Thanks, Jesse. Disabling the Microsoft ACPI Compliant Control Method Battery under Device Manger solved the dpc spike problem on my Dell Vostro laptop.
Richard W5SXD Jesse N4BFD <[email protected]> wrote: (07/23/2010 16:01) > I think one of you replied back to me and asked a question about the Vostro >Laptop from dell. I'm sorry but I can't seem to find the email in the trash >or the inbox. > >I think it asked what I was using. > >Anyway when I first got the vostro it was very frustrating as it I could not >get it to work with PowerSDR due to huge DPC spikes. Lots of search shows >that Dell knows about the problem and even spent some time trying to fix >with Bios updates. They even claim to have done so, but after updating the >bios it did not help. In doing a search on google I found a Apple macbook >forum discussing DPC spikes with windows under parallels I think it was, and >they mentioned to solve the problem that you had to disable the Microsoft >ACPI Compliant Control Method Battery under Device Manger in systems >settings. I'd tried disabling all sorts of stuff, but not that, and it >worked! > >I don't use the laptop for PowerSDR much, I have a Quad Core AMD I use for >that, but when I go to the beach I like to set a antenna out near the water >and I use a Flex 3000 and this laptop to do so. Before I got rid of the DPC >spikes it was tough operating, now it's not a problem. > >I've run standard release and Prettybetty with no problems after getting rid >of the spike. > >If I it was one of you two that was not curious about this, apologies... >I've attached a screenshot, only thing I have disabled in Device Manger is >the ACPI battery control, wireless and everything else is enabled. I use >the built in firewire control. > >Jesse > >________________________ >73 de N4BFD >http://www.qrz.com/db/N4BFD > > >On Fri, Jul 23, 2010 at 3:59 AM, richard allen <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Thanks, Jesse. >> >> What radio and what version of PowerSDR are you using? >> >> Richard W5SXD >> >> Jesse N4BFD <[email protected]> wrote: >> (07/23/2010 00:00) >> >> >In regards to the Vostro, I have one as well, and disabling wireless and >> >a assortment of stuff did not do the trick. IN the end what >> >helped tremendously was disabling the ACPI battery controller in the >> device >> >panel. >> > >> >________________________ >> >73 de N4BFD >> >http://www.qrz.com/db/N4BFD >> > >> > >> >On Thu, Jul 22, 2010 at 6:01 PM, richard allen <[email protected]> wrote: >> > >> >> Well, that was one of them. I have quite a few more but none in such a >> bad >> >> frequency location at this time. >> >> >> >> It would be nice if both the pre-amp setting and the panadaptor level >> >> settings were linked together and to the current band. I find myself >> using >> >> the preamp gain to control the panadapter noise floor since the >> panadapter >> >> low end setting control is >> >> not on the main screen. It requires adjustment almost every band >> switch. >> >> >> >> The Dell Vostro laptop is a real disappointment as you may have seen in >> my >> >> bug reports. They may not be a specific 1500 code problems, however. >> In >> >> addition to the GUI and audio problems, it has big dpc latency >1 ms >> spikes >> >> every six seconds :>( >> >> I've not seen the audio work properly so I don't know if the spikes are >> >> gonna be a problem. >> >> >> >> Richard >> >> >> >> Graham Haddock <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> (07/22/2010 16:45) >> >> >> >> >Richard: >> >> > >> >> >Good job hunting down the offender. >> >> >Give him a fair trial, then hang him by his power cord. >> >> > >> >> >One word to the wise... >> >> >You should not run the PreAmp higher than you need it. >> >> >On 20 Meters in a city, probably at 0, in a quiet location perhaps +10. >> >> >It won't damage anything, but you are using up your dynamic range for >> no >> >> >reason. >> >> > >> >> >--- Graham >> >> > >> >> >== >> >> > >> >> >On Thu, Jul 22, 2010 at 4:27 PM, Richard Allen <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> > >> >> >> That is great reading. Thanks for the link. >> >> >> >> >> >> W5SXD >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On Jul 22, 2010, at 3:32 PM, "Richard Clafton" <[email protected]> >> >> wrote: >> >> >> >> >> >> http://www.audiosystemsgroup.com/RFI-Ham.pdf >> >> >>> >> >> >>> search for bucket >> >> >>> >> >> >>> -----Original Message----- >> >> >>> From: [email protected] [mailto: >> >> >>> [email protected]] On Behalf Of Richard Allen >> >> >>> Sent: Thursday, July 22, 2010 3:30 PM >> >> >>> To: dan edwards >> >> >>> Cc: [email protected] >> >> >>> Subject: Re: [FlexEdge] noise source found and killed >> >> >>> >> >> >>> K9YC's bucket test? >> >> >>> We gotta know ... >> >> >>> >> >> >>> w5sxd >> >> >>> >> >> >>> On Jul 22, 2010, at 3:02 PM, dan edwards <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >>> >> >> >>> sure wish there was a cheap and easy way to clean those buggers >> up.. >> >> >>>> >> >> >>>> besides K9YC's 'bucket test'....... >> >> >>>> >> >> >>>> 73, w5xz, dan >> >> >>>> >> >> >>>> >> >> >>>> --- On Thu, 7/22/10, richard allen <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >>>> >> >> >>>> From: richard allen <[email protected]> >> >> >>>> Subject: [FlexEdge] noise source found and killed >> >> >>>> To: "Graham Haddock" <[email protected]> >> >> >>>> Cc: [email protected], [email protected] >> >> >>>> Date: Thursday, July 22, 2010, 6:55 PM >> >> >>>> >> >> >>>> Before: >> >> >>>> >> >> >>>> http://www.rcallen.com/noise14.gif >> >> >>>> >> >> >>>> 'Twas a little switcher that was powering my Oak Hills Research QRP >> >> >>>> Wattmeter giving it a convienient path to my attached 1500. It was >> >> >>>> s9+20 at 14.015 on my handheld Kenwood thf6. >> >> >>>> >> >> >>>> See the little bugger at: >> >> >>>> >> >> >>>> http://www.rcallen.com/offender.gif >> >> >>>> >> >> >>>> Thanks for all the ideas and now the bottom end of 20m is useable. >> >> >>>> >> >> >>>> http://www.rcallen.com/after.gif >> >> >>>> >> >> >>>> Great radio, Graham. >> >> >>>> >> >> >>>> Regards, >> >> >>>> >> >> >>>> Richard W5SXD >> >> >>>> >> >> >>>> Graham Haddock <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >>>> (07/22/2010 11:07) >> >> >>>> >> >> >>>> Richard: >> >> >>>>> >> >> >>>>> That looks like the signature of a switching powersupply. Are you >> >> >>>>> >> >> >>>> using a >> >> >>>> >> >> >>>>> "wallwart" or other switching supply >> >> >>>>> to power your 1500? I would start by changing power supplies. >> >> >>>>> >> >> >>>>> Cheap switching supplies are notorious for emitting this kind of >> >> >>>>> >> >> >>>> garbage. >> >> >>>> >> >> >>>>> >> >> >>>>> --- Graham / KE9H >> >> >>>>> >> >> >>>>> == >> >> >>>>> >> >> >>>>> On Thu, Jul 22, 2010 at 10:53 AM, richard allen <[email protected]> >> >> >>>>> >> >> >>>> wrote: >> >> >>>> >> >> >>>>> >> >> >>>>> Does anyone recognise this type of noise? >> >> >>>>>> >> >> >>>>>> http://www.rcallen.com/noise14.gif >> >> >>>>>> >> >> >>>>>> I figured I'd ask before starting to unplug everything as I have >> >> >>>>>> >> >> >>>>> all sorts >> >> >>>> >> >> >>>>> of possibilities in my lab. I still hear it with a dummy load on >> >> >>>>>> >> >> >>>>> the >> >> >>>> >> >> >>>>> antenna of my 1500 but not as strong. >> >> >>>>>> >> >> >>>>>> Richard W5SXD >> >> >>>>>> >> >> >>>>>> >> >> >>>>>> >> >> >>>>>> _______________________________________________ >> >> >>>>>> Flexedge mailing list >> >> >>>>>> [email protected] >> >> >>>>>> >> http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexedge_flex-radio.biz >> >> >>>>>> This is the FlexRadio Systems e-mail Reflector called FlexEdge. >> >> >>>>>> >> >> >>>>> It is used >> >> >>>> >> >> >>>>> for posting topics related to SDR software development and >> >> >>>>>> >> >> >>>>> experimentalist >> >> >>>> >> >> >>>>> who are using beta versions of the software. >> >> >>>>>> >> >> >>>>>> >> >> >>>> >> >> >>>> _______________________________________________ >> >> >>>> Flexedge mailing list >> >> >>>> [email protected] >> >> >>>> >> http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexedge_flex-radio.biz >> >> >>>> This is the FlexRadio Systems e-mail Reflector called FlexEdge. 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