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    Best power management settings for envy 17 3d

    Discussion in 'HP' started by katawonga, Jul 18, 2011.

  1. katawonga

    katawonga Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi Everyone,

    I've been a happy owner of an first gen Envy 17 3D(no sandy bridge) and for the most part i'm super happy.

    However, I'm not at all impressed with the 9cell battery I ordered. HP claims up to 3hours with it but I've never been able to get even an hour and half out of it on minimal settings.

    So I wanted to find out from you guys out there what power settings you've used that give you great life but the lappy is still useable.

    Thanks
     
    katawonga, Jul 18, 2011
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    a3r0x Notebook Evangelist

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    Download CPU-Z and look at the Core Speed of the CPU while running on battery. There may be a problem with TurboBoost/ power setting keeping your CPU at max speed.

    Also make sure you have ATI Battery saver enabled. You can find this either in the ATI Tray Tool or the Windows Power Settings.
     
    a3r0x, Jul 18, 2011
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    necrophyte, Jul 19, 2011
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