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    Setting up a Compal HEL80

    Discussion in 'Other Manufacturers' started by xanthier, Sep 28, 2006.

  1. xanthier

    xanthier Notebook Geek

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    I read a post somewhere on here that discussed steps to optimizing a brand new laptop, including removing a lot of bloatware. I wanted to know if a lot of those steps would remain the same for the compal HEL80 and, if someone would be kind enough to post that link.

    Any other tips on things to do while setting up would be greatly appreciated as well, I think I saw one on optimizing for a CD2 which I may go ahead and do also.

    Thanks everyone!
     
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    pyro9219 Notebook Deity NBR Reviewer

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    If your signature is correct, you ordered from powernotebooks.com...

    They dont install any "value added features" that you would normally get on something like a dell/acer/hp/insert retail boxed brand here. So you wont have to remove any of that.

    As far as optimizing... make sure windows is upto date (which I'm assuming powernotebooks also does before it ships).

    Other then that, any "normal" tweaks you might do to a desktop pretty much still apply to a laptop. The only extra tweaks typically involved squeezing more battery life out of your system by working with the power profiles.

    My personal favorite for power management software is rmclock. I even use it on my overclocked X2 to control the power states of my cpu.
     
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    chrisyano Hall Monitor NBR Reviewer

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    Kjetil Notebook Guru

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    csinth Snitch?

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    You should update your graphics card driver, the most recent one being 92.91, found here:

    http://laptopvideo2go.com/index.php?drivers

    Follow these instructions for replacing the inf file, which can be downloaded on the same page as the driver itself.

    After doing this, consider overclocking your graphics card. It's perfectly safe to do if you semi-know what you are doing (like overclocking a little bit at a time, core first then mem or vice versa, and testing after applying).

    Just take a look at this thread here to know what clocks to expect, but still go a little bit at a time, as all graphics cards are different. I went at about 20 mhz for core and 4 for mem, seperate of course, each time, then I followed up by running the CS: source stress test to make sure there was no artifacing.

    http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=61174

    The HEL80's 7600 is underclocked... I went from 350,350 to 469 366, core mem respectively.

    NOTE: To access the clock frequency thing, you must rightclick your desktop>properties>settings>advanced>nVidia Geforce 7600>Control Panel User Interface, and select classic nVidia Control panel.

    A
     
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