do you guys know of an AMD update for the proc that this lappy use?

looks like there's no response to my question....maybe most of 4520 owners here know bout it but i will post anyway for those who might not know.

initially, the amd turion processor that this lappy use will run at top speed e.g. 1.8GHz full time even on batt or at very low load. I noticed this when I run everest and the proc speed does not change dynamically like intel processors do. So I guess this is what causes the batt to drain faster than normal.

When I formatted my friend's lappy which is a Compaq Presario that uses AMD turion too, I noticed there is an update patch for the proc in drivers cd. So I went to AMD site and found out that there is an update to fix the prob I mentioned above. I downloaded and installed it. Sure enough, the proc speed change according to the workload and power source. On idle condition, the speed is 0.8GHz..Now I can get a slightly longer batt life up to three hours of normal typing usage without the wifi on. With wifi on, I might get 2.5 hours. Hope this might be of a help.

thank u nckent....btw i havnt tried AMD dual-core optimizer myself..is it effective?

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Added on October 7, 2007, 12:35 amtry re-install windows

This post has been edited by Nashraf: Oct 7 2007, 12:35 AM

If I use the 6100 driver, can I still overclock the GPU using ntune?

anyone here who have successfully installed XP on this lappie with the AHCI mode on?(sata enabled)

how do i get the sata driver so that i can create a slipstream xp installation cd?

thanks a lot but i have another question.if i create an image of my C partition then i do a windows re-install with the AHCI on, can i restore the particular image back without any hardware conflict?(i was hoping to avoid reinstalling every software back)

Anyone that have run 3DMark 05 on this lappy please share ur results here.

I have run mine with 512 ram and I got a score of 630. I tried running another test with my fren's lappy, a 4520 with 1gb ram. I used 2 configurations; one is with 128mb set to the nvidia memory and another one is 256mb set to the nvidia (this is supposed to activate the turbo cache right?)

well unfortunately, the score for both configuration is around 640

Anyone got a higher score than mine?

u can run vista but only the basic version...if u still want to run vista premium/ultimate with 512 ram, it will fill sluggish like XP on 256 ram...however u can always activate readybooast...it will lessen the sluggish effect...i tried once.

anyone here has the experience and know how to overclock the geforce 7000m?