power plans

I just got my v2s the other day and I was curious if there is any way to have the computer automatically change power plans when I unplug the computer from the wall....It only makes sense that when you unplug the computer that it switches to battery saver mode.

any help would be appreciated.

Thanks, Will

 

I did a little searching around and can't find any way to do this. The laptop should be able to tell that it is running on battery power and lower the clock speed, dim the screen, etc., anyway, but I can't find anything that says you can have it completely change the power scheme automatically.

I actually did a quick search to see if there might be a third-party utility to do what you asked, but I'm not coming up anything like that either. Sorry I couldn't be of more help.

 

That is a function of Power4Gear.

I have a V1Jp running under WinXP, so I'm not sure if it's the same for Vista versions of ASUS laptops.

The only problem with P4G is that it only lets you customize those settings to a very limited degree. Also, in your Power settings under Control Panel, it will always have to be set to "Power4Gear" for it to work right. It also has certain controls which the normal Windows does not let you get at (ex: the P4G "Super Performance" mode has a lower CPU temperature threshold for kicking up the CPU fan speed than P4G "Quiet Office" mode).

 

If you want to manage the frequency (i.e., multiplier) and voltage of your CPU, I suggest RMClock (google is your friend). Besides multiplier and voltage control, you get to set the Power Schemes for Windows as well (standby, hibernation, monitor turn off etc). And it will change them automatically, together with the CPU controls.

(Note that Windows also has separate power settings for battery and plugged in)

If you also want to control brightness automatically, power 4 gear is the remaining option. But I do that with my fingers, instead doesn't take too much time.

To manage the GPU, you need the correct drivers (I recommend the stock drivers) and you will get an option in the card properties where you can set to either "High performance", "balanced", and "power saving", separately for when you're plugged in or on battery.

Unless Vista is crippled more than I thought, these things should be available. Perhaps you didn't look for them seriously enough?

 

sorry that I wasn't too clear, I was kind of half asleep while writing my post, heh. I know that power4gear has options within each mode for battery power and plugged in power. I was just wondering if it could switch from "High Performance" mode to "Battery saver" mode automatically when unplugged, since I leave it on High Performance mode while plugged in, yet would like to have High performance mode reserved for better performance/short battery life on battery..

Sorry for any confusion, I do not think power4gear automatically does the switch, plus its not that hard to adjust it by hand.

Thanks

 

Nope, it doesn't. You need to use another utility like RMClock (but that doesn't control the brightness). NHC does, but that's buggier.

 

when I ran P4G in XP, it used to do it automatically, I would connect to AC and it will go to the setting I had it last, which was super performance, and if I disconnected it would also go to the setting I had last which was Quiet Office and the screen would dim abit.

However in Vista, this is not the case, I need to manually adjust screen brightness, and power plan by pressing the hotkey in my w3j