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i8600 and powerplay (ati 9600)

post #1 of 16
3/3/04 at 8:05am
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Hello guys,

I have a problem with the powerplay settings in the control panel:
it doenst work. as simple as that. It always detect the laptop in plugged mode even if I'm using batteries, hence, it always run in high performance wasting battery time!

I've tried all sort of drivers:
omegadrivers .5.22 (?)
latest catlyst modded with motools1.7
original latest ati dells

I've also the latest 9600 bios (came out in mid feb).

any suggestion?
does it happen to you as well?
thanks
Luca

i8600
ati radeon9600 128mb
1.7
1024Mb ram
80gb
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post #2 of 16
3/3/04 at 12:54pm
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bump

pliz
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post #3 of 16
3/3/04 at 2:41pm
I had a similar problem with the powerplay settings, my settings would never save, every time I restarted or turned off my computer and went back it would be reset back to the regular settings.
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post #4 of 16
3/4/04 at 6:54am
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I think I had a similar problem with the dell's ati drivers too.
I've checked again and it says powerplay inactive. (It should be active in battery mode). For some reason it doesn't detect it.

Ati catalyst 4.2 modded with modtools 1.7
latest ati radeon9600 bios
latest i8600 bios


any idea?

anybody with a working powerplay?

cheers
Luca
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post #5 of 16
3/4/04 at 11:24pm
Did all of you by any chance do a clean format?
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post #6 of 16
3/4/04 at 11:30pm
Just tryed it out seems to switch back and forth ok. Newest Bios for 8600, ATI and newest drivers. Clean format.
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post #7 of 16
3/5/04 at 7:39am
Thread Starter 
yes, clean format.
latest ati and laptop bios.
cutter are you using dell's ati drivers?

it keep saying inactive on my control panel.

R Luca
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post #8 of 16
3/5/04 at 2:21pm
Same Problem here, Settings are always to MAX PERFORMANCE.

Cu
StarSheep
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post #9 of 16
3/5/04 at 2:24pm
Thread Starter 
ok so it's not a faulty unit then!
look at the bright side: better having it stuck to high performance than to balanced, isn't it?

what drivers are u using starsheep?
I have same specs as u except the 80gb hd.
did u upgrade to the latest ati9600 bios?

R
Luca
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post #10 of 16
3/5/04 at 11:12pm
glad i didnt do a clean format
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post #11 of 16
3/5/04 at 11:32pm
What is this powerplay application?
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post #12 of 16
3/5/04 at 11:36pm
Sorry it took so long Yes I am using dells drivers.
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post #13 of 16
3/6/04 at 7:00am
I am using the DNA drivers based on the latest Cat 4.2 and also no powerplay.
That is maybe why my laptop only runs for 2,5 hours on battery

Cu
StarSheep
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post #14 of 16
3/6/04 at 9:34am
powerplay works fine for me, with latest omega drivers.

on battery it changes settings etc, so nothing wrong
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post #15 of 16
3/6/04 at 1:56pm
Thread Starter 
bache
did you installed the omegadrivers on top of the dell's drivers or uninstalled them first?

I've just realized how to make it worrking but it only works with the ati dell's.
It still doesn't work with aticatalyst4.2 modded with modtools1.7 .

by the way what's wrong with a 3dmark2003 of 2779? it's great.
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post #16 of 16
3/7/04 at 1:00pm
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Originally Posted by varignet
bache
did you installed the omegadrivers on top of the dell's drivers or uninstalled them first?

I've just realized how to make it worrking but it only works with the ati dell's.
It still doesn't work with aticatalyst4.2 modded with modtools1.7 .

by the way what's wrong with a 3dmark2003 of 2779? it's great.
well, i followed the omega readme and uninstalled ATI Control Panel,rebooted then installed the omega

from the readme


1- If you have the normal ATI drivers, uninstall the ATI Control Panel BEFORE
upgrading to these drivers, the drivers already have the CP integrated
and another CP may cause conflicts or other problems.

2- There is no need to uninstall ANY previous drivers (ATI or OMEGA) when
installing these, they will override any previous settings.
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