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    [T510 Win7 Pro x64] Power Manager: Own profile in Fn+F3 menu and battery question

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by katamari, Apr 20, 2010.

  1. katamari

    katamari Notebook Consultant

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    Hi,

    I created an own power profile but it doesn't show up in the hotkey menu Fn+F3. I haven't found any posts on this. Does anyone else have this problem?

    Since clicking on the battery symbol on the taskbar no longer opens the context menu with all profiles (like I'm used to on my T42p), and the Power Manager (3.12) takes too long to appear (despite an SSD, so it's not the loading time), one last quick way to change profile would be the hotkey, but it's no big use if you can't customize the entries there, right?

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    I can't find the option to set the charging threshold. Is it normal? Am I overlooking anything?

    Thanks in advance.
     
    katamari, Apr 20, 2010
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  2. pstrisik

    pstrisik Notebook Evangelist

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    They eliminated the manual charging threshold settings in the latest version(s) and substituted one that works automatically. But I've heard that there are plans to put it back in - probably because of all the complaints!!

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    darkwish Notebook Enthusiast

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  4. mike5065

    mike5065 Notebook Consultant

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    I tested this using Power Manager (3.20), created a profile called Test, followed though on the settings for Test, and once implemented, this new profile showed up fine using Fn+F3.
     
    mike5065, Apr 21, 2010
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  5. katamari

    katamari Notebook Consultant

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    still doesn't work on me, tried deleting the old one and creating new ones.

    I'll just use the presets...

    btw I just don't understand why the Power Manager is so frigging sluggish.
     
    katamari, Apr 21, 2010
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    mike5065 Notebook Consultant

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    .NET may play a role in that
     
    mike5065, Apr 21, 2010
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    Mutnat Notebook Consultant

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    I just finished rebooting after updating my T510 with Win 7 Pro 64 to Power Manager 3.20, and I can confirm that the custom power profile I previously created (a week or two ago I guess now) shows up in the list when I use the Fn + F3 key combination.
     
    Mutnat, Apr 22, 2010
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