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    Undervolting the L2000 (ML-37)

    Discussion in 'HP' started by csxpilot, Oct 3, 2005.

  1. csxpilot

    csxpilot Notebook Enthusiast

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    Well I just wanted everyone to know that I have successfully undervolted the Turion ML-37 processor so that is kills the fan cycling. I use RMClock to alter my Power State Transitions. I use 7 transitions.
    These settings may not work with your processor!
    4x 0.925
    10x 1.300

    In RMClock just click automatically fill in intermediate transitions and it caculates all of the voltages automatically. I have run these setting for about 4 days with no crashes. I have run the Prime 95 torture tests and no crashes either. And yes, with these undervoltage settings i have noticed quite an increase in battery life. Hope this helps. Now I'm not saying the fan doesnt turn on, it just doesn't turn on every minute now its about every 5 minutes for about 5-10 secs. when browsing. As for the Hard-Drive heat problem everyone has been complaining about, I have noticed the heat, it does cause my hand to sweat a little after it wrests there for about 20 minutes. I can't really complain about it buring my hand (as I have seen in other posts).
     
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    vassil_98 Notebook Deity

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    I think, someone managed to get 0.9 on 4x; you might want to see this post. But great job; how long does you battery last now? The l2000 as well as the v2000z last only about 2:20 hours with a 6 cell battery and upto 5 h with a 12 cell one. Any significant difference?
     
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    I tried .900 at 4x and I got the funky vertical stripes after about 45 minutes in the Prime95 torture test. So i stuck with .925 and havent had any problems since, been running at .925 for about 4 days. As for battery life I havent done a full battery chack but at .925 instead of 1.000, in the first 20% or so of battery, i get about an extra 30 minutes. Hope this helps.