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    Unplugging causes problems on Alienware 17

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by Scale, Nov 11, 2014.

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    Scale Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi guys,

    I have a Alienware 17 running the following:
    windows 8.1 pro
    Nvidia GTX 860M - 344.60
    i7-4710MQ
    Samsung EVO 250GB (msata)

    So here is the problem, if i unplug the power (even while running the high performance power profile) my browser will react incredibly slow.
    When i try to watch something on netflix it will render at around 10 frames a second.

    According to throttlestop my CPU is still running at 2.4GHZ, my CPU usage is below 5%.
    This issue has appeared in the recent weeks and i can't figure out whats causing it.

    Any ideas are welcome, because i don't know where to look anymore.

    Thanks
     
    Scale, Nov 11, 2014
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    After a few hours i found out it was actually a silverlight issue.
    And it was caused by the nvidia call of duty ready drivers.

    Solved the problem by installing the new assassins creed ready driver.
     
    Scale, Nov 12, 2014
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