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Unplug laptop and I get BSOD.
I have a Dell 6400/E1505 laptop with 1.86GHZ core duo processor and when I
unplug the power cord it BSOD's and turns off. I can then turn it on on battery, and it runs fine on battery, plug it in and its fine, unplug it again and I get the same BSOD! I've figured out that if I turn off 'Intel Speedstep' in the system BIOS it works but I don't really want to leave it like this because battery life is MUCH worse, like 2.5 hours instead of 4.5 Does anyone have any suggestions? Perhaps is there some sort of a speedstep driver that is needed for vista? I'm running RC1 Build 5600 but it did it in build 5536 also! |
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Unplug laptop and I get BSOD.
Does it happen if you disable one of the cores using the BIOS? Is the BIOS
up to date? "Super_Geek" wrote in message ... I have a Dell 6400/E1505 laptop with 1.86GHZ core duo processor and when I unplug the power cord it BSOD's and turns off. I can then turn it on on battery, and it runs fine on battery, plug it in and its fine, unplug it again and I get the same BSOD! I've figured out that if I turn off 'Intel Speedstep' in the system BIOS it works but I don't really want to leave it like this because battery life is MUCH worse, like 2.5 hours instead of 4.5 Does anyone have any suggestions? Perhaps is there some sort of a speedstep driver that is needed for vista? I'm running RC1 Build 5600 but it did it in build 5536 also! |
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Unplug laptop and I get BSOD.
Interesting, I just tried it in single core mode with speedstep still on and
it does not do it, so that means it is the combination of Dual Core AND Speedstep on at the same time BSOD's because it doesn't do it when you turn off one of those features in the BIOS. Obviously it is not acceptable to run in single core mode as I paid $1000 to have dual core, but it could lead to a fix. Any ideas now? I know that Core Duo introduces a technology that allows the two cores to run in two different power modes at the same time, perhaps vista only knows how to manage one? It works fine in XP, weird "JW" wrote: Does it happen if you disable one of the cores using the BIOS? Is the BIOS up to date? "Super_Geek" wrote in message ... I have a Dell 6400/E1505 laptop with 1.86GHZ core duo processor and when I unplug the power cord it BSOD's and turns off. I can then turn it on on battery, and it runs fine on battery, plug it in and its fine, unplug it again and I get the same BSOD! I've figured out that if I turn off 'Intel Speedstep' in the system BIOS it works but I don't really want to leave it like this because battery life is MUCH worse, like 2.5 hours instead of 4.5 Does anyone have any suggestions? Perhaps is there some sort of a speedstep driver that is needed for vista? I'm running RC1 Build 5600 but it did it in build 5536 also! |
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Unplug laptop and I get BSOD.
I have absolullly no idea if you need a fiz fom MS or from Inel ut at leas
it appears that one one of then has a but tha needs to be fixed. "Super_Geek" wrote in message ... Interesting, I just tried it in single core mode with speedstep still on and it does not do it, so that means it is the combination of Dual Core AND Speedstep on at the same time BSOD's because it doesn't do it when you turn off one of those features in the BIOS. Obviously it is not acceptable to run in single core mode as I paid $1000 to have dual core, but it could lead to a fix. Any ideas now? I know that Core Duo introduces a technology that allows the two cores to run in two different power modes at the same time, perhaps vista only knows how to manage one? It works fine in XP, weird "JW" wrote: Does it happen if you disable one of the cores using the BIOS? Is the BIOS up to date? "Super_Geek" wrote in message ... I have a Dell 6400/E1505 laptop with 1.86GHZ core duo processor and when I unplug the power cord it BSOD's and turns off. I can then turn it on on battery, and it runs fine on battery, plug it in and its fine, unplug it again and I get the same BSOD! I've figured out that if I turn off 'Intel Speedstep' in the system BIOS it works but I don't really want to leave it like this because battery life is MUCH worse, like 2.5 hours instead of 4.5 Does anyone have any suggestions? Perhaps is there some sort of a speedstep driver that is needed for vista? I'm running RC1 Build 5600 but it did it in build 5536 also! |
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Unplug laptop and I get BSOD.
