Problems with my laptop

pinhodecarlos · 2013-08-01, 01:07

Sorry if this forum is not the one for the subject I am about to start so I ask a moderator to move it to a proper sub-forum.

I'm running two instances of LLR and during the period of night from 9 pm to 10 am nothing happens besides the usual crunching. In this period I am at home until 8 am.
From 10 am until I arrive home I come back to the laptop and the Windows 7 64 bits is in pause mode, both instances of LLR are running at slow speed. I don't know why this now happens. I thought it was a break in power but now it has been consistent everyday. No events are scheduled to be done everyday starting at 10 am.
I am tired of loosing 12 hours per day on something that I don't know why it happens.
Making a google search it can be a hard drive problem but at night the machine runs. Also I found that I should disconnect the battery and plug it again.

Can someone help me?

Thank you in advance,

Carlos

kladner · 2013-08-01, 01:26

It seems a sure thing that a laptop, by default, would have Sleep or Hibernate enabled. Have you looked in Control Panel>Power Options? What Plan is enabled? If you expect the machine to keep running full tilt, you should at least have it in Balanced mode.Then you would have to go into "change plan settings" and make sure that anything resembling "sleep, standby, or hibernate" is disabled. You have to go into "Change advanced power settings," too. You probably want to make sure that the HDD doesn't go to shut down, so set that to "Never". Set the first three options under "Sleep" to "Never." You may not want to close the cover, either. Of course, it's OK for the display to shut down.

pinhodecarlos · 2013-08-01, 01:27

Everything is set to never or 100 % power usage.
The machine is not sleeping, the machine stays online crunching at slower pace. Look at these numbers:

Code:

5*2^3300772-1 is not prime.  LLR Res64: 58B9162989263AF6  Time : 3556.069 sec.
5*2^3300790-1 is not prime.  LLR Res64: 791322642544B4AE  Time : 3565.958 sec.
5*2^3300812-1 is not prime.  LLR Res64: 78809F01E11B4C4F  Time : 3547.437 sec.
5*2^3300828-1 is not prime.  LLR Res64: 218AEF9CFD71F253  Time : 3547.571 sec.
5*2^3300838-1 is not prime.  LLR Res64: EA164098B12F2EB1  Time : 26146.084 sec.
5*2^3300844-1 is not prime.  LLR Res64: F532D80153DFB018  Time : 3561.448 sec.
5*2^3300848-1 is not prime.  LLR Res64: 874E00DD5B6AA331  Time : 3736.530 sec.
5*2^3300850-1 is not prime.  LLR Res64: CE7D616B6C73D26C  Time : 3562.941 sec.
5*2^3300854-1 is not prime.  LLR Res64: 1256779DDAED8803  Time : 3516.552 sec.
5*2^3300868-1 is not prime.  LLR Res64: 6D9B87893D919C04  Time : 3520.988 sec.
5*2^3300904-1 is not prime.  LLR Res64: D38147576339B06E  Time : 3511.157 sec.
5*2^3300910-1 is not prime.  LLR Res64: 9B806A14DADC4C58  Time : 3537.714 sec.
5*2^3300958-1 is not prime.  LLR Res64: 2AFDC7097ABE3998  Time : 3531.639 sec.
5*2^3300970-1 is not prime.  LLR Res64: A8F4CA86090C4532  Time : 3550.657 sec.
5*2^3300974-1 is not prime.  LLR Res64: C0D9FF28BAB5FD6D  Time : 3520.427 sec.
5*2^3300990-1 is not prime.  LLR Res64: 702D1177A75C5000  Time : 3558.766 sec.
5*2^3301024-1 is not prime.  LLR Res64: B1048576BC83A7AE  Time : 3542.461 sec.
5*2^3301030-1 is not prime.  LLR Res64: E424AB7C7FDE9FE2  Time : 3534.704 sec.
5*2^3301062-1 is not prime.  LLR Res64: 1D79936CD63A6CE7  Time : 3524.656 sec.
5*2^3301070-1 is not prime.  LLR Res64: D51DCAAA60C0F086  Time : 36894.212 sec.
5*2^3301074-1 is not prime.  LLR Res64: 0345756F27D3374C  Time : 3569.816 sec.
5*2^3301100-1 is not prime.  LLR Res64: C318A0515AC0A656  Time : 3594.235 sec.
5*2^3301160-1 is not prime.  LLR Res64: 649298768F05573A  Time : 3524.318 sec.
5*2^3301190-1 is not prime.  LLR Res64: FDF424141F42EBA2  Time : 3532.914 sec.
5*2^3301200-1 is not prime.  LLR Res64: 9257A124F87744EF  Time : 3520.777 sec.
5*2^3301232-1 is not prime.  LLR Res64: 95D5C723DB699B77  Time : 3553.324 sec.
5*2^3301254-1 is not prime.  LLR Res64: 89246E293CABE9E6  Time : 3524.422 sec.
5*2^3301280-1 is not prime.  LLR Res64: C8BF44D43DA0A4BB  Time : 3526.381 sec.
5*2^3301300-1 is not prime.  LLR Res64: A130C407939FAC2D  Time : 3533.331 sec.
5*2^3301330-1 is not prime.  LLR Res64: 1C92EAD127FCD559  Time : 3543.244 sec.
5*2^3301362-1 is not prime.  LLR Res64: 93734FC376A03B1B  Time : 3570.671 sec.
5*2^3301448-1 is not prime.  LLR Res64: 85D37C258AFAC9DB  Time : 3552.861 sec.
5*2^3301462-1 is not prime.  LLR Res64: 69683EBE47C50ABF  Time : 3523.921 sec.
5*2^3301530-1 is not prime.  LLR Res64: 11CFB75A65FAF102  Time : 3538.892 sec.
5*2^3301534-1 is not prime.  LLR Res64: 3CBA2D25899E83B8  Time : 40103.560 sec.

