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    i7 720QM Speedstep / Turbo Boost Issue

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by offshore, Jul 21, 2010.

  1. offshore

    offshore Notebook Enthusiast

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    My Alienware M15x runs horrible on battery with speedstep enabled. When disabled, the laptop runs great... but I've noticed that turbo boost is no longer enabled in Windows.

    In BIOS speedstep is disabled and turbo boost is still enabled.

    Any idea how to keep speedstep disabled and still have turbo boost function?

    Or is there any way to enable speedstep in bios and pretty much keep it from functioning in Windows?

    Specs:
    i7-720QM, 6GB DDR3 1333MHz, GeForce GTX 260M, 256GB SSD, Windows 7 Ult. 64bit

    Thanks :)
     
    offshore, Jul 21, 2010
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  2. JohnnyFlash

    JohnnyFlash Notebook Virtuoso

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    Which power profile are you using while on battery?
     
    JohnnyFlash, Jul 23, 2010
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