Notebook Hardware Control

I just wanted to get some opinions for Notebook Hardware Control .. I tried using it on my DV1000 .. but later uninstalled, thinking it wasn't making much of a difference .. in terms of battery life, and temperature/fan control and all .. but reading some of the posts on these forums, it seems like it does make a difference .. so, how many of you use it? .. and what sort of a difference are you noticing? ..

thanks!

Bilal

 

I use it on my Asus Z70VA, I've tried it on an HP 6110 and the DV1000. It works, it was called Centrino Hardware Control before and both of my other systems were running the Centrino Chipset.

 

I like how with this program, you can adjust to a lower cpu setting so that your idle temp is lowered.

 

I get about an extra 45 minutes of battery life using CHC/NHC on an ASUS W3V, and operating temp dropped many degrees.

 

Ok .. so NHC does help!

apart from the voltage and fan/temp control .. is there any benefit in changing the Hard Drive's "spin down" setting .. or the ATI settings? ..

Bilal

 

Anything like this for the Turion?

 

It is called RMClock and can be found here

http://cpu.rightmark.org/download.shtml

There are a couple of nice threads in the forums on how to use it and the results that we got.

http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=20249

http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=33962

 

just a quick thank you to everyone who took the time to reply to my post .. as always, the input from this forum has been extremely helpful .. in everything from deciding what to buy, purchasing, tweaking and so on ..

with the Notebook Hardware Control .. I've got it running on my DELL 6000 .. (and would also like to install it on my DV1000) .. but am afraid I might mess something up with the "undervolt" settings .. I was wondering if someone who's using it on the Dell 6000 or the DV1000 would like post their settings .. so I can try those out .. I'm sure they also must vary according to the configuration of the system ..

my configurations are as follows:

Dell 6000 / 1.6 Centrino / 1 GB Ram / 100 GB 5400 RPM / IntelPro 2915 / ATI X300

DV 1000 / 2.0 Centrino / 1 GB Ram / 80 GB 4200 RPM etc ..

thanks in advance,
Bilal

 

dv4000 i ended up at

6x .7000
14x 1.100


I was 2 steps lower with the 14x and got an error running prime95 about 12 hours in...and the next step up I got an error about 18 hours in. So I am at 1.1v with no issues and no errors that I can see as of yet.

More battery time and runs cooler..fantastic

 

I downloaded NHC but I'm having a little bit of trouble using it. Should I be editing the CPU Speed or CPU Voltage? Or something else?

I switched the Max multiplers down from 14x to 8x but I'm not sure if that did anything. Should I be editing all these CPU Voltage things or just the top one?

Any help would be appreciated.

Note: Im using a dv4000 with 1.83ghz, 1.256 gig of ram and a X700. Thanks

 

I think this may help a bit:

http://www.notebookforum.ca/phpbb2/viewtopic.php?t=557

 

Coriolis your my hero! Thanks a lot.

 

One question though Coriolis this is a quote from your article:

"Depending on what video card, you may or may not be able to do this. In my case, the ATI x700, I could choose whether to let it stay at default overclock or underclock it. Just check off one, and if you click on the 'Change Core' values, you can select at what speeds your GPU can be set at."

I also have a ATI x700 but it wont let me edit or click anything on the ATI Clock Control.

The only thing I can click is "Show ati clock in taskbar Icon Tooltip"

Any idea why I cant click any of the 3 other boxes under graphics?

 

For some reason NHC locks out a lot of options for me. It seems as if I need the profecinal version to do a lot of these options. Did you all really buy the profecinal version?

 

What settings are you using to save you 45mins?

 

I'm not too sure about that then. Some parts are indeed shaded out, mines is the freeware version.

 

I'm running v1.9b3 if that counts. Maybe beta 2 or earlier releases had more options avalible for freeware users?

IMO it seems stupid to pay $15 for an app that other utilities do. RMclock for example.

 

I just have all steps set to their minimum workable voltage, and I run on the Max Battery setting when on battery. I leave the screen brightness where it usually is, and clock ATI core and memory down to 300MHz/175MHz. That's all it takes for the extra battery life!

 

Is NHC=CHC? and will it work with system with Celeron M?

 

NHC (Notebook Hardware Control) is the new name for the updated CHC (Centrino Hardware Control).

While CHC works only on Centrino chips, NHC works on any Intel chip, although "Some features are only available on newer PentiumM CPU's (Centrino)."

http://www.pbus-167.com/chc.htm

 

It's not so much about the battery life, but more about reducing your laptop's heat by reducing CPU voltage, which results in some battery life increases.

To me it's great because you get to change voltages, set harddrive performance and this all gets your a quieter, cooler laptop.

Cheers,
Mike

 

You need to turn off PowerPlay.