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    Problems w/ Battery Life & Hybrid Graphics on Z after Win 7 64 Install

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by rpr13, Oct 24, 2010.

  1. rpr13

    rpr13 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Guys: I really hope you can help me with this...its driving me nuts.

    I successfully installed Windows 7 64 on my VGN-Z570N a few months ago and everyhting works, except for the fact that my battery life is now terrible (about 2-1/2 hours on a full charge) and it is exactly the same whether I am in Stamina mode or Speed mode, even though I have very different power settings under each profile.

    When I change the graphics mode, I do get the typical pop up warning screens and everything seems to work, I even get the warning that the CD/DVD drive has been turned off, but it does not change my battery life at all.

    Any ideas??? :confused:
     
    rpr13, Oct 24, 2010
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    odysseas Notebook Geek

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    Hi rpr13, welcome.
    Have you tried building a power plan from scratch? Create one with lower screen brightness (than full) and click on advanced settings and tune all the options to low battery consumption settings.
     
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    rpr13 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Yep...doesn't seem to make any change in my estimated battery life. Very strange.
     
    rpr13, Oct 24, 2010
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