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ABS ZFORCE F2 review by devast - Page 3

post #41 of 48
1/29/04 at 4:30pm
Thanks for the info!

I found this:

c3-23_hotfix.zip 5-1-03 95,974KB For Win XP (Q330512, Q332179)

95mb... guess thats kinda big....

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post #42 of 48
1/29/04 at 5:30pm
Didnt help much. My fan runs now and then even when the WINXP screensaver is on the screen, black background

Running "Always on"

Strange.
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post #43 of 48
1/29/04 at 5:38pm
Maybe check your BIOS power settings too.
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post #44 of 48
1/29/04 at 8:20pm
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Not sure if the fan going off every seven minutes is normal as don't run max speed, is there a reason you don't use a dynamic switching mode on your laptop?

I use speedswitch on my F2 and have it set at dynamic which goes between ~550mhz-1600mhz. Sisoft appears to show that there isn't any difference:

1600mhz ALL THE TIME: 5005/2840 (sisoft arith)
DYNAMIC: 4999/2836 (sisoft arith)

anyway, the filename for speedswitch is, sswitchxp130.exe , forget where I got it, but its freeware so its around. Anyway, laptop will run much cooler idling around ~550mhz so less fan action. Performance appears to me negligable, but you can force it into full speed on the fly if you wanted, so no biggie.

XTERM - (i think you were looking for this, might have been someone else) but it appears there is a setting in speedswitch to view your battery life in remaining in minutes, but it didn't work for me, and really didn't mess with it too long. Might want to give it a try.
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post #45 of 48
1/29/04 at 8:40pm
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HOWEVER, my roommate claims that he gets 4 1/2 hours w/ his Compaq x1000 when he takes it to class.
Probably because he's actually doing classwork instead of playing NFS!... but then again, it probably doesn't play very well on his laptop.

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I used to do work at the Starbux at Cooper Union. That was cool! Sadly, I couldn't do much work due to poor batt life before...
Even with my new laptop, I'm sure I couldn't get much work done down there. I know that area! TOO MANY WOMEN! Now that is one time I think a reflective screen would be really useful!
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post #46 of 48
1/29/04 at 10:07pm
devast: thanks! That really explain things. My fan havent run the last two hours and the CPU is getting cozy at 599 Mhz

THNX!
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post #47 of 48
1/29/04 at 11:56pm
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Originally Posted by devast
Probably because he's actually doing classwork instead of playing NFS!... but then again, it probably doesn't play very well on his laptop.


Even with my new laptop, I'm sure I couldn't get much work done down there. I know that area! TOO MANY WOMEN! Now that is one time I think a reflective screen would be really useful!
I miss NYC

Too bad it's like bloody 1 deg F...women are all clothed.
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post #48 of 48
1/30/04 at 12:35am
I always wondered why the area near Columbia Medical Center does not seem like a slum, even though it's way uptown.
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