Tagged Questions
0
votes
1answer
268 views
Dell XPS 15z (L511z) - Ubuntu 13.04 - Short Battery Life… Any help, ideas, or mods?
I presently have a Dell XPS 15z (L511z) (+ 240GB SanDisk Extreme SSD Upgrade).
I also have Ubuntu Gnome 13.04 installed. My BIOS is at the latest version.
I have the following power-related packages ...
1
vote
2answers
227 views
How reliable is the battery data in ubuntu the power statistics?
Right now the power statistics show that:
Energy when full: 25.5 Wh
Energy (design): 93.2 Wh
And indeed the battery doesn't seem to be lasting as long as it used too.
My question:
Is this data ...
0
votes
1answer
422 views
Will Not Shut Down
My Dell Inspiron 1720 Laptop with 12.04 with latest updates will not shut down when commanded off.
After each upgrade it will probably turn off once, the next time it is commanded off, it will shut ...
4
votes
6answers
2k views
Battery life low on notebook using ubuntu 11.10 vs. windows 7
Im using a brand new Dell XPS notebook (bought mar 2012) which has 4.5 hrs battery life using a 6 cell battery-when i use windows 7. The machine uses an Intel core 17 2670qm processor, and a 64 bit ...
0
votes
2answers
477 views
Excess power consumption in Dell laptop
I have bought a new Dell laptop, with 6 GB RAM, running 64 bit Ubuntu 11.10. I have both Windows on one partition and Ubuntu on another partition. When I use Windows, battery lasts for more than 2 hrs ...
0
votes
1answer
768 views
Why does my fan run so hard on my Dell XPS 15z? [closed]
I recently bought a Dell XPS 15z. It came with Windows 7 Home Premium, but I really wanted to try out Ubuntu on it. I ran the Windows installer and was surprised how smooth the process was. Within 10 ...
0
votes
1answer
546 views
Dell Inspiron Duo crashes when I plug in my charger
Good Evening everyone,
My Dell Inspiron Duo likes to just crash out when I plug in my charger!! But I'm a bit lost how to diagnosis is - Ideas??
3
votes
2answers
795 views
Fans go in overdrive on my Inspiron 9400! What should I do?
After an update to 11.04 the fans of my Inspiron 9400 go in overdrive and never lower speed. Is this normal? It did not happen on any of the other Ubuntu releases.
6
votes
2answers
2k views
How to prevent battery from charging while on UPS
I'm running on UPS power and would like to prevent the laptop's battery from charging, to increase the amount of power available to other devices. Is there a way to do this?
update
The machine is a ...
0
votes
2answers
1k views
Fan always spinning on a Dell Studio 1555 [closed]
I use Dell Studio 1555, after update to maverick my fan started spinning full speed allways. I use xserver-xorg-video-ati/radeon drivers because fglrx messes with my desktop resolution when connecting ...
