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    ePower Management alternative??

    Discussion in 'Acer' started by delboud, Feb 1, 2007.

  1. delboud

    delboud Notebook Enthusiast

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    Do anyone know a good alternative to ePower management?? :confused:
     
    delboud, Feb 1, 2007
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  2. AlexMagik

    AlexMagik Notebook Consultant

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    NHC... Notebook Hardware Control. you can find it on google.
     
    AlexMagik, Feb 2, 2007
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    Where can I find Aspire 5102 ACPI config for NHC ?
     
    Janek, Feb 2, 2007
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    As of right now there are no ACPI configs written for Acer (at least to my knowledge). I don't read German very well, but check their forums for more help in this matter. :D

    --ssx--
     
    SSX4life, Feb 2, 2007
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    So is that better then ePower management?
     
    delboud, Feb 2, 2007
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    from my experience not really. but i think it is very personal decision:
    NHC takes less memory
    NHC starts a bit faster
    ePower can disable the hardware
    ePower integrates in the Windows Power Management System

    all other things works in the same way...
     
    AlexMagik, Feb 2, 2007
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    I uninstalled ePower management pretty much right away.

    What does it do that the built-in power management settings in XP don't? It seemed there was not much and the software is decidedly crappy. I mainly didn't like that switching from power to battery or vice versa _always_ either turns Bluetooth on or off. I want it to _leave_ Bluetooth alone, but it doesn't do that.

    So what happens? I am using my GPRS connection via Bluetooth, notice I am running out of battery, plug in, and booom! My connection is gone. Dumb.

    Same thing for WiFi.
     
    orthorim, Feb 4, 2007
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    you can set both profiles to leave wifi and bt on...
    so when you switch from one to another there are no changes...
     
    AlexMagik, Feb 4, 2007
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    I prefer using NHC...
     
    Allenxt, Feb 5, 2007
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