What's wrong with my notebook?
Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2008 8:18 pm
So I have a Compaq Presario C502US,
Microprocessor: 1.86 GHz Intel® Celeron® M Processor 440
Microprocessor Cache: 1MB L2 Cache
Memory: 512MB DDR2 System Memory (1 Dimm)
Video Graphics: Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950
but I swapped the CPU for an Intel Core Solo T1350 and put 2GB of RAM in there. My Kill-A-Watt meter says it's drawing ~60W!!! Before I added everything it was ~20W idle.
I tried checking other devices, so I know the meter's still good. I tried different outlets so I know that isn't the issue. For whatever reason I even opened the thing up to see if there was some dust or something I could clean out of the system. Unfortunately, I sold the original processor, so I can't put everything back and check the original system again. I don't really have any experience to be thinking this, but 60W for a notebook at idle seems ridiculously high. Anybody who wants to give me their thoughts on the matter? Thanks in advance.
Microprocessor: 1.86 GHz Intel® Celeron® M Processor 440
Microprocessor Cache: 1MB L2 Cache
Memory: 512MB DDR2 System Memory (1 Dimm)
Video Graphics: Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950
but I swapped the CPU for an Intel Core Solo T1350 and put 2GB of RAM in there. My Kill-A-Watt meter says it's drawing ~60W!!! Before I added everything it was ~20W idle.
I tried checking other devices, so I know the meter's still good. I tried different outlets so I know that isn't the issue. For whatever reason I even opened the thing up to see if there was some dust or something I could clean out of the system. Unfortunately, I sold the original processor, so I can't put everything back and check the original system again. I don't really have any experience to be thinking this, but 60W for a notebook at idle seems ridiculously high. Anybody who wants to give me their thoughts on the matter? Thanks in advance.
