Lenovo G510 runs much slower while plugged in
Hi
I feel like it's a big problem,because i'm not happy with the situation.
I bought g510 with i5 4200m and R7 265m,laptop is great but only great while it lasts on battery...the moment I need to start charging the battery CPU goes mad on me and locks itself on 800mhz.
Tried everything,in power management CPU states are on 100%,i run high performance mode...
My friend,google,told me this problem is nothing new with Lenovo,as the problem was on G505s (but solved with new BIOS) and some other models...if you could fix it for g505s,please fix it for g510.
Laptop is useful only the time it lasts on battery,after that I can forget games,hd movies etc...everything is just much,much slower.
Tried to put some juice on cpu's with prime 95 but nothing,locked at 800mhz...
Oh,forgot something...tried with windows 7,same...now Im on windows 8.1 64bit...tried drivers from CD which came with laptop,tried newest drivers from off website...Im desperate....
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SQL> SELECT rpt_horizon_subledger_entry_vw.onst_offst_cd,
2 rpt_horizon_subledger_entry_vw.bkng_prd,
3 rpt_horizon_subledger_entry_vw.systm_afflt_cd,
4 rpt_horizon_subledger_entry_vw.jrnl_id,
5 rpt_horizon_subledger_entry_vw.ntrl_accnt_cd,
6 rpt_horizon_subledger_entry_vw.gnrl_ldgr_chrt_of_accnt_nm,
7 rpt_horizon_subledger_entry_vw.lgl_entty_brnch_cd,
8 rpt_horizon_subledger_entry_vw.crprt_melob_cd AS corp_mlb_cd,
rpt_horizon_subledger_entry_vw.onst_offst_cd, SUM (amt) AS amount
9 10 FROM rpt_horizon_subledger_entry_vw
11 WHERE rpt_horizon_subledger_entry_vw.bkng_prd = '092008'
12 AND rpt_horizon_subledger_entry_vw.jrnl_id = 'RCS0002100'
13 AND rpt_horizon_subledger_entry_vw.systm_afflt_cd = 'SAFF01'
14 GROUP BY rpt_horizon_subledger_entry_vw.onst_offst_cd,
15 rpt_horizon_subledger_entry_vw.bkng_prd,
16 rpt_horizon_subledger_entry_vw.systm_afflt_cd,
17 rpt_horizon_subledger_entry_vw.jrnl_id,
18 rpt_horizon_subledger_entry_vw.ntrl_accnt_cd,
19 rpt_horizon_subledger_entry_vw.gnrl_ldgr_chrt_of_accnt_nm,
20 rpt_horizon_subledger_entry_vw.lgl_entty_brnch_cd,
21 rpt_horizon_subledger_entry_vw.crprt_melob_cd,
22 rpt_horizon_subledger_entry_vw.onst_offst_cd;
491 rows selected.
Execution Plan
0 SELECT STATEMENT Optimizer=CHOOSE (Cost=130605 Card=218764 B
ytes=16407300)
1 0 SORT (GROUP BY) (Cost=130605 Card=218764 Bytes=16407300)
2 1 VIEW OF 'RPT_HORIZON_SUBLEDGER_ENTRY_VW' (Cost=129217 Ca
rd=218764 Bytes=16407300)
3 2 SORT (UNIQUE) (Cost=129217 Card=218764 Bytes=35877296)
4 3 UNION-ALL
5 4 HASH JOIN (Cost=61901 Card=109382 Bytes=17719884)
6 5 TABLE ACCESS (FULL) OF 'GNRL_LDGR_CHRT_OF_ACCNT'
(Cost=2 Card=111 Bytes=3774)
7 5 HASH JOIN (Cost=61897 Card=109382 Bytes=14000896
8 7 TABLE ACCESS (FULL) OF 'SUBLEDGER_CHART_OF_ACC
OUNT' (Cost=2 Card=57 Bytes=1881)
9 7 HASH JOIN (Cost=61893 Card=109382 Bytes=103912
90)
10 9 TABLE ACCESS (FULL) OF 'HORIZON_LINE' (Cost=
34 Card=4282 Bytes=132742)
11 9 HASH JOIN (Cost=61833 Card=109390 Bytes=7000
960)
12 11 TABLE ACCESS (BY INDEX ROWID) OF 'SUBLEDGE
R_ENTRY' (Cost=42958 Card=82076 Bytes=3611344)
13 12 INDEX (RANGE SCAN) OF 'SUBLEDGER_ENTRY_I
2' (NON-UNIQUE) (Cost=1069 Card=328303)
14 11 TABLE ACCESS (FULL) OF 'HORIZON_SUBLEDGER_
LINK' (Cost=14314 Card=9235474 Bytes=184709480)
15 4 HASH JOIN (Cost=61907 Card=109382 Bytes=18157412)
