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    Graphics Performance Decreases When Unplugged

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by billiton, Aug 20, 2008.

  1. billiton

    billiton Notebook Geek

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    I just purchased a brand new HP dv5t with a 9600M GT video card. I was testing WOW last night and when the laptop was plugged in everything worked fine. When the laptop was unplugged it was horrible. When I unplugged it, I put the battery setting on high performance and it still did the same thing.

    Anyone else with this issue or know how to solve it? Thanks.
     
    billiton, Aug 20, 2008
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    billiton Notebook Geek

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    billiton, Aug 20, 2008
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    ViciousXUSMC Master Viking NBR Reviewer

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    Well you know its for a reason, to save your battery.

    Most laptops will go into a power save mode on battery. Just overriding the windows power level will not override all of the internal power save functions all the time.

    I guess powermiser, and a few other things being disabled may be able to get you full power on battery but it may not work and your battery wont last long.
     
    ViciousXUSMC, Aug 20, 2008
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    StormEffect Lazer. *pew pew*

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    StormEffect, Aug 20, 2008
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