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"Idle power management features on processor 0 in group 0 are disabled due to a firmware problem. Check with the computer manufacturer for updated firmware."   I Recently updated Drivers in Windows Update.  Now I find the above Errors in the Event Logs (System) for each Processor (0 ~ 7).  Details for each:   Log Name: System Source: Microsoft-Windows-Kernel-Processor-Power Date: 14/03/2021 00:39:29 Event ID: 34 Task Category: (1) Level: Error Keywords: User: SYSTEM Computer: JAS Description: Idle power management features on processor 0 in group 0 are disabled due to a firmware problem. Check with the computer manufacturer for updated firmware. Event Xml: <Event xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event"> <System> <Provider Name="Microsoft-Windows-Kernel-Processor-Power" Guid="{0f67e49f-fe51-4e9f-b490-6f2948cc6027}" /> <EventID>34</EventID> <Version>0</Version> <Level>2</Level> <Task>1</Task> <Opcode>0</Opcode> <Keywords>0x8000000000000000</Keywords> <TimeCreated SystemTime="2021-03-14T00:39:29.1515881Z" /> <EventRecordID>32161</EventRecordID> <Correlation /> <Execution ProcessID="4" ThreadID="388" /> <Channel>System</Channel> <Computer>JAS</Computer> <Security UserID="S-1-5-18" /> </System> <EventData> <Data Name="Group">0</Data> <Data Name="Number">0</Data> </EventData> </Event>   Additionally, each Event is proceeded by an Information Event:   Processor 0 in group 0 exposes the following power management capabilities: Idle state type: ACPI Idle (C) States (1 state(s)) Performance state type: ACPI Collaborative Processor Performance Control Nominal Frequency (MHz): 2400 Maximum performance percentage: 170 Minimum performance percentage: 33 Minimum throttle percentage: 4   System BIOS: 1.07.08RME8 KBC/EC: 1.07.03 ME FW: 12.0.47.1524 I checked in Windows Update to see if I could uninstall the Drivers recently updated, but could not find an entry for AMS - Firmware - 6.2.8320.11 which was one of the Updates installed. Is this something I should be concerned about and is there a way to resolve this? Cheers. ... View more

Why does the Fan (sometimes) run at full blast even when the CPU is relatively cool?  It can be as low as 25 degrees (C) according to CoreTemp, with the Fan running fast.  For example, the system has been running in the 25 ~ 30 C region for over 20 minutes with the Fan running fast.  The system is not doing any serious work.   There are of course Background Tasks going on, but the CPU is registering 1 ~ 2% utilisation which is not much, and I wouldn't expect that to kick off increased Fan operation.  Disk and GPU Activity barely Register at all.   As I understand it, Fan control is built in to the Firmware with no User intervention available.   It is hard to believe that this can be by design (i.e. those that created the design and production intended this behaviour).  If there is a rationale I would be interested to know what it is.   This behaviour is not consistent in that it does not always run cool with the Fan running fast.  So why does it when it does? It happens often enough to be noticable.  It would make more sense if it always did it or always did not?   Now, we might say what's the problem?  It's running cool so be thankful.  However, when something performs in ways it shouldn't there is an issue, and as a Nerd I want to know what it is.  One for the boffins?   And going back to my previous Post on temperature, I can monitor in excess of 90 degrees C when the system is working hard, which I think is more than it should be, even taking into account the robustness of Intel CPUs... ... View more

I have a Desktop Rig I use for my DAW.  Core i7, 32GB RAM, SSD System Drive and several 1 and 2 TB HDD.  UR22 Audio Interface.  NVidia GTX 980.  But I wanted to use the Laptop as a convenient alternative for composition and experimentation. So I decided to try it out on the P7651.   With the exception of 512GB M.2 SSD and 16GB RAM, it is out of the box (128GB M.2 and 8GB RAM).   Installed Cubase 10 Pro, HALion 6, AND UVI Workstation.   Using the onboard Audio (Realtek) and ASIO4ALL.   Using an external USB 3 Sata Caddy with 512GB SSD for the Audio Libraries. To be increased to 1TB.   The usual issues with laptops is fewer USB Ports.  Mouse, Stenberg Dongle, UVI Dongle, USB Drive, and UR22 (Stenberg Audio Interface for more MIDI and other I/O) makes 5, and the Laptop only has 4 (2 USB 2, 1 USB 3) and USB C.  So the Dongles sit on a USB Hub and all's well.   Loaded a Project that is quite demanding in places, and it performs well.  Very well.  Audio Peformance Average Load around 30% and Peak Performance around 5%.   So 10 out of 10 Medion.  I know you didn't market this as a decent DAW, but just to let you know it does the business! Salutatem. ... View more