When I get home OS is in pause mode but running. At night I don't touch in nothing and it runs through all nigh at 100 %.

Carlos

kladner · 2013-08-01, 01:33

Sorry for flogging the obvious- just had to ask. I'm not sure why the slow down unless it is hot enough to start throttling.

pinhodecarlos · 2013-08-01, 01:45

Quote:

Originally Posted by kladner

Sorry for flogging the obvious- just had to ask. I'm not sure why the slow down unless it is hot enough to start throttling.

That's why I run only two cores of the 8 threads because I live in a tropical place but we are now in Winter and I am using a cooling pad.
Another weird thing is that from last Thursday to Sunday I stayed home and the computer kept running without issue. Is it possible someone here at home trying to sabotage my laptop? How an OS get's into resume state but still runs at lower power?
I have a lots of questions that I don't know the answers.

Carlos

WMHalsdorf · 2013-08-01, 01:56

The one thing that you didn't mention was the screen saver time, you have to set it to maximum even if it's not set to go on.

pinhodecarlos · 2013-08-01, 02:00

Quote:

Originally Posted by WMHalsdorf

The one thing that you didn't mention was the screen saver time, you have to set it to maximum even if it's not set to go on.

The screen saver always has been off but I didn't know about that timer setting. I though it was closed by the fact that the screen saver is off. Let me look.

axn · 2013-08-01, 03:18

Quote:

Originally Posted by pinhodecarlos

Everything is set to never or 100 % power usage.
The machine is not sleeping, the machine stays online crunching at slower pace. Look at these numbers:

Code:

