Laptop Cruncher????? - dslreports.com

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KyleC Nikon Guy Premium join:2001-12-13 Dallas, TX ·AT&T Southwest	Laptop Cruncher????? I Just got a new 2.4GHZ laptop, I am trying to decide whether or not to install UD on it. will crunching kill my battery life? got any tips??? Thanks -Kyle GO TEAM DSLR [text was edited by author 2003-04-01 17:46:02]
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slash Premium,MVM join:2001-03-01 Boston clubs: ·Verizon FIOS	UD won't crunch when it's running on batteries so there is nothing to worry about there. I see no reason not to install it -- *I dare you to Join Team Discovery and cure cancer!*
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JMartin Premium join:2001-03-20 Dallas, TX clubs:	reply to KyleC I also see no reason not to install it. I have a cache of spare laptops and run it on all of them and have not seen any problems. -- Team Discovery
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BliZZardX Premium join:2002-08-18 Toronto, ON	reply to KyleC Take out the battery when you're crunching.
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JMartin Premium join:2001-03-20 Dallas, TX clubs:	reply to KyleC Infinity - just out of curiosity, why take out the battery when crunching? -- Team Discovery
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BliZZardX Premium join:2002-08-18 Toronto, ON	If you aren't going to be running around with it you can use a power outlet... My laptop stays at home so I just ditched my battery. -- [Join Team Discovery!]
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HiVolt Premium join:2000-12-28 Toronto, ON clubs: ·TekSavvy Solutions.. ·Bell Sympatico	Some laptops can actually be damaged if you run it without the battery... My friend's laptop had its power supply burned out because there was no load on the battery like there usually was... He was told that if he wanted to run without a battery, that he needed a "Weight Saver" device, which had circuitry inside to prevent any damage, but weighed next to nothing. -- Crunch for Team Discovery! Visit PlanetMADtv Want MADtv on DVD? Sign the Petition!
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KyleC Nikon Guy Premium join:2001-12-13 Dallas, TX ·AT&T Southwest	reply to KyleC Well it overheated my laptop after 8 min, and it shut itself down. I think this is due to the intel 2.4ghz-M, and it power manegment, it isnt made to be pegged at 100% utilization. Its the fastest Mobile processor on the market. I dont think these laptops are made for this. oh well, I had to uninstall UD. -Kyle -- Check out my website: www.KyleCoburn.com Outlook Users: STOP SPAM with www.SpamNet.com :: Why arent you curing cancer?
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JMartin Premium join:2001-03-20 Dallas, TX clubs: ·AT&T U-Verse	reply to KyleC Kyle, I have a Dell with that same CPU and it's my back and forth to the office machine. It's off only during commute-about 2hrs per day. Glad to help if you want to pursue a resolution. -Jeff -- Team Discovery
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HiVolt Premium join:2000-12-28 Toronto, ON clubs: ·TekSavvy Solutions.. ·Bell Sympatico	reply to KyleC said by KyleC : Well it overheated my laptop after 8 min, and it shut itself down. Kyle, running UD on your laptop is no different than if you were rendering something in 3DSMax for a couple hours, CPU usage is still 100%. My IBM Thinkpad 1GHz has had no problems running UD 24/7 for the past year... Something must be wrong with it, if it cannot handle even 8 minutes at full CPU load... -- Crunch for Team Discovery! Visit PlanetMADtv Want MADtv on DVD? Sign the Petition!
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KyleC Nikon Guy Premium join:2001-12-13 Dallas, TX ·AT&T Southwest	reply to KyleC hmm, i might send it for service this summer. i doubt they would give me a new one... what should i do? i am kinda pissed its a compaq Presario 1500 -Kyle EDIT: actually i am really pissed, i have decided i want a new machine, anyone have contacts at compaq? I have a feeling service is going to blow me off. ARRRRRHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! EDIT2: another thing, the fan runs all the time, like from 10 min after start up till shut down. not at full speed, but at a low speed... [text was edited by author 2003-04-02 10:06:56]
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HiVolt Premium join:2000-12-28 Toronto, ON clubs: ·TekSavvy Solutions.. ·Bell Sympatico	Kyle, are you absolutely sure that the processor is a Pentium 4-M? Value priced laptops usually use regular desktop Pentium 4 Processors, which use higher voltage, and have no SpeedStep functions, they produce WAY more heat. Post the exact model & part # of your laptop and I can look into it for ya... -- Crunch for Team Discovery! Visit PlanetMADtv Want MADtv on DVD? Sign the Petition!
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KyleC Nikon Guy Premium join:2001-12-13 Dallas, TX ·AT&T Southwest	said by HiVolt : Kyle, are you absolutely sure that the processor is a Pentium 4-M? Value priced laptops usually use regular desktop Pentium 4 Processors, which use higher voltage, and have no SpeedStep functions, they produce WAY more heat. Post the exact model & part # of your laptop and I can look into it for ya... compaq presario 1525us Series PP2140 it cost $1,800 Thanks! -Kyle -- Check out my website: www.KyleCoburn.com Outlook Users: STOP SPAM with www.SpamNet.com :: Why arent you curing cancer?
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KyleC Nikon Guy Premium join:2001-12-13 Dallas, TX	reply to KyleC anyone have a clue? thx
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slash Premium,MVM join:2001-03-01 Boston clubs:	reply to KyleC I just looked it up and it uses a dekstop P4 2.4 chip. Don't worry though, it's fine for crunching. -- *I dare you to Join Team Discovery and cure cancer!*
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KyleC Nikon Guy Premium join:2001-12-13 Dallas, TX	its not a intel mobile processor??? i could have sworn it was...that sucks... thanks for your help,
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HiVolt Premium join:2000-12-28 Toronto, ON clubs: ·TekSavvy Solutions.. ·Bell Sympatico	reply to slash said by slash : I just looked it up and it uses a dekstop P4 2.4 chip. Don't worry though, it's fine for crunching. Yeah I just looked it up too... But if he says it overheats after 8 minutes, I wouldn't say its fine for crunching... -- Crunch for Team Discovery! Visit PlanetMADtv Want MADtv on DVD? Sign the Petition!
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slash Premium,MVM join:2001-03-01 Boston clubs:	Whoop...I missed that part.
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