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    nvidia geforce 8400m gs troble?

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by alexlm, Mar 26, 2008.

  1. alexlm

    alexlm Notebook Consultant

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    hi I am having problems with mi core clock, when I connect mi laptop to de ac the card lets me over clock but when I am on the battery the card wont let me OC? help plz
     
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    If running Vista, are you on the High Performance power plan? Check by holding your mouse over the battery icon in the taskbar and click on it to change
     
    kozzney, Mar 26, 2008
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    I had to read your post twice to tell what you were saying. Grammar helps. ;)
     
    pixelot, Mar 26, 2008
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    jajajaj sorry I am from Guatemala and I have a bad English! I am on windows xp!
     
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    alexlm Notebook Consultant

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    but help me plz, I think its the driver that I got its a 169.09
     
    alexlm, Mar 26, 2008
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    I have a question relating to this Nvidia GeForce 8400M GS. How can I find out the "169.09"? I tried to use Laptop2togo.com to update the driver. It's not working. Can anyone help me?
     
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    help plz, I have to connect the AC power wile I do the oc! If I have no AC power I cant ac
     
    alexlm, Mar 27, 2008
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    Like kozzney said, you need to make sure you're on High Performance mode so the system doesn't downclock to save battery life. However, this will cause a huge hit to battery life, so it's not recommended at all.
     
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    yess but I am on windows xp!
     
    alexlm, Mar 27, 2008
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