My laptop slows down dramatically when in power but works perfectly fine when on battery. Help.
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My laptop slows down dramatically when in power but works perfectly fine when on battery. Help.
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There are power profiles that one can set to reduce CPU speed on battery or on power.
No OS noted so I'll share a link about it for Windows Vista.
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-vista/whats-new-in-managing-power-settings
Imagine if the power plan was full power for battery and power savings when on AC?