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    Power schemes?

    Discussion in 'HP' started by S80Mark, Jan 12, 2006.

  1. S80Mark

    S80Mark Notebook Enthusiast

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    I just chatted with a HP tech person and was told to use "always on" as the mode for the power scheme to get max performance and battery life out of my system.

    Do anyone know if they knew what they were talking about. What does that mode do that the others don't? Why wouldn't I use "max battery life" or "Intervideo WinDVD" when watching a dvd?

    I'm confused.
     
    S80Mark, Jan 12, 2006
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  2. xAMDvsIntelx

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    Whoa! That guy must've been mistaken. Full Power? I don't think so. Try setting the power schemes at "Automatic"/dynamic CPU and ventilation on performance. Try toning down the screen brightness manually with your quick keys on your keyboard.
     
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    I don't have the "automatic/dynamic" option. How about "Max battery life"? Will that be the best to watch a DVD or should I use "intervideo windvd"?
     
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  4. xAMDvsIntelx

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    That might work, but you'll have to up the screen brightness. Try it and tell us how it goes.
     
    xAMDvsIntelx, Jan 12, 2006
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    "Portable/Laptop" will be better, since it will increase CPU speed when needed. "Max Battery" will always run CPU at lowest speed no matter what the load is...
     
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    Well if you're just watching a DVD, you don't need the extra power. All you've got to worry about is the screen brightness and such.
     
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    That's right. If you want to be sure, you can set it to "Max battery" before watching DVD.

    Sorry, I just got used to my PowerDVD... I didn't have to worry about speed since it never jumps above 800 Mhz. Utilization ranges from 16% to 41% while watching DVD.
     
    fill2k, Jan 13, 2006
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    That extra CPU usage is because of the OS. If you didn't have to have the OS running in the background, you'd get significantly better battery life because you wouldn't need to utilize the CPU as much. (which is why Quick Play feature devices came into existance).
     
    xAMDvsIntelx, Jan 13, 2006
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    fill2k, is right. For some reason WinDVD on V2000z is having some problems and taking too much CPU ( nothing to do with OS). I experimented with WinDVD few times and see Processor jumping to next step, so I installed powerDVD and CPU usage typically remain around 20-30% when CPU is running at 800Mhz.

    Not only that with PowerDVD all those Mulimedia controls on the keyboard works without any software mapping.
     
    chinna_n, Jan 13, 2006
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