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    Vaio Power Management Adaptive

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by hendra, Feb 17, 2007.

  1. hendra

    hendra Notebook Virtuoso

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    Why is there no difference between VAIO CPU Fan Control Level 3 to Level 5? Here's what I found by checking the CPU top speed with CPU-Z 1.39 and having Unreal 2 run in the background. (Core 2 Duo 2.16 GHz, SZ381 P)

    Level 1: CPU Top Speed = 1 GHz
    Level 2: CPU Top Speed = 1.67 GHz
    Level 3: CPU Top Speed = 2.16 GHz
    Level 4: CPU Top Speed = 2.16 GHz
    Level 5: CPU Top Speed = 2.16 GHz.

    Also, it seems that even though I turn CPU Fan Control of and set CPU Control to Performance instead of Adaptive or Battery Life, the CPU speed still varies depending on the load. Is there anyway that I can force the CPU to always run at 2.16 GHz regardless of the load?
     
    hendra, Feb 17, 2007
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  2. Sharklover

    Sharklover Notebook Geek

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    Yes you can set it to always be on level 5. That is the way it comes. I set mine to variable.
     
    Sharklover, Feb 17, 2007
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  3. hendra

    hendra Notebook Virtuoso

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    Hi, when I set it up to level 5, the CPU speed still drops to 1 GHz and won't jump to 2.16 unless I give it a heavy load. How do I fix the speed to always stay at 2.16 GHz regardless of the load?
     
    hendra, Feb 17, 2007
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  4. jacktheladisback

    jacktheladisback Notebook Enthusiast

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    i wondered the same thing. It seems that even with no power settings on, the cpu clock speed varies.
     
    jacktheladisback, May 26, 2007
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