16 15 TABLE ACCESS (FULL) OF 'GNRL_LDGR_CHRT_OF_ACCNT'
(Cost=2 Card=111 Bytes=3774)
17 15 HASH JOIN (Cost=61903 Card=109382 Bytes=14438424
18 17 TABLE ACCESS (FULL) OF 'SUBLEDGER_CHART_OF_ACC
OUNT' (Cost=2 Card=57 Bytes=1881)
19 17 HASH JOIN (Cost=61899 Card=109382 Bytes=108288
18)
20 19 TABLE ACCESS (FULL) OF 'HORIZON_LINE' (Cost=
34 Card=4282 Bytes=132742)
21 19 HASH JOIN (Cost=61838 Card=109390 Bytes=7438
520)
22 21 TABLE ACCESS (BY INDEX ROWID) OF 'SUBLEDGE
R_ENTRY' (Cost=42958 Card=82076 Bytes=3939648)
23 22 INDEX (RANGE SCAN) OF 'SUBLEDGER_ENTRY_I
2' (NON-UNIQUE) (Cost=1069 Card=328303)
24 21 TABLE ACCESS (FULL) OF 'HORIZON_SUBLEDGER_
LINK' (Cost=14314 Card=9235474 Bytes=184709480)
Statistics
25 recursive calls
18 db block gets
343266 consistent gets
370353 physical reads
0 redo size
15051 bytes sent via SQL*Net to client
1007 bytes received via SQL*Net from client
34 SQL*Net roundtrips to/from client
1 sorts (memory)
1 sorts (disk)
491 rows processed
in test
SQL> set autotrace traceonly
SQL> SELECT rpt_horizon_subledger_entry_vw.onst_offst_cd,
2 rpt_horizon_subledger_entry_vw.bkng_prd,
3 rpt_horizon_subledger_entry_vw.systm_afflt_cd,
4 rpt_horizon_subledger_entry_vw.jrnl_id,
5 rpt_horizon_subledger_entry_vw.ntrl_accnt_cd,
rpt_horizon_subledger_entry_vw.gnrl_ldgr_chrt_of_accnt_nm,
6 7 rpt_horizon_subledger_entry_vw.lgl_entty_brnch_cd,
8 rpt_horizon_subledger_entry_vw.crprt_melob_cd AS corp_mlb_cd,
9 rpt_horizon_subledger_entry_vw.onst_offst_cd, SUM (amt) AS amount
10 FROM rpt_horizon_subledger_entry_vw
11 WHERE rpt_horizon_subledger_entry_vw.bkng_prd = '092008'
12 AND rpt_horizon_subledger_entry_vw.jrnl_id = 'RCS0002100'
AND rpt_horizon_subledger_entry_vw.systm_afflt_cd = 'SAFF01'
13 14 GROUP BY rpt_horizon_subledger_entry_vw.onst_offst_cd,
15 rpt_horizon_subledger_entry_vw.bkng_prd,
16 rpt_horizon_subledger_entry_vw.systm_afflt_cd,
17 rpt_horizon_subledger_entry_vw.jrnl_id,
18 rpt_horizon_subledger_entry_vw.ntrl_accnt_cd,
rpt_horizon_subledger_entry_vw.gnrl_ldgr_chrt_of_accnt_nm,
rpt_horizon_subledger_entry_vw.lgl_entty_brnch_cd,
rpt_horizon_subledger_entry_vw.crprt_melob_cd,
rpt_horizon_subledger_entry_vw.onst_offst_cd; 19 20 21 22
no rows selected
Execution Plan
0 SELECT STATEMENT Optimizer=CHOOSE (Cost=92944 Card=708 Bytes
=53100)
1 0 SORT (GROUP BY) (Cost=92944 Card=708 Bytes=53100)
2 1 VIEW OF 'RPT_HORIZON_SUBLEDGER_ENTRY_VW' (Cost=92937 Car
d=708 Bytes=53100)
3 2 SORT (UNIQUE) (Cost=92937 Card=708 Bytes=124962)
4 3 UNION-ALL
5 4 HASH JOIN (Cost=46456 Card=354 Bytes=60180)
6 5 TABLE ACCESS (FULL) OF 'SUBLEDGER_CHART_OF_ACCOU
NT' (Cost=2 Card=57 Bytes=1881)
7 5 NESTED LOOPS (Cost=46453 Card=354 Bytes=48498)
8 7 HASH JOIN (Cost=11065 Card=17694 Bytes=1362438
9 8 HASH JOIN (Cost=27 Card=87 Bytes=5133)
10 9 TABLE ACCESS (FULL) OF 'HORIZON_LINE' (Cos
t=24 Card=87 Bytes=2175)
11 9 TABLE ACCESS (FULL) OF 'GNRL_LDGR_CHRT_OF_
ACCNT' (Cost=2 Card=111 Bytes=3774)
12 8 TABLE ACCESS (FULL) OF 'HORIZON_SUBLEDGER_LI
NK' (Cost=11037 Card=142561 Bytes=2566098)
13 7 TABLE ACCESS (BY INDEX ROWID) OF 'SUBLEDGER_EN
TRY' (Cost=2 Card=1 Bytes=60)
14 13 INDEX (UNIQUE SCAN) OF 'SUBLEDGER_ENTRY_PK'
(UNIQUE) (Cost=1 Card=1)
15 4 HASH JOIN (Cost=46456 Card=354 Bytes=64782)
16 15 TABLE ACCESS (FULL) OF 'SUBLEDGER_CHART_OF_ACCOU
NT' (Cost=2 Card=57 Bytes=1881)
17 15 NESTED LOOPS (Cost=46453 Card=354 Bytes=53100)
