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    Windows 8 Release Preview on a Series 7 Chronos

    Discussion in 'Samsung' started by ScottMcM07, Jun 6, 2012.

  1. ScottMcM07

    ScottMcM07 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Has anyone tried installing the release preview of Windows 8 on their Series 7 Chronos? I put the RP on and everything seems to be working great (except the touchpad wasn't quite right until I rolled back the an older version of the driver, but I had the same issue in Windows 7 when I updated it once).

    The only problem I'm seeming to have is that the battery is being drained very quickly. Easy settings is showing power consumption roughly double what I was using in Windows 7. I'm guessing it is just a matter of driver optimization not being quick ready yet, but I thought I'd throw it out here and see if anyone has any ideas.

    Thanks
     
    ScottMcM07, Jun 6, 2012
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    savingpvtbryan Notebook Consultant

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    Any issues with the switchable graphics?
     
    savingpvtbryan, Jun 6, 2012
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    Actually I hadn't paid enough attention to notice whether or not it was switching recently. I've been pretty busy so I've only really been using the computer for light tasks. Now that I look, it does appear that it is not switching though.
     
    ScottMcM07, Jun 7, 2012
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