5*2^3300772-1 is not prime.  LLR Res64: 58B9162989263AF6  Time : 3556.069 sec.
5*2^3300790-1 is not prime.  LLR Res64: 791322642544B4AE  Time : 3565.958 sec.
5*2^3300812-1 is not prime.  LLR Res64: 78809F01E11B4C4F  Time : 3547.437 sec.
5*2^3300828-1 is not prime.  LLR Res64: 218AEF9CFD71F253  Time : 3547.571 sec.
5*2^3300838-1 is not prime.  LLR Res64: EA164098B12F2EB1  Time : 26146.084 sec.
5*2^3300844-1 is not prime.  LLR Res64: F532D80153DFB018  Time : 3561.448 sec.
5*2^3300848-1 is not prime.  LLR Res64: 874E00DD5B6AA331  Time : 3736.530 sec.
5*2^3300850-1 is not prime.  LLR Res64: CE7D616B6C73D26C  Time : 3562.941 sec.
5*2^3300854-1 is not prime.  LLR Res64: 1256779DDAED8803  Time : 3516.552 sec.
5*2^3300868-1 is not prime.  LLR Res64: 6D9B87893D919C04  Time : 3520.988 sec.
5*2^3300904-1 is not prime.  LLR Res64: D38147576339B06E  Time : 3511.157 sec.
5*2^3300910-1 is not prime.  LLR Res64: 9B806A14DADC4C58  Time : 3537.714 sec.
5*2^3300958-1 is not prime.  LLR Res64: 2AFDC7097ABE3998  Time : 3531.639 sec.
5*2^3300970-1 is not prime.  LLR Res64: A8F4CA86090C4532  Time : 3550.657 sec.
5*2^3300974-1 is not prime.  LLR Res64: C0D9FF28BAB5FD6D  Time : 3520.427 sec.
5*2^3300990-1 is not prime.  LLR Res64: 702D1177A75C5000  Time : 3558.766 sec.
5*2^3301024-1 is not prime.  LLR Res64: B1048576BC83A7AE  Time : 3542.461 sec.
5*2^3301030-1 is not prime.  LLR Res64: E424AB7C7FDE9FE2  Time : 3534.704 sec.
5*2^3301062-1 is not prime.  LLR Res64: 1D79936CD63A6CE7  Time : 3524.656 sec.
5*2^3301070-1 is not prime.  LLR Res64: D51DCAAA60C0F086  Time : 36894.212 sec.
5*2^3301074-1 is not prime.  LLR Res64: 0345756F27D3374C  Time : 3569.816 sec.
5*2^3301100-1 is not prime.  LLR Res64: C318A0515AC0A656  Time : 3594.235 sec.
5*2^3301160-1 is not prime.  LLR Res64: 649298768F05573A  Time : 3524.318 sec.
5*2^3301190-1 is not prime.  LLR Res64: FDF424141F42EBA2  Time : 3532.914 sec.
5*2^3301200-1 is not prime.  LLR Res64: 9257A124F87744EF  Time : 3520.777 sec.
5*2^3301232-1 is not prime.  LLR Res64: 95D5C723DB699B77  Time : 3553.324 sec.
5*2^3301254-1 is not prime.  LLR Res64: 89246E293CABE9E6  Time : 3524.422 sec.
5*2^3301280-1 is not prime.  LLR Res64: C8BF44D43DA0A4BB  Time : 3526.381 sec.
5*2^3301300-1 is not prime.  LLR Res64: A130C407939FAC2D  Time : 3533.331 sec.
5*2^3301330-1 is not prime.  LLR Res64: 1C92EAD127FCD559  Time : 3543.244 sec.
5*2^3301362-1 is not prime.  LLR Res64: 93734FC376A03B1B  Time : 3570.671 sec.
5*2^3301448-1 is not prime.  LLR Res64: 85D37C258AFAC9DB  Time : 3552.861 sec.
5*2^3301462-1 is not prime.  LLR Res64: 69683EBE47C50ABF  Time : 3523.921 sec.
5*2^3301530-1 is not prime.  LLR Res64: 11CFB75A65FAF102  Time : 3538.892 sec.
5*2^3301534-1 is not prime.  LLR Res64: 3CBA2D25899E83B8  Time : 40103.560 sec.

When I get home OS is in pause mode but running.

There is no such thing as "pause mode but running". The times you have posted are consistent with the machine going into standby/hibernate during that particular test. LLR reports the elapsed time.

Maybe somebody sees the laptop running, presses the power button (or closes the lid -- check you power setting for "Lid close action") causing it to go into standby.

Have you checked the Advanced Power Settings?

cuBerBruce · 2013-08-01, 04:27

I have a Turion 64 x2 laptop running Vista. Last night, I stopped Prime95 and closed the cover to allow it to cool off overnight. When I resumed Prime95 today, I noticed it was running slowly. CPU-Z showed it to be running at 800 MHz instead of 2 GHz. I couldn't find anything wrong with the power settings, so I tried putting the computer to hibernate mode. After it shut off, I turned it back on and it was back to running at 2 GHz.

I don't know why it slowed down. It might be related to having disconnected AC power briefly or closing the cover. I also don't know why having it hibernate briefly fixed it. But at least I have it running full speed again.

TheMawn · 2013-08-02, 03:44

I run P95 on my laptop whenever I am not using it. I have it propped up so the exhaust vent points up and the intake is wide open.

I have never heard of a "pause mode" for the operating system. I can't even think of what you're talking about. The OS is never actively doing anything. It's just a framework for all your applications.

Notice the elapsed times correspond to roughly nine hours. This isn't crunching just slowly. This is the calculating being actually paused with the clock still ticking. I have a temperature monitoring software that does the same thing if you put the computer to sleep.

Make sure that closing the lid doesn't put your laptop to sleep. Maybe you could do the same for the power button.

What is your laptop manufacturer? I wouldn't put it past Dell to install some kind of software to automatically shut down your laptop for you during the hours it thinks your should be sleeping because you're too stupid to do it yourself...

I have never had any thermal issues so I wouldn't know. Does Windows throw any errors or any record of shutting down because of heat issues?

pinhodecarlos · 2013-08-02, 14:36

I think someone is messing around with my Toshiba laptop.
When I am around and during night nothing happens. Today before I leave to university I turned on the screen saver in black mode and left the lid open.

