Just a quick question, when playing games like WoW, my laptop slows down alot when I disconnect the AC power. I know it does it to save power, but how/can I turn it off so that it doesnt do that? Thanks.
You would have to go into the BIOS to change the battery power usage settings.
You might have to use F2 (Dell) or whatever the screen prompts you to do.
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PterocarpousRosie the Riveter Lives On in CA, USA!New
edited December 2006
You may also want to make changes in your power management settings.
Right-click on your [Desktop]
Choose [Properties] at the bottom
Click on the [Screen Saver] tab
Click on the [Power] button at the bottom right
You'll be at the [Power Schemes] tab
Adjust the settings under [Running On Batteries]
Click [Apply]
Click on the [Hibernate] tab
Disable Hibernation
Click [Apply] and/or [OK]
You might want to disable windows power management of your NIC (network interface card) in Device Manager as well. Let us know if you need to know how to do that.
Just a quick question, when playing games like WoW, my laptop slows down alot when I disconnect the AC power. I know it does it to save power, but how/can I turn it off so that it doesnt do that? Thanks.
You can set the power profile to ALWAYS ON to disable power timeouts, but it will drain battery power considerably. Additionally as suggested, check your BIOS for the overriding power saving features and disable them.
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PterocarpousRosie the Riveter Lives On in CA, USA!New
You can set the power profile to ALWAYS ON to disable power timeouts, but it will drain battery power considerably. Additionally as suggested, check your BIOS for the overriding power saving features and disable them.
I agree but don't know anyway around it. Would modifying the BIOS power management configuration be less taxing on the battery?
I agree but don't know anyway around it. Would modifying the BIOS power management configuration be less taxing on the battery?
Some laptops' BIOS options for ACPI offer the ability to darken the screen, throttle CPU power usage, etc. which are not evident or available options within windows (AMD Cool 'n Quiet being the exception among the Intel copy). These setting are independent of the windows power management settings and can negatively affect his gaming performance while allowing for power saving features on the battery.
Yeah I checked the BIOS and found nothing, I have a Dell Inspiron E1505 w/ an ATI card in case that helps anyone, I played around with the power schemes and that didn't seem to work either. The hibernation thing doesn't decrease power consumption it's just like system stand by but it completely shuts down instead of shutting down a few key devices. Let me check and see if there are any video card settings that may be effected.
There we go, found the problem, ATI Catalyst control center has a tab called "Powerplay" and it has settings for power. These stupid little problems always have the easiest solutions. Blah. I do appreciate the help everyone!
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PterocarpousRosie the Riveter Lives On in CA, USA!New
edited December 2006
Good info. ya'll. Thankyou for the explanation, too zero.counter. So, am I to understand that if you disable the CPU throttle and display darkening in the BIOS that it won't significantly impact the battery load?
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Right you are about "Hibernation" Squill. I've just always disabled it as it is a pet pieve of mine. I may change my mind, though, once I purchase a new (modern :tongue2: ) laptop.
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You might have to use F2 (Dell) or whatever the screen prompts you to do.
Right-click on your [Desktop]
Choose [Properties] at the bottom
Click on the [Screen Saver] tab
Click on the [Power] button at the bottom right
You'll be at the [Power Schemes] tab
Adjust the settings under [Running On Batteries]
Click [Apply]
Click on the [Hibernate] tab
Disable Hibernation
Click [Apply] and/or [OK]
You might want to disable windows power management of your NIC (network interface card) in Device Manager as well. Let us know if you need to know how to do that.
I agree but don't know anyway around it. Would modifying the BIOS power management configuration be less taxing on the battery?
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Right you are about "Hibernation" Squill. I've just always disabled it as it is a pet pieve of mine. I may change my mind, though, once I purchase a new (modern :tongue2: ) laptop.