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    FSX on battery power issue!

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by kahuna_socom, Aug 25, 2007.

  1. kahuna_socom

    kahuna_socom Notebook Guru

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    Hello. Well, I just got Flight Sim X yesterday and installed it and it worked great! Medium-High graphics and running smooth as butter, but today, when I went to play it while on battery power, it was choppy and lagging like crazy. I though this was strange becuase I hadn't changed any of the graphics settings since the last time I played. So I plugged my lappy in again and it was running fine! unplugged it and it immediatly started to chop. (And I have my comp set up so that it runs on High Performance battery mode when I'm not plugged in).
    Any solutions to this problem?
    -Thanks-
     
    kahuna_socom, Aug 25, 2007
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    usapatriot Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    When you disconnect your notebook it goes into power savings mode and automatically clocks down the GPU to save power. The GPU power setting is dependent on the graphics driver and not the High Performance battery mode which just affects the CPU.

    Check your video cards control panel and look for something called Nvidia PowerMizer or ATI Powerplay depending on which card you have.

    Set it to maximum performance on all battery modes.
     
    usapatriot, Aug 25, 2007
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  3. kahuna_socom

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    Hey thanks! I'll go look for that.
     
    kahuna_socom, Aug 25, 2007
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    Ok, I've looked everywhere but I cannot find PowerMizer. Where is it?
     
    kahuna_socom, Aug 25, 2007
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    If you're using Vista, Powermizer is supposed to automatically clock up to full speed as necessary.

    Make sure you're in the high performance profile. Furthermore, go into the advanced power options and ensure that anything that affects speed is set to the same when under battery power as it is when it's plugged into the wall. In particular, you want to set the maximum CPU performance state to 100%.
     
    tritium4ever, Aug 25, 2007
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    In Vista, set your power option to "High Performance." In XP left click your battery icon and set your mode to "Home/Office Desk"
     
    jessi3k3, Aug 25, 2007
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    Okay. I'm under High Performance mode, I just did everything everybody said and it hasn't changed a bit. Every setting for under battery power is on the same as when it's plugged in and still i'm getting nothing. This makes no sense.
     
    kahuna_socom, Aug 25, 2007
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    Any further ideas?
     
    kahuna_socom, Aug 25, 2007
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    what system are you trying this on. specs please
     
    FusiveResonance, Aug 25, 2007
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    Dell Inspiron 1520
    Intel Core 2 Duo T7500 2.2Ghz
    256MB Nvidia GeForce 8600M GT
    2GB DDR2 SDRAM
    160GB 5400rpm SATA HDD
     
    kahuna_socom, Aug 25, 2007
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    Well this is rubbish, all energy/ performance scaling should answer to the mobility center.
     
    knightingmagic, Aug 25, 2007
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    Ok. For some reason, nothing I've tried has worked. I must say though, i'm about to give up for fear of doing something which could mess up my comp.
    Any other ideas before I lose hope? lol
     
    kahuna_socom, Aug 25, 2007
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    ---bump---
     
    kahuna_socom, Aug 26, 2007
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    just plug it in mate...
     
    FusiveResonance, Aug 26, 2007
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    Yeah, gaming on battery is not such a good idea, you will drain your battery in less than hour. Especially something intensive like FSX?
     
    usapatriot, Aug 26, 2007
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    True. But it just seems kind of awkward that i'm basically not allowed to game on battery power if I want to.
     
    kahuna_socom, Aug 26, 2007
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