Undervolting my HP laptop

[jay129]

Hi there. i have a HP Pavilion dv5-1002nr notebook. I've been trying to undervolt it for quite some time now but haven't been able to. i'm no computer programmer but i'm not dumb either.
okay first things first.
I tried using RmClock. but it didnt recognize my cpu,which i read,means that i can't undervolt my cpu. many forums asked to me to do a whole bunch of stuff in the "advanced settings" page...the thing is my version of Rm Clock doesnt have an advanced settings page. is that normal?
i then tried Notebook hardware control.
but it doesn't allow me to do anything to the voltage control. i can see the tab and everything but i can't seem to type in any digits for the multipliers etc. And the acpi control tab says that it's not "configurated" for my system.
so after reading and pouring over thousands of forums,i give in.
help!
please let me know if you need me to upload any other data on my side.

 

[pebbly]

for what pupose do you want to undervolt? laptops dont take kindly to undervolting/overclocking they will always have an heat issue, my advice is leave well alone

 

[Kari]

Hello Jay, welcome to the Seven Forums.

Read this thread for more information on undervolting a laptop.

Kari

 

[pebbly]

Hello Jay, welcome to the Seven Forums.

Read this thread for more information on undervolting a laptop.

Kari

thank you for that Kari , i did'nt know undervolting was a way to cool your laptop
+rep

 

[Kari]

Thanks Pebbly. I would feel more comfortable to get rep from this if you also rep DarkDavil, he's the member who wrote the post I linked and brought this to my attention.

Kari

 

[jay129]

hey Kari,
Now you see,ive read more than a hundred different threads about "how to undervolt"...if you'll go back and read my post again...you shall see that the problem is with the software that's supposed to help me undervolt. which leads me to ask the question- is my laptop not supported? or is there something wrong with the software? or with my system.
and to Pebbly- hope you get why i want to undervolt. it not only cools your notebook but also lengthens the life of your notebook and its battery.
Anyway...Still seeking help.

 

[pebbly]

yes jay129, i saw the error of my ways , i learned something there also sorry i cant help you further

 

[Kari]

Jay, the link I gave was the best I could do. I do not know this subject too well, but remebering how I managed to cool my laptop using this method made me post that link.

Kari

 

[FZ21Z]

hey Kari,
Now you see,ive read more than a hundred different threads about "how to undervolt"

What software from this guide - The "Undervolting" Guide - are you having issues with?

 

[jay129]

RightMark CPU Clock Utility. aka RMclock.
the problem is mentioned in my post.

 

[FZ21Z]

the thing is my version of Rm Clock doesnt have an advanced settings page. is that normal?

The screen-shot in the guide shows the page, have you got the latest version of it?

 

[jay129]

the thing is my version of Rm Clock doesnt have an advanced settings page. is that normal?

The screen-shot in the guide shows the page, have you got the latest version of it?

yes. version 2.35
downloaded it once from some website. and more recently from the official site cpu.rightmark.org

 

[FZ21Z]

I've not got a clue then, sorry.

 

[jay129]

I've not got a clue then, sorry.

hmmm. :huh: okay .No problem. Maybe someone can figure out whether the dv5 can be undervolted at all or not?

 

[brummyfan]

Hi there. i have a HP Pavilion dv5-1002nr notebook. I've been trying to undervolt it for quite some time now but haven't been able to. i'm no computer programmer but i'm not dumb either.
okay first things first.
I tried using RmClock. but it didnt recognize my cpu,which i read,means that i can't undervolt my cpu. many forums asked to me to do a whole bunch of stuff in the "advanced settings" page...the thing is my version of Rm Clock doesnt have an advanced settings page. is that normal?
i then tried Notebook hardware control.
but it doesn't allow me to do anything to the voltage control. i can see the tab and everything but i can't seem to type in any digits for the multipliers etc. And the acpi control tab says that it's not "configurated" for my system.
so after reading and pouring over thousands of forums,i give in.
help!

please let me know if you need me to upload any other data on my side.

There's a very nice guide over here where they discuss undervolting different laptops.
http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=235824

EDIT:Ignore my post,FZ21Z already has given you the link, just woke up.

 

[FZ21Z]

The only thing I can think of is this...

NOTE: You must have Administrative rights to install and run this utility.

 

[Bill2]

Hi there. i have a HP Pavilion dv5-1002nr notebook. I've been trying to undervolt it for quite some time now but haven't been able to. i'm no computer programmer but i'm not dumb either.
okay first things first.
I tried using RmClock. but it didnt recognize my cpu,which i read,means that i can't undervolt my cpu. many forums asked to me to do a whole bunch of stuff in the "advanced settings" page...the thing is my version of Rm Clock doesnt have an advanced settings page. is that normal?
i then tried Notebook hardware control.
but it doesn't allow me to do anything to the voltage control. i can see the tab and everything but i can't seem to type in any digits for the multipliers etc. And the acpi control tab says that it's not "configurated" for my system.
so after reading and pouring over thousands of forums,i give in.
help!
please let me know if you need me to upload any other data on my side.

jay129,
would just like to share my experience. i have an old pentium m centrino laptop that used to heat up like crazy and shutdown every hour or so. This was obviously unbearable, so I undervolted it using RMclock. it was most effective.
recently, i switched to win7 and discovered a beautiful seting called "Processor power state" in the Power options. here i set the max processor state to 75% (simple point and click). that resolved my overheating problem.
I have another machine, an HP core2 duo and i have experimented with those settings there also. it really helps if you have a heating problem.
regarding hit in performance because of reducing processor speed, i never felt anything. But i am not a gamer.

 

[FZ21Z]

i have an old pentium m centrino laptop that used to heat up like crazy and shutdown every hour or so.

Sounds like a good clean out wouldn't go amiss either with that.

 

[Bill2]

i have an old pentium m centrino laptop that used to heat up like crazy and shutdown every hour or so.

Sounds like a good clean out wouldn't go amiss either with that.

ya, cleaning always helps. but this one is clean as a whistle. In fact forced me to mauntain the entire tool set, you know screwdrivers, antistatics, air cans......

 

[jay129]

The only thing I can think of is this...

NOTE: You must have Administrative rights to install and run this utility.

sorry what's that?