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    Is it possible to set battery setting at Maximum Performance w/o Power Manager?

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by strangesweet, Jan 2, 2011.

  1. strangesweet

    strangesweet Notebook Deity

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    I clean installed and opted out not to install Power Manager (installed only the driver) and High Performance is the highest setting I can set it to.

    Is there a way to set it at Maximum Performance setting w/o installing the Power Manager?

    Thanks!
     
    strangesweet, Jan 2, 2011
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  2. lead_org

    lead_org Purveyor of Truth

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    why didn't you want to install Thinkvantage Power Manager? The software is much better than the windows native power management system.
     
    lead_org, Jan 2, 2011
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  3. strangesweet

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    igfxexe.com and igfxsrvc.exe are starting with boot after I installed the Power Manager.

    I looked it up on Google and it says these are Intel based network hardware and says these are non-essential but I can't find a way to disable them (looked it up on msconfig, Services, CCleaner, and Revo Uninstaller Pro).

    Is there a way to disable these two processes?
     
    strangesweet, Jan 2, 2011
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    vimvq1987 Notebook Consultant

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    you should be able to disbale igfxpers and igfxtray

    anyway, these driver/service consume very little of memory, in my machine, it about 1.5MB each, so, let me ask you, why so serious?
     
    vimvq1987, Jan 2, 2011
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    turqoisegirl08 Notebook Evangelist

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    For my situation I like the Lenovo Power Manager. The control over battery charging thresholds are what make it a keeper!
     
    turqoisegirl08, Jan 2, 2011
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    I disabled ifgxpers and igfxtray. Those two processes are visible on msconfig. But the ones I mentioned (slightly different) are nowhere to be found.

    I just like to keep it as little programs running as possible :)
     
    strangesweet, Jan 2, 2011
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  7. aznguyphan

    aznguyphan Notebook Evangelist

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    If you have a Thinkpad with more battery life than you need on a daily basis, battery threshold control far out weighs a few megabytes of RAM (the most overrated spec of computers today).

    But otherwise I don't think 'Maximum Performance' does anything but change a few timers, so you're not missing anything
     
    aznguyphan, Jan 2, 2011
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  8. vinuneuro

    vinuneuro Notebook Virtuoso

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    You're going to avoid a great utility over two small processes, seriously? :eek:
     
    vinuneuro, Jan 2, 2011
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