Phil, I had been having this issue as well. I am trying to follow your instructions below but am having an issue. I can find the control key and the option key and the power button. Its that dedication key that I just can't seem to locate. Could you possibly point it out for me? Thanks.
BTW: The above is pure sarcasm. You dropped the f in shift bro. On Mar 11, 2014, at 8:05 PM, Phil Halton <[email protected]> wrote: > I submitted a support request with VMWare today and to my surprise, I got a > phone call from them in about an hour - now that's service. Anyway, they > informed me that Mavericks has introduced a problem with fusion where it can > affect battery usage. This is discussed at length in Apple Forums according > to the technician. He had me do an SMC reset (press and hold > control+option+shit+power button for 10 seconds, then release and power up > normally). > Now, Activity monitor reports a more normal situation with VMWare Fusion and > battery usage. > > When the guest os is active, energy usage is high as expected, (around .15 - > .20), but when suspended, or shut down, it is in the range of .1 or less. > Apple is aware of the problem and supposedly working on the fix. > I will simply get in the habit of suspending Windows when not in use. At > worst, it only takes 30 seconds to power up windows and get jaws running, so > a total shutdown is an option too. > > I was really surprised by the prompt response I got - I've heard so many > stories about bad service from these large companies. > > On Mar 11, 2014, at 11:33 AM, isaac <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Have you tried to switch it back to 1 CPU or try to close fusion when not >> in use to save battery power? >> On Mar 11, 2014, at 10:25 AM, Phil Halton <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Yesterday, for the first time ever, my MBA battery went to 10% before the >>> end of the day. Usually I finish the day with 60 - 70% remaining. Turns >>> out, VM Fusion is listed in the battery menu as using significant amounts >>> of energy. Using activity monitor I see that it is using average energy of >>> .19 and above - way above any other apps. >>> I thought the drain might be something going on in windows7, but the drain >>> occurs with the windows VM powered off or on, in fact, just opening VMWare >>> Fusion from the app folder puts it in the "using significant amounts of >>> energy" listing of the battery menu. >>> I'm running fusion V5.3 and haven't upgraded since upgrading to Maverichs a >>> week or so ago. This drain is happening on my iMac as well. At least, the >>> activity monitor reports the same energy usage of fusion V5.3 running on >>> Mavericks. >>> I don't know what the usage was in Mountain Lion as I never had a problem >>> there. >>> >>> Any thoughts? Any help? >>> BTW: one other thing, two days before the problem first occurred, I changed >>> the fusion settings from 1 cpu to 2 cpu's and re-authorized JAWS for that >>> new hardware config. I can't believe that is causing a problem, but who >>> knows? >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>> email to [email protected]. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
