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    Battery Problem

    Discussion in 'Alienware M11x' started by SParky323, May 28, 2011.

  1. SParky323

    SParky323 Notebook Guru

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    Okay so i've been reading threads on how to increase battery life, but no matter what I do, i can't seem to extend my battery life past 3 hours.

    Here are my specs
    m11x R2 @167
    I7 620
    8gb of ram
    335m (underclocked)
    and I have Throttlestop enabled, so it will lock the multiplier 5x
    500gb momentus XT

    And no matter what power options i have enabled, i can't seem to get my discharge rate below -22W
     
    SParky323, May 28, 2011
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  2. x11m

    x11m Notebook Enthusiast

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    x11m, May 29, 2011
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  3. jeremyshaw

    jeremyshaw Big time Idiot

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    well, either your CPU is drawing more power, or the nVidia GPU is on. Would going into the nVidia control panel and setting the global default to "integrated GPU" (then go the game specific settings tab and make all of your games run on the nVidia GPU) fare better?
     
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