topic Power control options in PCs & Accessories https://community.sony.com.mk/t5/pcs-accessories/power-control-options/m-p/35702#M70995 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi. Whilst running on battery power I find browsing the internet a much more enjoyable experience because my fan doesn't come on half as much. When I'm on AC power the laptop gets much hotter and there is more fan noise. I've tried to adjust the power options so that they're exactly the same as when running on battery power but it doesn't seem possible. Is there a way?<BR /></P></BODY></HTML> Sat, 14 Jul 2007 23:22:13 GMT sunking101 2007-07-14T23:22:13Z Power control options https://community.sony.com.mk/t5/pcs-accessories/power-control-options/m-p/35702#M70995 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi. Whilst running on battery power I find browsing the internet a much more enjoyable experience because my fan doesn't come on half as much. When I'm on AC power the laptop gets much hotter and there is more fan noise. I've tried to adjust the power options so that they're exactly the same as when running on battery power but it doesn't seem possible. Is there a way?<BR /></P></BODY></HTML> Sat, 14 Jul 2007 23:22:13 GMT https://community.sony.com.mk/t5/pcs-accessories/power-control-options/m-p/35702#M70995 sunking101 2007-07-14T23:22:13Z Re: Power control options https://community.sony.com.mk/t5/pcs-accessories/power-control-options/m-p/35703#M70996 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Sounds like your CPU is running on performance mode when on AC power, if so, change it to adaptive, that way, it'll only run flat out when it needs to.<BR /></P></BODY></HTML> Sat, 14 Jul 2007 23:42:33 GMT https://community.sony.com.mk/t5/pcs-accessories/power-control-options/m-p/35703#M70996 @5528097000005097 2007-07-14T23:42:33Z Re: Power control options https://community.sony.com.mk/t5/pcs-accessories/power-control-options/m-p/35704#M70997 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Nope, it's currently set to adaptive.<BR /></P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 16 Jul 2007 16:55:39 GMT https://community.sony.com.mk/t5/pcs-accessories/power-control-options/m-p/35704#M70997 sunking101 2007-07-16T16:55:39Z Re: Power control options https://community.sony.com.mk/t5/pcs-accessories/power-control-options/m-p/35705#M70998 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Do you have the battery in when you are on the mains?<BR /><BR />The battery will be getting hot and making the fan turn on.<BR /><BR /> <img class="lia-deferred-image lia-image-emoji" src="https://community.sony.com.mk/html/@3191CA7235A406D833094BA2DD1CF2FF/images/smilies/011.png" alt=":slight_smile:" title=":slight_smile:" /><BR /></P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 16 Jul 2007 17:01:57 GMT https://community.sony.com.mk/t5/pcs-accessories/power-control-options/m-p/35705#M70998 MattWilson 2007-07-16T17:01:57Z