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    Anyone tried undervolting the duo core yet?

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by vespoli, Apr 15, 2006.

  1. vespoli

    vespoli 402 NBR Reviewer

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    I should be getting my e1505 on monday or tuesday and I'm planning on undervolting it to get a little more battery life and to keep it quieter but I haven't really heard about undervolting a dual core processor. I believe RMClock supports it but I would love to hear from anyone who has tried it.

    Thanks.
     
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    neenee Notebook Consultant

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    i believe the lowest step of speedstepping can not be undervolted;
    this has led me to believe there's little use to undervolt with the
    core duo.
     
    neenee, Apr 15, 2006
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    actually i just got my E1505 last week and i used NHC to undervolt
    it works great and has extended my battery life to almost 6 hours with Wi-fi on!
     
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    ghsoccer4, would you be so kind as to post the settings you used in NHC? I'm new to these utilities, and I know that each chip is a little different so I may be able to undervolt more/less than you; but it would at least give me a frame of reference.

    Thanks.
     
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    I thought you were not able to undervolt Dual Core!! Does anyone have a definitive answer on this?
     
    AnimCreed, Apr 16, 2006
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    ghsoccer4 ... any word on the settings you used?

    Did you actually use your system for almost 6 hours...or did you mouse over your battery status and it said there was almost 6 hours remaining?
     
    absurd_username, Apr 16, 2006
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    agreed. please post your settings so that others
    may enjoy a similar battery-life improvement.
     
    neenee, Apr 16, 2006
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