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    M860ETU/NP8662 - Vista battery power options - plugged in and unplugged

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by WaryWW, Apr 15, 2009.

  1. WaryWW

    WaryWW Notebook Enthusiast

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    I just got a 8662, I've never owned a laptop before. The cool thing is I could sell my desktop PC and replace it with this and just hook it up to my 1080p monitor! :D Thanks Sager!!

    My issue is with the Vista battery power options being High Performance, Balanced, and Power Saving while plugged in and unplugged through AC.
    When I have the laptop plugged in is there a way to make it go to High Performance and when it's unplugged have it go to Power Saving automatically instead of having to manually switch it each time?
    I've looked hard for this solution and it seems you have to manually do it each time? I find this rather confusing as I thought logically there should easily be a automatic switch that happens when it recognizes it's plugged in to go on high performance?
     
    WaryWW, Apr 15, 2009
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  2. Gophn

    Gophn NBR Resident Assistant

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    Welcome to the NBR forums. :)

    the power options should switch automatically AFAIK.

    you can override the Windows Power Options by using a program like RMclock, CPUGenie, Notebook Hardware Control, etc.
     
    Gophn, Apr 15, 2009
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    WaryWW Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hey Gophn - I looked at those programs you mentioned, and thank you cause I wouldn't mind knowing all the "notebook software" options I can! Maybe I'm not looking at the right place but none of those seem to offer an alternative to switching it manually. I figured this would have been a common question. At the very least I thought a 3rd party program would offer this.
     
    WaryWW, Apr 16, 2009
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  4. ThmsLngbrd

    ThmsLngbrd Notebook Guru

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    Welcome to the forums WaryWW. Regarding the power options, you can configure the different profiles to suit your exact needs, and so there is no need for an automatic switch of profiles. When you unplug your laptop it does change the settings automatically, but only within the profile you are currently running. So what you can do is edit the High Performance profile (or create your own), and configure the settings within that profile to run the laptop at full power while plugged in, and at the lowest possible power when unplugged. I suggest you try to explore the advanced options within the power settings to find out more. Good luck!
     
    ThmsLngbrd, Apr 16, 2009
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    WaryWW, Apr 17, 2009
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