18 17 HASH JOIN (Cost=11065 Card=17694 Bytes=1362438
19 18 HASH JOIN (Cost=27 Card=87 Bytes=5133)
20 19 TABLE ACCESS (FULL) OF 'HORIZON_LINE' (Cos
t=24 Card=87 Bytes=2175)
21 19 TABLE ACCESS (FULL) OF 'GNRL_LDGR_CHRT_OF_
ACCNT' (Cost=2 Card=111 Bytes=3774)
22 18 TABLE ACCESS (FULL) OF 'HORIZON_SUBLEDGER_LI
NK' (Cost=11037 Card=142561 Bytes=2566098)
23 17 TABLE ACCESS (BY INDEX ROWID) OF 'SUBLEDGER_EN
TRY' (Cost=2 Card=1 Bytes=73)
24 23 INDEX (UNIQUE SCAN) OF 'SUBLEDGER_ENTRY_PK'
(UNIQUE) (Cost=1 Card=1)
Statistics
1134 recursive calls
0 db block gets
38903505 consistent gets
598254 physical reads
60 redo size
901 bytes sent via SQL*Net to client
461 bytes received via SQL*Net from client
1 SQL*Net roundtrips to/from client
34 sorts (memory)
0 sorts (disk)
0 rows processed
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JerryHi
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My iPad2 runs much slower in iOS8 than iOS7
I have an iPad 2 that ran perfectly under iOS7, but when I upgraded to iOS8 it runs much slower and is barely usable. I have a 16GB model with about 5GB available storage. Do I just need to get a new iPad or is there some way to keep my current iPad running with a reasonable response time under iOS8?
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I have a brand new G505s laptop. Right out of the box, the wireless internet was painfully slow while the computer is plugged in to AC power. As far as I can tell, the system as a whole doesn't slow down, but I haven't tried running any resource-heavy programs yet. I know that the most common solution to this problem is to update BIOS, but the computer already has BIOS version 2.05.
Any suggestions are very much appreciated!hi Lenya_28,
Welcome to Lenovo Community Forums!
Can you check under
Control Panel / Power Options
Change plan settings on your selected Plan
Click on Change Advanced Power settings
Open Wireless Adapter settings and make sure Battery and plugged in are on Maximum Performance
Click on Apply and observe if it will change the performance
Regards
Solid Cruver
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Computer running much slower since upgrading to mavericks
Ever since I downloaded and installed the upgrade to Mavericks, my computer has taken much longer than it used to, to wake form sleep mode. Is there any way to fix this?
Some users have reported solving this problem by resetting the NVRAM (PRAM.) One user reports long delays in waking from sleep after enabling FileVault. I can't reproduce that experience, but if applicable, you could try disabling FileVault.
If you've installed something called "iCleanMemory," or any other third-party software that is supposed to "clean" or "free up" memory, remove it according to the developer's instructions after backing up all data. Reboot and test. If there's no change, continue.
Please read this whole message before doing anything.
This procedure is a diagnostic test. It’s unlikely to solve your problem. Don’t be disappointed when you find that nothing has changed after you complete it.
The purpose of the test is to determine whether the problem is caused by third-party software that loads automatically at startup or login, by a peripheral device, by a font conflict, or by corruption of the file system or of certain system caches.
