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    W3V Undervolting Settings

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by rnassar, Aug 28, 2005.

  1. rnassar

    rnassar Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hello...

    I have instealled CHC and been experimenting with undervolting and so on. Still not getting any battery level of 4+ hours as some are reporting. Can you tell me what you are using for voltage levels and if there are other settings to adjust.

    I have tried to turn off wifi, bluetooth, and turn down the screen brightness. Also, I am not running Power4Gear anymore, since I am using CHC...

    Thanks for the advice,

    Ramy
     
    rnassar, Aug 28, 2005
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  2. John Ratsey

    John Ratsey Moderately inquisitive Super Moderator

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    The 4 hours + is under light load - nothing that loads the CPU or graphics.

    1. Make sure that Speedstep is enabled in the BIOS.

    2. Download MobileMeter from http://www.geocities.co.jp/SiliconValley-Oakland/8259/release/0310/mm0310.zip and use this to display your power consumption when running on battery. You should be looking for around 15W under light load. MM will also show the operating frequency. Under light load this should be 800MHz.

    3. I'm running my P-M 1.86 GHz at 0.7V for 800MHz and 1.084V for 1.86GHz. It seems that most of the modern P-Ms will run at 0.7V at minimum speed but you have to determine the safe minimum voltage for maximum speed by trial.

    Hope this helps,

    John
     
    John Ratsey, Aug 29, 2005
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  3. ray50000

    ray50000 Notebook Evangelist

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    You should also set the graphics card to clock down when running on battery. Find the tab labeled POWERPLAY, turn it on, and set it to max battery life when on battery. That should definitely boost your battery life some.
     
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  4. kingcow

    kingcow Notebook Consultant

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    here are my settings:

    Multiplier Voltage
    6 7
    7 7
    8 7.16
    9 7.48
    10 7.96
    11 0.844
    12 0.876
    13 0.924
    14 0.988

    with my video card clock down to 225 / 150
     
    kingcow, Aug 29, 2005
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  5. makken

    makken Notebook Consultant

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    wow, that's stable? i'm impressed
     
    makken, Aug 29, 2005
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