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    XPS 9530 high battery consumption when in sleep

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by spano, Dec 26, 2013.

  1. spano

    spano Notebook Guru

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    Hello,

    My XPS 9530 has great battery life in general (~8hrs of normal use). Although, when I fully charge the battery and put it to sleep (by closing the lid), the battery drops to ~25% in around 24hrs while in sleep the whole time. I can understand how there is so much battery being used when the computer is just sleeping. My old inspiron 6400 could last days like this.

    I have it set in the power configuration to do a regular (not intel deep sleep) when closing the lid
    I have intel smart connect turned off from the UI in windows (in the task bar).

    Has anyone had the same issue? Or can anyone suggest something that I am doing wrong?

    Thanks!
     
    spano, Dec 26, 2013
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    savingpvtbryan Notebook Consultant

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    I've got the same issue but I haven't tried to figure out what's wrong. It hasn't bothered me much yet but I did notice it. I wish I could be more helpful.


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    savingpvtbryan, Dec 31, 2013
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  3. spano

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    No worries, thanks for the reply.

    I also noticed there is an option in the BIOS to disable Intel smart connect. I have done this. I haven't had a chance to monitor any changes though. Try it as well and see if it helps.
     
    spano, Jan 1, 2014
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    Try disabling Intel Rapid Start. What is Intel® Rapid Start Technology? | Intel® Developer Zone
     
    savingpvtbryan, Jan 1, 2014
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