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    Power Options unavailable after CMOS update

    Discussion in 'Toshiba' started by Averytingwong, Aug 14, 2007.

  1. Averytingwong

    Averytingwong Notebook Guru

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    I just updated to 1.50 Cmos, and my power options under control panel shows as unavailable. Anyone else experienced this problem?

    Ive got a X205 S-9359 btw.
     
    Averytingwong, Aug 14, 2007
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  2. Padmé

    Padmé NBR Super Pink Princess

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    Not really sure about what you're talking about. Could you explain a little better.
     
    Padmé, Aug 14, 2007
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  3. allan_huang

    allan_huang Notebook Deity

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    Some like that made my Power Saver not work, so I reinstalled, and it worked
     
    allan_huang, Aug 15, 2007
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  4. Audigy

    Audigy Notebook Evangelist

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    Just try to enter the BIOS setup menu screen and search for an entry related to Power profile/options. Maybe something is desactivated, because when you update the BIOS it will load setup defaults.
     
    Audigy, Aug 15, 2007
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    KernalPanic White Knight

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    I do not like the 1.5 Bios update... so I went back to 1.4.

    Why?
    -Screen flashes when connected to external monitor (when both on)
    -Lowered performance in DX10 (Juarez down to 20fps from 26fps with weird slowdowns where it didn't before, Lost planet is "hitcy" when I had it smooth before
    Note this when plugged in and in "performance" mode.

    1.5 is buggy as all getout... the shipped BIOS is a LOT better.
     
    KernalPanic, Aug 15, 2007
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  6. Averytingwong

    Averytingwong Notebook Guru

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    How do I go back to the old Bios? Running it through windows wont let me, would it work if I used a boot CD flash instead?
     
    Averytingwong, Aug 15, 2007
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  7. Averytingwong

    Averytingwong Notebook Guru

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    This is what I'm talking about: [​IMG]
     
    Averytingwong, Aug 15, 2007
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    Averytingwong Notebook Guru

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    I just reflashed 1.40, but the power options are still disabled. Grr!
     
    Averytingwong, Aug 15, 2007
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    Averytingwong Notebook Guru

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    I checked both 1.40 and 1.50 BIOS and theres nothing in there about power profiles/options or anything remotely close to it.

    Reinstalled what? Windows?
     
    Averytingwong, Aug 15, 2007
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