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    Battery Life

    Discussion in 'Alienware M11x' started by r34p3rex, Oct 21, 2010.

  1. r34p3rex

    r34p3rex Notebook Consultant

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    Hey everyone just got my M11x R2 in today :D Loving it so far! Just have a few questions

    Does the latest 260.89 WHQL drivers include Optimus? I installed it and I'm getting around 3 hours of battery life (estimated by Windows).

    How do I make sure its running off integrated graphics when I need to save power? My UL80vt had a manual switch so I knew exactly which GPU was enabled.

    Thanks :D
     
    r34p3rex, Oct 21, 2010
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  2. jeremyshaw

    jeremyshaw Big time Idiot

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    The drivers do indeed support optimus :)
    In the nVidia Control Panel, in the menu bar at the top of the NCP, enable the Optimus Tray icon :)

    Are you on OCN?
     
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  3. r34p3rex

    r34p3rex Notebook Consultant

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    Yes I am :D By the same name :p

    BTW, I'm trying to play LoL, but even at medium settings, I can't get above 45 FPS. I checked EVGA Precision and apparently, it ramps up to my OC'ed speeds (510/1200/710) for about 5 seconds, then drops down to 405/810. How can I keep it ramped all the way up?
     
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  4. jeremyshaw

    jeremyshaw Big time Idiot

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    Don't OC it too far, I guess. :kookoo:


    Also, check if you have the latest A03 BIOS, it changes the fan table a bit.

    It's resetting down to a safe mode, apparently. Some people had issues with OC past 68C, but I dunno if that is just a driver issue, or not? I know dell has the modded 257 drivers, NBR has modded 258-->260.39 drivers (though some issues with ghost VGA port), and the latest official 260.89 drivers (nVidia added m11xr2 support in this version, so we can simply nab drivers off the site :D).
     
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  5. r34p3rex

    r34p3rex Notebook Consultant

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    Hmm I'm already running the 260.89's.. GPU temp doesn't exceed 60C :eek:

    Wonder what's wrong
     
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    tassadar898 Notebook Evangelist

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    disable powermizer, look it up... also make sure on your windows profile under GPU its set to maximum performace and not adaptive on battery if you dont want it to throttle down while playing games on battery life.
     
    tassadar898, Oct 22, 2010
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