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Windows Vista and CPU low power mode

#1 Post by coldfire » Thu Aug 14, 2008 9:47 am

Hardware: X61T, L7500, 4GB RAM
OS: Windows Vista Business (all updates applied)
When I set CPU to "Low" or "Lowest" in Lenovo Power Manager, the CPU still runs at highest frequency (1.6GHz, using CPU-z to monitor).
While another laptop, x60s with L2400 and running Windows XP, when set to "Low" in power manager, will run at half of maximum frequency.
Anyone know the reasons?
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#2 Post by coldfire » Thu Aug 14, 2008 1:13 pm

When I set the CPU to "Adaptive" mode, I can see the operating frequency switches between 1.6GHz (x8 ) and 1.2GHz (x6). Any other modes (High, Low, Lowest) always make CPU operate at max frequency.

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#3 Post by awolfe63 » Thu Aug 14, 2008 10:02 pm

I think that the settings are separate for AC and battery. AC may be full frequency even on low. You can set min and max percentages in the Vista power control panel for each - but that may interfere with the Thinkvantage stuff.
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#4 Post by coldfire » Thu Aug 14, 2008 10:55 pm

thanks for the reply.
I tried both with AC and battery, results are always similar.

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#5 Post by coldfire » Fri Aug 15, 2008 11:15 am

update:
It seems that CPU-z does not report correctly, today I tried vista's own resource monitor and RMClock, they both report that CPU is working in the proper mode.

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#6 Post by awolfe63 » Fri Aug 15, 2008 12:30 pm

Ah - yes. I had a similar problem. MOBmeter seems to do OK in certain modes. The best choice, however, is the Intel thermal analysis tool (google it - I can't find it on the Intel site right now but it seems to be on third party sites.)
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