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    Just bought W3V

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by fishfood, May 13, 2005.

  1. fishfood

    fishfood Notebook Evangelist

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    I just pulled the trigger on the ASUS W3V. I am buying it stock from startech because I wanted the student discount and the 3 year warranty.

    Any advice on good programs or utilities? This is my FIRST notebook.
     
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    fishfood Notebook Evangelist

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    How does one do that?

    Any risks? Stability issues?

    What are the benefits of undervolting? Less heat? Less power consumption?
     
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    try to undervolt your laptop.

    Many people have done it and they have great results!!!

     
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    <blockquote id='quote'> quote:<hr height='1' noshade id='quote'>Originally posted by fishfood
     
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  5. fishfood

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    Cool. So whats the recommended voltage?
     
    fishfood, May 14, 2005
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    Hello,
    I know that every same type of processor manufactured actually have a very slight difference.. its just like turbo charged car engines, their potential capabilities differ from one another.

    But i would like to know exactly what input value you select as i am also using centrino hardware control 1.7... so i can guage and find a suitable voltage for my prize.

    .. on stock Asus W3V
     
    JingYou, May 14, 2005
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    <blockquote id='quote'> quote:<hr height='1' noshade id='quote'>Originally posted by JingYou
     
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    how DO you use the centrino hardware control to lower voltage? help/guide?
     
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    <blockquote id='quote'> quote:<hr height='1' noshade id='quote'>Originally posted by onetake
     
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    Well,
    my w3v managed to cling onto 14x with 1.068v.
    i noticed my processor speed goes down to 1.6ghz when i unplug my ac from my w3v.. and i always have to manually use centrino hardware control > cpu voltage > 14x 1.068v > set. in order for the processor speed to bring it up to 1.86ghz on battery.. is there other ways so as to i dont always need to manually do this? Please advice.

    .. on stock Asus W3V
     
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    <blockquote id='quote'> quote:<hr height='1' noshade id='quote'>Originally posted by JingYou
     
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    You can set all the available clocks to custom voltages in Centrino Hardware Control, but it does of course take some trial and error.

    Asus ACPI management leaves something to be desired compared to the stock Windows XP functionality, in my opinion. It's not what I would call a problem, but it was definitely not necessary.

    Kai
     
    BBQmyNUTZ, May 15, 2005
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    fishfood, I'm going to college next year, would that student discount apply for me? how much was the discount?

    thanks
     
    fezz, May 23, 2005
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    It's a 2 or 3% discount.

    I know undervolting technically doesn't void your warranty, but once It's done, do you have to (or should you) reset it to normal before you send it in for any warranty repairs...or is it so insignificant that it doesn't matter either way?

    Also, is any damage possible from switching things back and forth often, or resetting the values and testing them more than a few times? Basically does the amount of times you undervolt make any difference or increase your chances of causing problems or wearing out components any more so than doing it only once?
    Thanks [8D]
     
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    <blockquote id='quote'> quote:<hr height='1' noshade id='quote'>Originally posted by CalibratedComa
     
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    The discount is 3% off of total purchase price. You need to have some sort of proof that you are a student. I sent them a copy of my student ID. They might also accept an acceptance letter from your college.

    On W3V - sweet
     
    fishfood, May 23, 2005
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