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    Optimising Vaio Z11

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by Valnar, Mar 30, 2011.

  1. Valnar

    Valnar Notebook Consultant

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    Hello!

    I want to ask, if there are out some guides how to optimize and tweak the VPC-Z1.

    My Intention is to get a better batterylife and that the Z runs and boots faster.
     
    Valnar, Mar 30, 2011
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  2. runee1000

    runee1000 Notebook Consultant

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    you can try undervolting if you have the time
     
    runee1000, Mar 31, 2011
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  3. Achusaysblessyou

    Achusaysblessyou eecs geek ftw :D

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    The Z boots fast except the blinking lights cursor after BIOS, but that's just the RAID drivers posting... if there are too many cursor blinks... i heard reinstalling windows helps... but there's nothing you can really do. that's just a fact of life with RAIDed drives. Also, what's your battery life? I mean simple thing can help batt life, use the screen at lower brightness, turn off wifi when you dont need it. If you're already getting 4+ hours on your Z, that's pretty much max. If you're getting less, go to task manager and see what's taking up so much CPU power. Type msconfig into the search bar in the menu and disable start up programs you dont need.
     
    Achusaysblessyou, Mar 31, 2011
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  4. lovelaptops

    lovelaptops MY FRIENDS CALL ME JEFF!

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    i didn't think you could undervolt a Core i cpu
     
    lovelaptops, Apr 3, 2011
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