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    Throttling back?

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by Xens, May 2, 2006.

  1. Xens

    Xens Notebook Consultant

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    Is there a way to stop my E1505 from making my video card go into limp mode whenever I'm on battery? I'd like to at least have the choice whether I want to play games on battery or just do regular stuff and save battery.
     
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    Have you used either QuickSet or Control Panel / Power options to set it to Home use, or Maximum Performance?
     
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    Xens Notebook Consultant

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    Yeah I configured those, but it doesn't seem to affect the throttling on the video card.
     
    Xens, May 2, 2006
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    You need to use ATI's PowerPlay feature...
     
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    I think there's a setting in the video driver you can choose to deactivate, but I guess that depend on which graphics card you have.
     
    nick_danger, May 2, 2006
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    I have the X1400, I'll try to look for this option.
     
    Xens, May 2, 2006
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