to recommend trying out the official web page of your motherboard. There, go to its help tab and view the consumer guide or BIOS setup information to study what it is advisable do. If the information doesn’t make clear the method, take a look at boards or search assist from help personnel.

On Most Motherboards with Intel CPU

1. Go to the Advanced tab and choose Chipset Configuration.
2. Check the Primary Graphics Adapter setting and ensure it’s PCI Express. It’s best to have your discrete graphics card, which is related to the PCI Express lane, as the first video adapter.
3. Scroll all the way down to IGPU Multi-Monitor and choose this selection.
4. If it’s Disabled, it signifies that your laptop disables the built-in graphics processor when a devoted one is related to the pc. Set it to Enabled if you wish to allow the built-in GPU.
5. Then, choose Share Memory. It determines the portion of RAM that your built-in graphics shall be using as its video reminiscence.
6. Set it per your desire. You may also depart it as Auto for those who don’t need to set a customized worth.

On Most Motherboards with AMD CPU

1. Go to the Advanced tab and choose AMD CBS.
2. Go inside NBIO Common Options and choose GFX Configuration. If this setting doesn’t seem, you might must disable CSM and allow 4G Decoding first.
3. Select Integrated Graphics Controller. Set it to Forces and press Enter.
4. Set UMA Mode to UMA_Auto or UMA_Specified. UMA stands for Unified Memory Architecture and it mainly refers back to the iGPU’s expertise.
5. If you set it to UMA_Specified, it is advisable have a correct worth within the UMA Frame Buffer Size. It is the portion dimension of RAM that the built-in GPU will use because the video reminiscence. Usually, you possibly can set it as 1G or 2G for a superb efficiency.
6. If you see iGPU Configuration as a substitute of Integrated Graphics Controller and UMA Mode, instantly set it to UMA_AUTO or UMA_SPECIFIED and set the UMA Frame Buffer Size accordingly.

Save Configuration and Close UEFI/BIOS

Once you might have executed every thing, it is advisable save these adjustments to use them after which get out of the BIOS/UEFI.

1. Go to the Exit tab and choose Save Changes and Exit. 
2. Select Yes to save lots of the configuration adjustments and exit the BIOS.

Then, examine if built-in graphics is absolutely enabled from the Performance tab of the Task Manager.

Also, understand that you might solely see the display screen output from the devoted graphics card throughout startup or whereas accessing the BIOS. But on regular Windows, it’s best to get the output from each graphics processors.