Actually I am using windows build in crappy wlan configuration tool.
But nevertheless it's a shame that this intel software is as shitty as it is in regard to powersaving.
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Originally Posted by qhn
noted that u r dual booting with ubuntu, which by coincidence, has offered many articles about "spinning down hard drive in dell machine. Have u tried the same thing with xp, by...
Hi,
as I again need a working xp installation on my dell inspiron 6000 I tried to turn off the annoying hdd noise when it is not needed, but the hdd constantly spun up after being off for a maximum of 5 seconds so I installed a brand...
Try ubuntu.
Wireless worked out of the box. The only thing that needed tweaking was suspend to disk and suspend to ram as this did not work well all the time. I ended up patching a vanilla kernel with suspend2 patch (and suspend2...
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Originally Posted by Pecos
I have a one year old Dell 6000 that contains a 1.4 GHz Celeron M. I believe the CPU is a Dothan 400 MHz FSB 1.4 GHz (Celeron M 360).
I mother board is Dell PN C6654 with the...
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Originally Posted by abf
its natural to expect slightly lesser battery life in linux than in windows, but over an hour discrepancy you're reporting is way too much and something ain't working right....
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Originally Posted by sayummy
could it be because its summer now and the temperature around the laptop is hotter?
That's exactly what I expect too. And because of that I asked for the surrounding air...
Why am I the first to mention that this
"As far as the processor I was thinking about a 2.0 or 2.13 Pentium M, but I'm not sure which type is best (I.E. Conroe, Prescott, etc..)"
makes absolutely no sense?
Conroe and...
When was "last time" and what did you do with your laptop "last time" and what do you do now? And what were/are the airtemperatures surrounding you and your laptop?
