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    Notebook Hardware Control 10.1 beta 3

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by ikovac, Apr 7, 2006.

  1. ikovac

    ikovac Cooler and faster... NBR Reviewer

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    I didn't see it before, and if it was posted already, I apologize. :)

    http://www.pbus-167.com/chc.htm

    Cheers,
     
    ikovac, Apr 7, 2006
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  2. Tim

    Tim Notebook Virtuoso

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    Nope Ivan I didn't hear about it. Thanks. :)
    Tim
     
    Tim, Apr 8, 2006
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  3. ikovac

    ikovac Cooler and faster... NBR Reviewer

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    Hi Tim!

    It looks faster to me. Or am I being subjective? It loads faster.

    Cheers,

    Ivan
     
    ikovac, Apr 8, 2006
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  4. Bomfunk

    Bomfunk Notebook Consultant

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    Do you know if it's necessary/advidavle to uninstall the old NHC versions before using the new one? I haven't done that as of yet because I was always too lazy to reconfigure all my settings..
     
    Bomfunk, Apr 10, 2006
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  5. ttupa

    ttupa Tech Elitist NBR Reviewer

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    The program recommends uninstalling any older versions. When you run the uninstall from the "add/remove programs" section of control panel, it asks if you want to delete your settings. Just say no, and install the new one next. Your settings will be there just like it never changed.
     
    ttupa, Apr 10, 2006
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  6. mach_zero

    mach_zero Casual Observer NBR Reviewer

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    Running it since yesterday. Seems to load pretty quick. Only gripe I have with it is it can't read my hard drive temp. Don't know why not as both Mobile Meter and SpeedFan were able to. :confused:
     
    mach_zero, Apr 10, 2006
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  7. ttupa

    ttupa Tech Elitist NBR Reviewer

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    I don't remember what the old one would take, but this one is sitting pretty steady using 6mb of RAM. That's not too bad. I want to say the other one was more like 10, but could be wrong.
     
    ttupa, Apr 10, 2006
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  8. mach_zero

    mach_zero Casual Observer NBR Reviewer

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    @ttupa - I love that line in your sig! So true, so true.. :D
     
    mach_zero, Apr 10, 2006
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  9. ttupa

    ttupa Tech Elitist NBR Reviewer

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    Yeah, I had that problem pretty bad. My girlfriend was hassling me constantly.
    Maybe I brought that on because I would talk about "my potential new machine". :rolleyes:

    I spent 6 months researching, pricing, and comparing laptops. ;)

    It was totally worth it! :)

    Now that I have payed attention, I can say that NHC does load faster at startup than it did. It was kind of clunky before the update.
     
    ttupa, Apr 10, 2006
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  10. satch

    satch Notebook Guru

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    I love this program!!
     
    satch, Apr 10, 2006
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  11. mach_zero

    mach_zero Casual Observer NBR Reviewer

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    My wife feels her pain I'm sure, lol. I also started researching last November before I finally got my Fuji in late March. She probably knows more than she cares to about notebooks by now just from listening to me blabber.

    I agree!
     
    mach_zero, Apr 10, 2006
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  12. Arla

    Arla Notebook Deity

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    Anyone tried it with a Core Duo (specifically a 8204?) I tried it a bit ago (probably beta 1 or something) and it

    a) Only saw my PC as a Core Solo, not Core Duo
    b) Crashed my PC with a BSOD to such an extent that I had trouble getting my PC to stay up and running, it took me about 20 reboots to manage to click uninstall quickly enough to get rid of it.
     
    Arla, Apr 10, 2006
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