Amnesia detecting integrated graphics before dedicated graphics

[sgtblooper]

created an account just to say THANK YOU SO MUCH.

my computer (hp dv7) was running minecraft at a horrible framerate and after much searching, I figured it was because the integrated graphics card was being used. however, I came across no information that told me why or how to fix this.

and now, after many moons of searching, I've managed to stumble upon this thread. a simple quick fix and now the framerate on minecraft and many other games has skyrocketed. just a HUGE thank you from a random user across cyberspace.