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    X220 - Slow system clock?

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by lenovo_md, May 13, 2011.

  1. lenovo_md

    lenovo_md Newbie

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    Anyone else notice their clock (under Windows 7) slowing when on battery or standby? I find that my clock will be off by about 1/2 hour after being on battery power or in standby mode. Was wondering if anyone else had the same issue.
     
    lenovo_md, May 13, 2011
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  2. GomJabbar

    GomJabbar Notebook Consultant

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    I found my clock's time off several times when I first got my X220, but I haven't seen that problem lately. Might have been fixed with one of the Microsoft or Lenovo updates [I am fully updated atm].
     
    GomJabbar, May 13, 2011
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  3. sp00n

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    your clock shouldn't be off by that much when it's no battery mode. i would check to make sure your onboard battery isn't dead (not the laptop battery).
     
    sp00n, May 13, 2011
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  4. charles20485

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    i just got my x220 today , and the wei is cpu :3.4 ...... I don;t know what to do..
     
    charles20485, May 13, 2011
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  5. John Ratsey

    John Ratsey Moderately inquisitive Super Moderator

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    If you haven't got the battery installed then put it in and try again. Then go into Power Manager and make sure that you are using the maximum performance settings.

    John
     
    John Ratsey, May 14, 2011
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  6. JohnsonDelBrat

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    Ha, I made a thread about my WEI going down to 3.4. I assume your battery is out when you did the test? Put it back in and magically watch it rise again.
     
    JohnsonDelBrat, May 14, 2011
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  7. sp00n

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    here's my X220 WEI score:

    [​IMG]
     
    sp00n, May 14, 2011
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  8. sp00n

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    it shouldn't matter what battery profile you use. when you run the WEI benchmark, windows will automatically turn off ally battery savings services.
     
    sp00n, May 14, 2011
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  9. charles20485

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    Yea , fixed with the battery in.. but that's weird..
     
    charles20485, May 15, 2011
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  10. charles20485

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    That;s right.
     
    charles20485, May 15, 2011
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  11. Sally4

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    Sally4, May 15, 2011
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  12. charles20485

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    How can you get 5.9 in graphic?
     
    charles20485, May 15, 2011
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  13. sp00n

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    i used the intel hd drivers from lenovo's site.
     
    sp00n, May 15, 2011
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  14. charles20485

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    ok thanks . I only have 5.1 and i will try the update.
     
    charles20485, May 15, 2011
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  15. charles20485

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    Same score after installed the driver..... Which driver did you install ? Thanks.
     
    charles20485, May 15, 2011
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  16. sp00n

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    sp00n, May 15, 2011
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  17. sp00n

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    when you're running the WEI benchmark, you should just let the laptop sit until the benchmarking tool is done.
     
    sp00n, May 15, 2011
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  18. JohnsonDelBrat

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    Just curious on what your x220 specs are?
     
    JohnsonDelBrat, May 15, 2011
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  19. Teff

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    Not weird. The laptop will not run in full performance mode unless the battery is in, this is so it won't overload the AC adapter. While 65w is enough to run any x220 at full force, I think the 90w adapter is required to run full speed from AC only.
     
    Teff, May 15, 2011
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  20. charles20485

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    anyone else has 5.9 in graphics ?
     
    charles20485, May 15, 2011
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  21. GomJabbar

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    GomJabbar, May 15, 2011
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  22. bananaman

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    Yep, exactly the same WEI scores as sp00n here. 8GB RAM.
     
    bananaman, May 15, 2011
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  23. sp00n

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    i5 2520
    8gb
    intel 320 80gb
     
    sp00n, May 15, 2011
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  24. charles20485

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    my x220
    i7
    8gb
    samsung 470 series 128gb
    wei score for harddisk=7.6
     
    charles20485, May 15, 2011
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  25. othersteve

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    Got a 5.9 in Aero Graphics also after following sp00n's instructions with the Lenovo driver.

    I'm honestly not sure if it really makes any difference guys.
     
    othersteve, May 15, 2011
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  26. sp00n

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    if you were using the default win7 graphics drivers, then it's going to make a difference. the default graphic drivers aren't optimized for your intel hd gpu.
     
    sp00n, May 15, 2011
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  27. charles20485

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    I still got 5.1 and 6.2 .... Should i just recovery to factory image and start over again ?
     
    charles20485, May 15, 2011
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  28. GomJabbar

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    I have 4 GB and get 4.7 WEI, before and after installing the drivers listed above. I got 4.7 when I first got my X220 with the factory install, so no difference here.
     
    GomJabbar, May 15, 2011
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  29. charles20485

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    that's why i didn't know how can some people get 5.9
     
    charles20485, May 15, 2011
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  30. sp00n

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    how did you install win7? clean install or factory restore?

    if you did a clean install, did you make sure to install the intel chipset drivers from the lenovo support site as well?
     
    sp00n, May 15, 2011
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  31. sp00n

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    you said you have 8gb of ram so i assume you upgraded it yourself. did you make sure to get ddr1333 and not something slower?
     
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  32. charles20485

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    yea. Samsung ddr3 1333(pc3-10600) cl9 2x4GB =8GB
     
    charles20485, May 15, 2011
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  33. charles20485

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    do you guys update the drivers from lenovo thinkvantage ?
     
    charles20485, May 15, 2011
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  34. sp00n

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    i don't use thinkvantage update. i download all the drivers manually, but that shouldnt make a difference as long as thinkvantage is pulling the same version as the support page.
     
    sp00n, May 15, 2011
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    Yeah, all of mine are updated with Thinkvantage. Hence why I really don't think we have much to worry about in the way of drivers.
     
    othersteve, May 15, 2011
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  36. charles20485

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    which intel hd did you install ? 32 bit or 64 bit?
     
    charles20485, May 15, 2011
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  37. sp00n

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    that depends on the OS you have. 64 if you have a 64 bit OS and 32 bit if you have a 32 bit OS.
     
    sp00n, May 15, 2011
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  38. charles20485

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    yea, but 64bit can use 32 bit also.
     
    charles20485, May 15, 2011
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  39. sp00n

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    you're probably thinking about 32 bit programs. 64 bit OS can run 32 bit programs.

    if you have a 64 bit OS, then use 64 bit drivers.
     
    sp00n, May 16, 2011
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  40. JohnsonDelBrat

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    They have more ram and an ssd, usually i7 also... these all increase that score.

    I have a 4.8 up from 4.7 after upgrading the graphics drivers on Intel.com. But I only have 2520, 320 7200, 4gb ram. I'm sure even upgrading your Ram on a 2520 you'd see the middle aero number rise.
     
    JohnsonDelBrat, May 17, 2011
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  41. sp00n

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    he has same amount of ram (8gb) and a samsung 470 ssd (comparable to intel 3220).

    im thinking the order in which he install the drivers might have affected the score.
     
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  42. JohnsonDelBrat

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    Ah, didn't catch that.

    I think with the 2520, 4gb, 320 7200... 4.8 is about as high as I'll get. If someone with those specs is higher than 4.8 on graphics I'd like to know how. Not that WEI actually really matters, ha.
     
    JohnsonDelBrat, May 19, 2011
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