When I get home I always have the OS in pause mode, that is what says, but the two instances of LLR are still running with the DOS boxes opened.

Carlos

2013-08-01, 01:07	#1
pinhodecarlos "Carlos Pinho" Oct 2011 Milton Keynes, UK 5170₁₀ Posts	Problems with my laptop Sorry if this forum is not the one for the subject I am about to start so I ask a moderator to move it to a proper sub-forum. I'm running two instances of LLR and during the period of night from 9 pm to 10 am nothing happens besides the usual crunching. In this period I am at home until 8 am. From 10 am until I arrive home I come back to the laptop and the Windows 7 64 bits is in pause mode, both instances of LLR are running at slow speed. I don't know why this now happens. I thought it was a break in power but now it has been consistent everyday. No events are scheduled to be done everyday starting at 10 am. I am tired of loosing 12 hours per day on something that I don't know why it happens. Making a google search it can be a hard drive problem but at night the machine runs. Also I found that I should disconnect the battery and plug it again. Can someone help me? Thank you in advance, Carlos Last fiddled with by pinhodecarlos on 2013-08-01 at 01:25

2013-08-01, 04:27	#9
cuBerBruce Aug 2012 Mass., USA 13E₁₆ Posts	I have a Turion 64 x2 laptop running Vista. Last night, I stopped Prime95 and closed the cover to allow it to cool off overnight. When I resumed Prime95 today, I noticed it was running slowly. CPU-Z showed it to be running at 800 MHz instead of 2 GHz. I couldn't find anything wrong with the power settings, so I tried putting the computer to hibernate mode. After it shut off, I turned it back on and it was back to running at 2 GHz. I don't know why it slowed down. It might be related to having disconnected AC power briefly or closing the cover. I also don't know why having it hibernate briefly fixed it. But at least I have it running full speed again. Last fiddled with by cuBerBruce on 2013-08-01 at 04:28

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2013-08-01, 01:26	#2
kladner "Kieren" Jul 2011 In My Own Galaxy! 2×3×1,693 Posts	It seems a sure thing that a laptop, by default, would have Sleep or Hibernate enabled. Have you looked in Control Panel>Power Options? What Plan is enabled? If you expect the machine to keep running full tilt, you should at least have it in Balanced mode.Then you would have to go into "change plan settings" and make sure that anything resembling "sleep, standby, or hibernate" is disabled. You have to go into "Change advanced power settings," too. You probably want to make sure that the HDD doesn't go to shut down, so set that to "Never". Set the first three options under "Sleep" to "Never." You may not want to close the cover, either. Of course, it's OK for the display to shut down.

2013-08-01, 01:33	#4
kladner "Kieren" Jul 2011 In My Own Galaxy! 2·3·1,693 Posts	Sorry for flogging the obvious- just had to ask. I'm not sure why the slow down unless it is hot enough to start throttling.

2013-08-01, 01:56	#6
WMHalsdorf Feb 2005 Bristol, CT 3³×19 Posts	The one thing that you didn't mention was the screen saver time, you have to set it to maximum even if it's not set to go on.

2013-08-02, 03:44	#10
TheMawn May 2013 East. Always East. 11×157 Posts	I run P95 on my laptop whenever I am not using it. I have it propped up so the exhaust vent points up and the intake is wide open. I have never heard of a "pause mode" for the operating system. I can't even think of what you're talking about. The OS is never actively doing anything. It's just a framework for all your applications. Notice the elapsed times correspond to roughly nine hours. This isn't crunching just slowly. This is the calculating being actually paused with the clock still ticking. I have a temperature monitoring software that does the same thing if you put the computer to sleep. Make sure that closing the lid doesn't put your laptop to sleep. Maybe you could do the same for the power button. What is your laptop manufacturer? I wouldn't put it past Dell to install some kind of software to automatically shut down your laptop for you during the hours it thinks your should be sleeping because you're too stupid to do it yourself... I have never had any thermal issues so I wouldn't know. Does Windows throw any errors or any record of shutting down because of heat issues?

2013-08-02, 14:36	#11
pinhodecarlos "Carlos Pinho" Oct 2011 Milton Keynes, UK 2×5×11×47 Posts	I think someone is messing around with my Toshiba laptop. When I am around and during night nothing happens. Today before I leave to university I turned on the screen saver in black mode and left the lid open. When I get home I always have the OS in pause mode, that is what says, but the two instances of LLR are still running with the DOS boxes opened. Carlos