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    Power Plan automatically changing in Vista... Why?

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by neilnat, Jun 8, 2009.

  1. neilnat

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    So I usually run with the High Performance power plan in vista, but every once in a while I notice that I'm on Power Saver. Does anyone know why my computer is switching and how I can stop it?
     
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    Do you ever run the computer on battery only?
     
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    Sometimes, but I don't think it's related. After all, each power plan has settings for "on AC" and "on battery"
     
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    When does it switch? When you are on AC or battery? Do you notice it switching when you unplug AC power, etc.
     
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    Apparently, it boots up in Power saver no matter what I log off in. Putting it in sleep mode doesn't do it, but when the computer first starts up it's in "power saver"
     
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    Does it boot up in Power Saver all the time, or just some of the time?
     
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    All the time lately, I think... I've just started connecting the dots... I've been noticing it for a few weeks.
     
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    So, I guess I need to rephrase the question.

    Why does my laptop always boot up in "Power Saver" mode?
     
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    Have you recently done a BIOS upgrade or changed any of the BIOS settings?
     
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    I have... But I just checked the BIOS and can't find any settings that would apply. Am I missing something?
     
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    We're all missing something :D, although probably not something relevant to your problem. :D

    Have you checked your startup options to see if there's any sort of a task scheduled to run at bootup that involves power management?
     
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    Couldn't find power management stuff in BIOS... Which makes since since I have Win7 on Dual Boot which sets to a different power plan.

    I went into MSConfig and the only startup program that looked like it could be the problem is RMclock, but RMclock starts up after I can already see the power plan. The boot tab in MSConfig doesn't have anything helpful either that I can see.
     
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    Ok. Is there anything that's getting logged to the event logs at startup that looks like it might be related to power management - either an information item, a warning item, or an error item?
     
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    Nope, but that event logger is cool... hadn't seen it before.
     
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