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    Disable Power Limiting for the R3 Sandy Bridge

    Discussion in 'Alienware M11x' started by jusalilpanda, Feb 11, 2013.

  1. jusalilpanda

    jusalilpanda Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hey all, I've been poking around a lot and I haven't been able to find anything, but unclewebb said you might be able to help:

    • Is there anyway to disable the power limiting that occurs on the M11x R3 Sandy Bridge processor?
    • Such as by enabling the editing of the Turbo Ratio Limits?
    • Or perhaps through an unlocked BIOS?
    I feel like it was very silly for Dell to lock the R3 into throttling when it draws too much power...it's a gaming laptop after all! Facepalm! Anyways, thanks for any help.
     
    jusalilpanda, Feb 11, 2013
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    DavyGT Overclocker

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    Alienware-L_Porras Company Representative

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    I believe that the unlocked BIOS will do the trick for you, let us know the outcome.
     
    Alienware-L_Porras, Feb 21, 2013
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    Thanks, Davy and Porras! I see that the PowerSaver C0% is unlocked - just keep that at zero, right? Is that all or did I miss something?

    Edit: just took a look in the BIOS, looks like there is a lot to play around with. Has anyone written up a guide or anything? Thanks so much! This is very exciting :)
     
    jusalilpanda, Feb 22, 2013
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    Sorry to revive a dead thread, but I haven't done much to figure out how this thing works. I will report back soon! (In a new thread)
     
    jusalilpanda, May 5, 2013
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