[M15x] Unable to disable PowerMizer

Hmm, I've been trying to disable powermizer on my AW for close to an hour now. None of the registry mods used work ( http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=261929), not even the NV GPU Pro was able to rectify this issue. Does anyone have a solution to this

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System information
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Windows 7 Ultimate X64
Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-720QM Mobile Processor (1.6GHz, turbo up to 2.8GHz, 6MB L3 1
500GB 7200RPM SATA Hard Drive 1
4GB Dual-channel 1333MHz DDR3 SDRAM (2 x 2GB) 1
1GB GDDR3 NVIDIA(R) GeForce(R) GTX 260M 1

 

I would not suggest disabling PowerMizer. Keep in mind, the thread you referenced is 2 years old and PowerMizer was a completely different thing then as it relates to notebooks. If I may ask, why do you want to disable it?

Disabling PowerMizer can be done by:

1. Editing the driver .inf file prior to install
2. Modifying the registry
3. Using a third party app

Would be helpful to know which driver version you are using as this plays a factor.

If you are not 100% familiar with PowerMizer and what it does, I suggest checking out the following:

Key Features:
http://www.nvidia.com/object/feature_powermizer.html

PowerMizer Technical Brief:
http://www.nvidia.com/object/IO_26269.html

 

Uh, when i run the notebook on battery power(as opposed to running on AC) the GPU gets downclocked and the system goes into a crawl

 

don't expect great battery life if you disable it. but if you really want to i suggest you google powermizer switch. read up on that.

 

Tried that, it says they're all off, but when i unplug the AC it still clocks itself down

 

What 'goes into a crawl' under battery power? The entire system or just a specific application? Can you provide more details?

 

Can't game on the system at all. not even flash apps

here's the clocks

 

You shouldn't be trying to game on battery. As I've found out myself the battery just can't supply enough power to the graphics cards to keep them at plugged in performance, even when at normal clocks.

I literally get about 4-5fps in Crysis compared to 30 when plugged in.

Think about it: I'll use my M17 as an example, plugged in it can draw about 180W of power on max load, on battery that becomes 90-100W max, and a lot of that is going to the processor.

Even with powermizer off, gaming on battery will be rubbish. And even if you found a way to force the system to run with the same performance that it does when plugged in, your battery life will literally be no more than half an hour when gaming if you do so.

With other notebooks it's not a problem because they don't have the colossal power draw that our laptops do. Ordinary notebooks can draw less than 50W fully loaded so the battery can supply that no problem.

 

It sucks to game without my battery in, the AC socket comes off too easily sometime ._.

 

...You don't have to take the battery out of the laptop o.o

Just leave it plugged in and you'll be fine, battery or no battery.

 

Wont that deteriorate the batter when its already full?

 

As far as I'm aware modern batteries won't deteriorate if plugged in most of the time, no.

Mine's nearly always plugged in and I still get 2 hours out of the battery.

 

As Evil mentioned, gaming on battery is basically pointless IMO. Evil and I also are of the same opinion on batteries... leaving it in the system is fine. Think of the battery as a backup UPS

If you are having issues with the power cord disconnecting from the system you should contact Dell Support - they can send you a replacement PSU and if that doesn't resolve it they may suggest replacing the motherboard. Start with the PSU first.

 

Alrighty. thanks. about the power cord, im not sure if its me, but i'll take a video of it and you guys see if it's loose or just built that way.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p0HPAPhUjcM

 

mine is like that too. it wiggles around if you touch it like that but it has never just pop loose. i kind of like it like that just in case someone accidentally step on the cord, my laptop wouldn't be flying to the ground.lol

also nice moves, saw your break dancing journal

 

oh lawd, that was a long time ago, i need to delete those embarassing videos. on that note, thanks for clarifying the AC issue