Disconnect all wired peripherals except those needed for the test, and remove all aftermarket expansion cards, if applicable. Start up in safe mode and log in to the account with the problem. You must hold down the shift key twice: once when you boot, and again when you log in.
Note: If FileVault is enabled, or if a firmware password is set, or if the boot volume is a Fusion Drive or a software RAID, you can’t do this. Ask for further instructions.
Safe mode is much slower to boot and run than normal, with limited graphics performance, and some things won’t work at all, including sound output and Wi-Fi on certain models. The next normal boot may also be somewhat slow.
The login screen appears even if you usually login automatically. You must know your login password in order to log in. If you’ve forgotten the password, you will need to reset it before you begin.
Test while in safe mode. Same problem?
After testing, reboot as usual (not in safe mode) and verify that you still have the problem. Post the results of the test. -
Anyone else? CS4 running much slower than CS3?
I just upgraded to CS4 from CS3. All of the applications are running much, much slower than CS3, particularly InDesign. My computer is literally fresh out of the box; specs below. Software and patches up to date. Thinking of uninstalling CS4 and reverting back to CS3. Any suggestions/feedback?
MacBook Pro 15"
2.66GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor
4GB memory
320GB 5400-rpm hard drive
NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT graphics processor with 256MB
1440 by 900 pixels
Snow Leopard OX
Purchased CS4 Master Collection. Other software installed includes iLife, iWork, Office for Mac.I'm not using In Design yet, but for Photoshop and Acrobat my sense is that they are fast or faster than CS3, and Snow Leopard has reduced the launch time for all my apps compared with Leopard.
Yes there are issues with running Adobe apps with Snow Leopard, but some of them are the same issues when running CS3 apps with Leopard--and in any event, these are, I believe, all crashing bugs, not things that slow down responsiveness. I personally have had only a few problems with Design Std CS4 apps + Snow Leopard. -
Firefox starts as quickly as before, but switching between tabs or closing tabs often takes forever. Also when I drag to highlight a long page and copy, the scrolling speed is much much slower than before. To highlight a long passage I have to drag just the beginning, hold that with the Shift key and use the arrow keys to highlight the whole passage within any reasonable time. Closing Firefox is usually as quick as before, but once in a while it gets constipated and takes 30+ seconds to close -- though I suspect this might have something to do with some open tabs. (By "close" I'm referring to when it leaves the screen, not later when it is dropped from memory.) I average 3 or 4 open tabs with brief periods of 8 or 9 open tabs.
Please try this: '''Tools''' (or '''Alt''' + '''T''') > '''Options''' > '''Advanced''' > '''General'''. Under '''Browsing''' deselect '''Use autoscrolling''', '''Use smooth scrolling''', '''Use hardware acceleration...''' if any are selected.
You may also want to boomark these for occassional reference:
[https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Options%20window All about Tools > Options]
[https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Keyboard%20shortcuts Keyboard Shortcuts]
[http://kb.mozillazine.org/About:config_entries about:config Entries]
[https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Safe%20Mode Safe Mode]
[http://kb.mozillazine.org/Problematic_extensions Problematic Extensions/Add-ons]
[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/performance/ Slow Performing Extensions/Add-ons]
[https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Troubleshooting%20extensions%20and%20themes Troubleshooting Extensions and Themes] -
I have erased and restored my 24 inch Intel iMac. I have upgraded to the last version of X os. My system is running WAY slower than it was before. Even opening windows seems to lag and the spinning wheel come up for everything. Every task is slow, even typing this! lol
Here are my specs:
Model Name: iMac
Model Identifier: iMac8,1
Processor Name: Intel Core 2 Duo
Processor Speed: 2.8 GHz
Number Of Processors: 1
Total Number Of Cores: 2
L2 Cache: 6 MB
Memory: 4 GB
Bus Speed: 1.07 GHz
Boot ROM Version: IM81.00C1.B00
SMC Version (system): 1.30f1
Any ideas would be helpful. Is this a hardware issue?
Thanks!Matt:
Thanks for the update. It is good to know that the maintenance procedures helped. Regular maintenance and a good backup are key to computer security. Gulliver's article has a suggested schedule. Dr. Smoke's FAQ on Backup and Recovery has excellent information and advice. I part company with him on his insistence on Retrospect, which I have found to be difficult to use. SuperDuper has been shown the best backup software in these tests.
If you usually leave your computer on or asleep, it is good practice to shut down and start up in Safe Mode occausionally. I do it about once weekly.
Good luck.
cornelius
Message was edited by: cornelius
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