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    Vista alternative to NHC?

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by Venturello, Feb 6, 2007.

  1. Venturello

    Venturello Notebook Consultant

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    Hi all. Vista runs very well in my A8Js, but I cannot run NHC - it causes blue screens. This can be 'solved' by removed the ACPI support (erasing files in ACPI folder, per NHC's forum recommendation) but then I loose ACPI functionality, which is what I want (mostly throttling of fan, CPU, etc).

    I can install and run Power4 Gear, but it causes other problems - for example, when coming back from suspend/hibernation, screen resolution is off, etc. Also I dont know if its handling CPU speed well, etc.

    Any good alternative to NHC which will run well in Vista?

    Thanks,

    Juan Miguel Venturello
     
    Venturello, Feb 6, 2007
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  2. E.B.E.

    E.B.E. NBR Procrastinator

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    Try RMClock. I don't know how it runs in Vista but it's a good alternative to NHC. (personally I prefer it to NHC)
     
    E.B.E., Feb 6, 2007
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    RMClock runs fine on Vista
     
    verto, Feb 6, 2007
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    bbzidane Notebook Guru

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    give it time
    software that tend to work closely with hardware usually need to be updated for every os upgrade
    consider it a downside in being an early adopter of new os
     
    bbzidane, Feb 6, 2007
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  5. Venturello

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    I run RMClock, it uses 100% of the CPU when its running (and thankfully, fan is running at max speed). Any idea why?
     
    Venturello, Feb 7, 2007
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    I guess I'm not the only one having BSOD's with NHC and Vista. Thanks for the RMClock suggestions.
     
    Mazda 3s, Feb 7, 2007
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  7. Venturello

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    bbzidane, yeah, I know so, that it will be upgraded eventually. They've had 2 months already, but anyway, such things take time. Mazda 3s, its a known issue, see the support forums on NHC (and also reported here). Do you have the same issue as me with RMClock? 100% clock usage when its running?
     
    Venturello, Feb 7, 2007
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  8. Mazda 3s

    Mazda 3s Notebook Guru

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    No problem with high CPU usage here:

    [​IMG]
     
    Mazda 3s, Feb 7, 2007
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  9. Venturello

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    Ah, nice. What laptop do you have? Did you leave RMClock at the default options?
     
    Venturello, Feb 7, 2007
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    Mazda 3s Notebook Guru

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    Default settings, Asus A8Jp

    Gonna mess with some undervolting now. The fan on this thing is SO annoying.
     
    Mazda 3s, Feb 7, 2007
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  11. Venturello

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    A8Js here. Strange it didnt work, will try it again later. I did toy with settings, so might go back to default see if that was the culprit. Now using Power4Gear extreme, works decently (not as good as NHC but better than nothing).
     
    Venturello, Feb 8, 2007
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    Let me ask a stupid question, does either NHC or RMClock make use of the P4G instant start key on the A8J series? You know the key above the function keys? Or is it all software driven.
     
    evil4blue, Feb 8, 2007
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  13. MAReames82

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    The new NHC due to be release on the 15th will fully support Windows Vista.
     
    MAReames82, Feb 8, 2007
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  14. Insane

    Insane Notebook Evangelist

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    ohhh where did you read this from? any more info about it, like whether it will be the final v2.0 ?


    insane
     
    Insane, Feb 9, 2007
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  15. Venturello

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    On the 15th? Did not see anything on the website but if so... wonderful!!
     
    Venturello, Feb 9, 2007
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