After taking out the battery and using direct AC power, the laptop runs slower.
After taking out the battery and using direct AC power, the laptop runs slower.
I took out the battery from my laptop since it's not holding a charge well and is completely dead. I'm using an Acer Aspire 5 Slim (2019) | A515-54-51DJ and plan to use it only for desk work, so I don't mind keeping it plugged in all the time. It would be risky to leave it charging continuously, but I noticed performance drops when using Discord and Firefox. I changed the power plan to max performance and checked the BIOS for any special settings, but it's still running slowly. Any suggestions on how to improve this?
There could be an option to cap the battery charge at 80% or similar. I'm not sure if 2019 models had this feature. My 2020 HP Elitebook 830 G7 includes it, which stops charging once the battery hits 80% but keeps using power even with a weak charger that can't handle CPU boosts up to 50W. It shows 100% in Windows, but the battery is only at 80%. When the battery gradually drops to around 95%, it recharges to 100% (Windows says 80% in the battery, but the actual charge is higher).
The problem involves my laptop losing power quickly—reaching 80% in under an hour and nearly running out after two hours—even when in power-saving mode. I suspect the battery undergoes many charge cycles. I’ll check if this holds true—seems Acer only lets you restrict battery capacity via their 'Acer Care Center' tool.
Certain laptops will drastically slow down right away after removing the battery. This behavior is built into their design. For Intel processors, consider using ThrottleStop. https://www.techpowerup.com/download/tec...ottlestop/ Share a screenshot of ThrottleStop with the Limit Reasons window active. It could reveal why your CPU is being throttled. Dell machines employ BD PROCHOT throttling. If the BD PROCHOT indicator turns red in the Limit Reasons window, attempt to clear that box on the ThrottleStop main screen.
I understand the issue is similar to what others faced. I took out the battery from my Dell Latitude 3490 laptop and it slowed down significantly. After applying throttle stop, it worked for a day but then returned to its slower state. Here’s the screenshot reference.
The screenshot indicates PL1 power throttling to just 4.0W, which is the cause. No BD PROCHOT throttling issues detected. Some Dell laptops may restrict power when the battery is removed, suggesting a need for a replacement battery. The ThrottleStop table displays only six entries; verify if one core was disabled. Open msconfig, ensure the "Number of processors" option is unchecked, then restart. This should enable Windows to recognize all your cores and threads. You might also check the Task Manager for the actual number of Cores and Logical processors reported.
Claro, entiendo. En MSConfig la opción estaba marcada y mostró 6 núcleos, pero el Task Manager indica 3 núcleos con 6 lógicos. Respecto al límite de potencia PL1, ¿sabes cómo ajustar ese valor para permitir hasta 4.0W?