OK, I have made an error report to Microsoft and I really doubt Intel will
care being that vista is still beta. Back to xp again "JW" wrote: I have absolullly no idea if you need a fiz fom MS or from Inel ut at leas it appears that one one of then has a but tha needs to be fixed. "Super_Geek" wrote in message ... Interesting, I just tried it in single core mode with speedstep still on and it does not do it, so that means it is the combination of Dual Core AND Speedstep on at the same time BSOD's because it doesn't do it when you turn off one of those features in the BIOS. Obviously it is not acceptable to run in single core mode as I paid $1000 to have dual core, but it could lead to a fix. Any ideas now? I know that Core Duo introduces a technology that allows the two cores to run in two different power modes at the same time, perhaps vista only knows how to manage one? It works fine in XP, weird "JW" wrote: Does it happen if you disable one of the cores using the BIOS? Is the BIOS up to date? "Super_Geek" wrote in message ... I have a Dell 6400/E1505 laptop with 1.86GHZ core duo processor and when I unplug the power cord it BSOD's and turns off. I can then turn it on on battery, and it runs fine on battery, plug it in and its fine, unplug it again and I get the same BSOD! I've figured out that if I turn off 'Intel Speedstep' in the system BIOS it works but I don't really want to leave it like this because battery life is MUCH worse, like 2.5 hours instead of 4.5 Does anyone have any suggestions? Perhaps is there some sort of a speedstep driver that is needed for vista? I'm running RC1 Build 5600 but it did it in build 5536 also! |
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Unplug laptop and I get BSOD.
Have you checked the INTEL WebSite for an updated BIOS?
"Super_Geek" wrote in message ... OK, I have made an error report to Microsoft and I really doubt Intel will care being that vista is still beta. Back to xp again "JW" wrote: I have absolullly no idea if you need a fiz fom MS or from Inel ut at leas it appears that one one of then has a but tha needs to be fixed. "Super_Geek" wrote in message ... Interesting, I just tried it in single core mode with speedstep still on and it does not do it, so that means it is the combination of Dual Core AND Speedstep on at the same time BSOD's because it doesn't do it when you turn off one of those features in the BIOS. Obviously it is not acceptable to run in single core mode as I paid $1000 to have dual core, but it could lead to a fix. Any ideas now? I know that Core Duo introduces a technology that allows the two cores to run in two different power modes at the same time, perhaps vista only knows how to manage one? It works fine in XP, weird "JW" wrote: Does it happen if you disable one of the cores using the BIOS? Is the BIOS up to date? "Super_Geek" wrote in message ... I have a Dell 6400/E1505 laptop with 1.86GHZ core duo processor and when I unplug the power cord it BSOD's and turns off. I can then turn it on on battery, and it runs fine on battery, plug it in and its fine, unplug it again and I get the same BSOD! I've figured out that if I turn off 'Intel Speedstep' in the system BIOS it works but I don't really want to leave it like this because battery life is MUCH worse, like 2.5 hours instead of 4.5 Does anyone have any suggestions? Perhaps is there some sort of a speedstep driver that is needed for vista? I'm running RC1 Build 5600 but it did it in build 5536 also! |
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Unplug laptop and I get BSOD.
As it is a Dell laptop it is Dell bios, however yes it is updated to the
latest A08 BIOS. I just went back to XP its not very good anymore, I guess i'll just turn speedstep off because I won't be going on any trips for a long time so won't need good battery life Sure hope this bug gets fixed! "JW" wrote: Have you checked the INTEL WebSite for an updated BIOS? "Super_Geek" wrote in message ... OK, I have made an error report to Microsoft and I really doubt Intel will care being that vista is still beta. Back to xp again "JW" wrote: I have absolullly no idea if you need a fiz fom MS or from Inel ut at leas it appears that one one of then has a but tha needs to be fixed. "Super_Geek" wrote in message ... Interesting, I just tried it in single core mode with speedstep still on and it does not do it, so that means it is the combination of Dual Core AND Speedstep on at the same time BSOD's because it doesn't do it when you turn off one of those features in the BIOS. Obviously it is not acceptable to run in single core mode as I paid $1000 to have dual core, but it could lead to a fix. Any ideas now? I know that Core Duo introduces a technology that allows the two cores to run in two different power modes at the same time, perhaps vista only knows how to manage one? It works fine in XP, weird "JW" wrote: Does it happen if you disable one of the cores using the BIOS? Is the BIOS up to date? "Super_Geek" wrote in message ... I have a Dell 6400/E1505 laptop with 1.86GHZ core duo processor and when I unplug the power cord it BSOD's and turns off. I can then turn it on on battery, and it runs fine on battery, plug it in and its fine, unplug it again and I get the same BSOD! I've figured out that if I turn off 'Intel Speedstep' in the system BIOS it works but I don't really want to leave it like this because battery life is MUCH worse, like 2.5 hours instead of 4.5 Does anyone have any suggestions? Perhaps is there some sort of a speedstep driver that is needed for vista? I'm running RC1 Build 5600 but it did it in build 5536 also! |