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    Could Power Issues, and constant Graphical Downclocking result from a bad RTC Battery (CMOS)?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Macleod of the Clan, Dec 6, 2011.

  1. Macleod of the Clan

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    If so I need to replace mine.

    Laptop always behaves as if its on battery for some reason.

    Clevo m570tu.
     
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    Could be due to a bad PSU.
     
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    Yeah looks like that issue... try replacing it and seeing if it helps...
     
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    I did replace it. Replaced my battery too. The Laptop takes power from a PSU and charges the battery but doesn't register that its on a power supply within the operating system for some reason. Its nothing on the software level. I've reinstalled everything and the BIOS too.

    For the graphics card I've tried everything on the driver, powermizer and vbios levels. And I've tried two graphics cards. One is constantly on 2d Clocks, another is constantly on Throttle clocks. Trying to substitute faster clocks in the vbios results in Artifacting. These cards should work.

    Recently Lappy was dead due to bad PSU/Battery or something. I might have fried some things on the Motherboard. I took it to be repaired, and they switched a power input part. But now its experiencing these problems.

    :(
     
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    Could the graphics issue I've described be a bad VGA connector? Or could it be related to the Power problem? Or unrelated to both>
     
    Macleod of the Clan, Dec 7, 2011
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