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Message #00387
Re: Power Usage
Is compiz working well with only the intel card turned on???
Mange venlige hilsner fra...
Dennis Højgaard
d e n n i s h o j g a a r d [ a ] g m a i l . c o m
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On Sat, Oct 16, 2010 at 5:57 PM, David Neeley <dbneeley@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> A side note on power usage on the UL30. I have a UL30-A5K, without the
> second graphics unit but only the Intel 4500. However, I replaced the
> hard disk with a Seagate 7200 rpm hybrid drive that also has a 4 GB
> SSD component embedded. That is *much* faster than the 5400 rpm stock
> Hitachi (which I have in an external case for backup purposes)--but it
> does use more power.
>
> A few minutes ago, I had the WIFI on, Ktorrent both downloading and
> uploading files, Google Chrome running with a half dozen windows open,
> and a video playing on VLC--and when I disconnected the AC power and
> checked with Powertop, it was using 10.4 watts. Powertop also
> estimated a remaining time on battery of 5.6 hours (the battery was
> full at the time).
>
> David
>
>
>
> On Sat, Oct 16, 2010 at 18:45, Heliel Morales <heliel@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > Thanks a lot. Will try it later today and report.
> > One more question, how about xorg.conf? Last time I removed nvidia things
> > didn't go well. Should I 'rebuild' xorg?
> >
> > Regards
>
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