Granola is a piece of software that clams to scale your CPU usage according to save you energy use, therefore battery life on your laptop. If all I want to do is improve battery life when on the road, would it be batter to just use Windows 7's built-in Power Saver Mode, or Does Granola actually do a better job at extending battery life via its CPU scaling?
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I am posting this from Safe Mode with Networking.
What could be causing the following situation- When restarting my computer (Windows 7 64bit) after the "starting windows" screen appears the screen will go dark and display "power saving mode". After about 60 seconds the computer will restart from the "starting windows" screen and complete the restart process. Once it completes everything the computer runs fine.
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System Information:
Time of this report: 3/22/2010, 17:52:48
Machine name: NATEANDHARRY-PC
Operating System: Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit (6.1, Build 7600) (7600.win7_rtm.090713-1255)
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: HP-Pavilion
System Model: NC695AA-ABA m9515y
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2. What are the implications of using the options available:
a) Off.
b) Maximum power savings.
c) Moderate power savings.
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