Predator Helios 300 G3-571-77QK Graphics Card Stopped Working

LightYear

Hi,
My laptop's graphics card GTX 1060 suddenly stopped working. In Device Manager, it shows an alert symbol next to the graphics driver.
This is what I tried to fix it so far:
- I uninstalled the graphics driver completely and reinstalled it.
- I used the GeForce Experience app to update the drivers. 
- Made sure Windows is updated

I realized that it might not be a driver issue. I have Ubuntu on dual-boot which also threw some errors when opening. It runs on the Nvidia card. The intel card is working fine.
I want to try fixing it myself because its out of warranty. Anything I can try to fix it?

Commodore_1995#

What error code does it display? Have you tried uninstalling and deleting the driver like this?

LightYear

Yes that's what I did while uninstalling. This is the error when I go to properties:

Windows has stopped this device because it has reported problems. (Code 43)

I googled the error code and found all the solutions to be reinstalling the driver which didn't work for me.

Commodore_1995#

Have you tried reinstalling windows by pressing alt + f10 before the Acer logo?

LightYear

I just did it. The NVIDIA card started work but the Intel graphics card has gone missing in the device manager. 


By default, it runs the Nvidia card. This will reduce battery life .

I am unable to find it anywhere in the device manager.

Commodore_1995#

Verify that the Intel video card appears as a hidden device. By default, the notebook uses the intel video card because it is this video card that transmits the image to the notebook display: