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    A discovery about my Dell

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by Thomas, Oct 8, 2007.

  1. Thomas

    Thomas McLovin

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    Hello,
    I have a Dell Inspiron 1501(specs in sig).
    I noticed that in the BIOS the HDD is set to quiet.
    I set it to max via Notebook Hardware Control
    Anyone else notice this?
    It helped my performance a lot files open faster, smoother, & saving files is faster.
     
    Thomas, Oct 8, 2007
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  2. ACHlLLES

    ACHlLLES Notebook Virtuoso

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    NHC is wonderful program.

    I use it instead of quickset from Dell on both my Dell laptops.
     
    ACHlLLES, Oct 8, 2007
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  3. billcsho

    billcsho Notebook Deity

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    I just set it to performance mode in the BIOS.
     
    billcsho, Oct 8, 2007
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  4. ACHlLLES

    ACHlLLES Notebook Virtuoso

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    NHC also has some guide (not 100% dependable, but it's something) regarding on wear level on batteries.

    You can also underclock your CPU to save power.
     
    ACHlLLES, Oct 8, 2007
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  5. darthsat

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    What is the negative to setting it to performance mode?
     
    darthsat, Oct 8, 2007
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    ACHlLLES Notebook Virtuoso

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    Battery hour may cut short. For example, CPU will always run at high capacity, LCD brightness will be high etc.
     
    ACHlLLES, Oct 8, 2007
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  7. darthsat

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    Is that the performance power profile, or the BIOS HDD option that is the alternative to quiet mode?
     
    darthsat, Oct 8, 2007
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  8. Thomas

    Thomas McLovin

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    No I meant NHC can alter the HDD to performance mode not the entire computer(ex proc. speed stepping)
     
    Thomas, Oct 8, 2007
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  9. Commander Wolf

    Commander Wolf can i haz broadwell?

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    The drive will most probably consume more power and it will also probably make more noise.
     
    Commander Wolf, Oct 8, 2007
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    hawkman-1 Notebook Guru

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    I just changed this in bios and it changed my windows experience base score from 4.5 to 4.8 :D

    good find
     
    hawkman-1, Oct 8, 2007
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  11. Matt is Pro

    Matt is Pro I'm a PC, so?

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    What are the positive/negative advantages of setting the HDD from "quiet" to a higher setting?
     
    Matt is Pro, Oct 8, 2007
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