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Battery life on 9300 ??

post #1 of 20
5/4/05 at 12:01pm
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HI I have 9200 and it gives 3hrs+ on 6 Cell, wondering is it same on 9300 too? since 9300 has more powerful Video card.. pls confirm.
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post #2 of 20
5/4/05 at 12:10pm
Nope, the 9300 gets around 3hrs on the 9 cell (with the go6800).
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post #3 of 20
5/4/05 at 12:26pm
yhea i just tested my battery with the Wlan activated and i got 3.15 Hrs with 9cell
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post #4 of 20
5/4/05 at 12:31pm
^ Sweden is awesome. Only nation in the world w/ a surplus of cash. You guys are doing something right!

And yeah, I get ~3 hours doing normal stuff on my NINE (9)-cell battery on my 9300.
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post #5 of 20
5/4/05 at 2:43pm
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Originally Posted by SouthPaw1227
^ Sweden is awesome. Only nation in the world w/ a surplus of cash. You guys are doing something right!

And yeah, I get ~3 hours doing normal stuff on my NINE (9)-cell battery on my 9300.
Is that with the screen on bright or dim?
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post #6 of 20
5/4/05 at 2:55pm
Almost full brightness; I'd say 3/4 bright. WiFi on, BT off.
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post #7 of 20
5/4/05 at 3:06pm
With the 6-cell, you get about 2 hours normally and 2.5 hours if you undervolt your CPU significantly.
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post #8 of 20
5/4/05 at 3:06pm
I got 1.5hrs with the 6-cell, 2.75 hrs on the 9-cell playing dvds. The 9200 is vastly superior on battery compared to the 9300 with the go6800. My 9200 gets 3.5 hrs on 6-cell doing the same thing. However I've heard that the 9300 with the X300 is much better on battery.
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post #9 of 20
5/4/05 at 3:10pm
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Originally Posted by joseyu
With the 6-cell, you get about 2 hours normally and 2.5 hours if you undervolt your CPU significantly.
Or even simpler, disable hardware (in device manager) that you're not using. For example, disabling the secondary IDE channel will net you 40+ additional minutes. One of the best tweaks I've ever encountered. I can then get a little over 3 hours on the 6-cell battery.
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post #10 of 20
5/4/05 at 3:11pm
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Originally Posted by 9300all
Or even simpler, disable hardware (in device manager) that you're not using. For example, disabling the secondary IDE channel will net you 40+ additional minutes. One of the best tweaks I've ever encountered. I can then get a little over 3 hours on the 6-cell battery.
That's a good idea! Never thought of that....i guess it's good for those who are simply surfing or typing and not using the optical drive.
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post #11 of 20
5/4/05 at 3:29pm
So what could I get just running Office with lowest brightness and no BT/WiFi?
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post #12 of 20
5/4/05 at 4:03pm
I am getting about 2hr on the 6 cell.

I turned down the power option on the 6800 to min on battery since the only thing I play when I am not plugged in is civ 3 (great laptop game! use keepres=1 in .ini to get widescreen game map) and it doesnt need much. Hoping that helps. Not spinning a disk, wireless doesnt make much difference like it does with my PDA.

Regards,

Artuk
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post #13 of 20
5/5/05 at 1:44am
with specially-configured settings (similar to the 'max battery' setting on quickset) I get around 4 hours with a 9-cell on a 9300 with normal use. It can get around 5.5 if you know what settings to tone down/eliminate.
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post #14 of 20
5/5/05 at 9:00am
I'm getting a little over 3 hours with my 9300 (with wireless on) and the x300 doing average work. I have the 6-cell, so it seems to me that it's about the same as the 9-cell with the 6800.
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post #15 of 20
5/5/05 at 9:14am
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Originally Posted by 9300all
Or even simpler, disable hardware (in device manager) that you're not using. For example, disabling the secondary IDE channel will net you 40+ additional minutes. One of the best tweaks I've ever encountered. I can then get a little over 3 hours on the 6-cell battery.
What? Sounds to good to be true!
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post #16 of 20
5/12/05 at 7:32am
Well, that's an interesting tweak. Would be awesome if it gives 40+ minutes, though it will effectively disable your optical drive during that time..

On a power-saving note, 9300 users can command Sigma-Tel audio drivers to automatically manage power for your audio card. This will turn off the speakers if no sound was produced for a few seconds, and instantly turn it back on when a signal is recieved. I don't know how much power that will save, but there's an annoying popping sound every time the speakers power up again. Maybe it won't for you.
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post #17 of 20
5/12/05 at 10:28am
After managing my power settings more aggresively I am getting 2.5 hr now with the 6-cell. I turned the 6800 to min power and turned down the LCD a bit. I also think that over time the charge indicator becomes more accuarate.

Regards,

Artuk
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post #18 of 20
6/25/05 at 4:15am
what does the optical drive do?
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post #19 of 20
6/25/05 at 5:06am
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Originally Posted by Ezekiel856
what does the optical drive do?
It reads cd / dvd discs ...
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post #20 of 20
6/25/05 at 5:09am
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Originally Posted by Norad2000x
On a power-saving note, 9300 users can command Sigma-Tel audio drivers to automatically manage power for your audio card. This will turn off the speakers if no sound was produced for a few seconds, and instantly turn it back on when a signal is recieved. I don't know how much power that will save, but there's an annoying popping sound every time the speakers power up again. Maybe it won't for you.
How can I command the drivers to take advantage of these power saving features ?
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