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    Dynamic switching not working on T7500

    Discussion in 'Other Manufacturers' started by n0elia, Sep 12, 2007.

  1. n0elia

    n0elia Come on Haswell...

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    When I set the "power saving" option in Vista my FSB doesn't cut in half, its still running 800MHz... Any way to enable this feature?
     
  2. John Ratsey

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    Which Zepto model?

    This feature was enabled in the most recent 6x24W BIOS update. I don't know if it is there on the other models. However, it doesn't seem to make a big difference to the battery time. Are you seeing the dynamic acceleration where one core can speed up by one step when the other is doing nothing?

    John
     
  3. n0elia

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    6625WD. And no I dont have the one-core automatic overclock function. Thats 2 features i'm missing. :(

    I really want the Dynamic switching thing, so I can get some more battery time
     
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    Did you manage to install the latest BIOS? I see you had a problem previously.

    Note that the FSB switching is not automatically triggered by the Power Saver power profile. It is done at a lower level. You should be able to see it in CPU-Z when the computer is idle.

    John
     
  5. Rene S - Zepto

    Rene S - Zepto Company Representative

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    n0elia, the SLFM (CPU running 800MHz) is being implemented in a BIOS update for the 6625WD along with a few other features, so stay turned for the next BIOS for the 6625WD.
     
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    Sounds great :) Any idea on when it will be released ?
     
  7. Rene S - Zepto

    Rene S - Zepto Company Representative

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    n0elia, unfortunately this can be hard to predict.
    We are testing a few BIOS versions for a few of our models at the moment, but i can't say when we will release a new version :)
     
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    Ok, guess i'll have to be patient then :) But can you tell us what you're changing in the bios, other than dynamic switching ?
     
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    We are working on getting the fan control fixed along with dynamic switching and implementing Super Low Frequency Mode.
     
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    Ok. But what about Nvidia Powermizer ? Will you include it or is it already in my computer ?

    I can't find anything related to "powermizer" on my 6625WD