The Notebook Review forums were hosted by TechTarget, who shut down them down on January 31, 2022. This static read-only archive was pulled by NBR forum users between January 20 and January 31, 2022, in an effort to make sure that the valuable technical information that had been posted on the forums is preserved. For current discussions, many NBR forum users moved over to NotebookTalk.net after the shutdown.
Problems? See this thread at archive.org.

    Delay start up

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by gsbharaj, Apr 3, 2009.

  1. gsbharaj

    gsbharaj Notebook Enthusiast

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    24
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    5
    hello guys. yesterday i bought a new ASUS m50vc notbook. i love everything about this notebook. a very minor thing is bugging me. i just need to check if it is normal or not.

    when i am on ac power and press the notebook power button, the notebook instantly comes to life. but when i am on battery and then press the power button, it takes a 2-3 second delay before the power button LEDs and others to start..

    is this behavoiur normal or is it faulty...any kind of suggestion will be highly appreciated..thank you
     
    gsbharaj, Apr 3, 2009
    #1
  2. David

    David NBR Random Reviewer NBR Reviewer

    Reputations:
    7,515
    Messages:
    8,733
    Likes Received:
    7
    Trophy Points:
    206
    Running your notebook on battery causes your CPU to run at a lower clock frequency (helps preserve battery life). It would be normal if you notice your system running a tad slower.
     
    David, Apr 3, 2009
    #2
  3. gsbharaj

    gsbharaj Notebook Enthusiast

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    24
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    5
    it is not related to speed. what i am saying is that when i press the power button on my notebook when on batteries, it takes about 3-4 seconds before any LEDs goes on.. but when on AC source it immediately comes to life.
     
    gsbharaj, Apr 4, 2009
    #3
  4. brimonster

    brimonster Newbie

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    4
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    5
    I've just noticed that my HPdv3500 does the same thing - LEDs come right on if it's plugged in but there is a 2-3 second delay if I'm booting on batteries only. Wondering if you found out anything regarding this?

    Thanks!
     
    brimonster, Dec 15, 2009
    #4
  5. thalanix

    thalanix Notebook Deity

    Reputations:
    353
    Messages:
    1,012
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    55
    starting up the system takes the most power (spinning up hdd/fan, powering backlight, full-speed POST/memory check etc.), so i'm guessing it's just a battery safety feature. that's my guess.
     
    thalanix, Dec 15, 2009
    #5
  6. brimonster

    brimonster Newbie

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    4
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    5
    That's partly what I think as well, and I'm fine if it's normal behavior and not a warning sign of something bad - it would just be nice to know for sure. Does your laptop exhibit similar behavior?

    Also bothers me that I can actually find very little about on the internet.

    It may very well be that it's been this way since I bought it and I just failed to notice because

    1. I run it on AC if I can (though I don't leave it plugged in when I'm not using it), and

    2. I almost never shut it down, I always just sleep it.

    Any more info appreciated - thanks!
     
    brimonster, Dec 15, 2009
    #6
  7. thalanix

    thalanix Notebook Deity

    Reputations:
    353
    Messages:
    1,012
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    55
    i had the same thing on my old g50 (and maybe my RMAd g51, used it on batteries maybe twice total). ran the old one close to 20/7 for well over a year unplugging only when taking it to class, never had a problem.
     
    thalanix, Dec 15, 2009
    #7
  8. brimonster

    brimonster Newbie

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    4
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    5
    Thanks thalanix! Anyone else know anything?
     
    brimonster, Dec 16, 2009
    #8
  9. brimonster

    brimonster Newbie

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    4
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    5
    Just as an update for anyone who may be having this problem - HP tells me this is a hardware issue between the motherboard and the power jack, and there should not be a delay between pushing the power button and the LEDs coming on and the HD starting to spin/boot when booting with battery only. I don't completely understand this as the power cord is not part of the equation, but whatever.

    Thankfully for me I'm under warranty and just have to send it in.
     
    brimonster, Dec 17, 2009
    #9
  10. Cloudfire

    Cloudfire (Really odd person)

    Reputations:
    7,279
    Messages:
    10,304
    Likes Received:
    2,878
    Trophy Points:
    581
    what are you people on? haha
    I Also have the Asus M50vm and its completely normal. I dont understand why its a problem , because it takes like 5 seconds more compared to AC mode.

    Could it be because the notebook needs some time to utilize energy needed to boot up from the battery? And if you are using the transformator you already have given the notebook energy before pushing the power button?
    Either way its nothing wrong or special with this notebook lol
     
    Cloudfire, Dec 17, 2009
    #10