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Slartibardfast · ‎26.03.2021

I know where you are coming from. I have been doing this sort of thing for many years, and I concur, Windows can be a total dog's dinner and messages are not always what they seem. It is many years since I let any 'third party' software anywhere near my Registry for 'clean-up' purposes. Not on my Systems. The Laptop has not shown any problems at all since the last updates which triggered these System Errors in the Event Logs, but I am keeping an eye on it. As a Nerd I always want to know why, but am content if I know I can ignore it 🙂 Anyway, thanks for the comments. Appreciated...

Slartibardfast · ‎26.03.2021

It does not seem to have any negative effect(s) so far, which is why I wondered whether it was something that can just be ignored. But any 'Critical' Error logged in the Event Log should be investigated. I am a PC Technician but this is beyond my knowledge (can't know everything!). Why would Windows Log such an Event? It is related to Power management? In this case Idle States? I had thought to remove/disable all options to Sleep, Hibernate, and Fast Startup so that a full cache flushed shutdown and power off is made, as I presume these are the kinds of things involved with the ACPI System, Idle Management, and other Power Settings. Then see if these Events appear or not. It doesn't look like something catastrophically defective with the Device, but I am not competent enough to make that call. But as a Nerd I am curious...

Slartibardfast · ‎14.03.2021

"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.

Slartibardfast · ‎27.12.2020

Assuming GPT (as sweetpoison mentions), then as big as anything available that fits the Device (SATA/M.2/Etc.) and what your pocket can afford. 2.5" x 100mm x 7mm SATA SSD I think is 8TB (Samsung) at the moment. For M.2 SATA I think it is 2TB and M.2 PCIe NVME 8TB. One thing you can be sure of is capacities for SSD's increasing dramatically. Right now I think there is a 100TB SATA SSD available at a price that could buy you a house (depending on where you were of course) and is 3.5". These big boys are targeted at Enterprises.

Slartibardfast · ‎27.12.2020

Probably a bit late to comment, but anyway. I use a P7651 (MD 60806). i5-8250-U, DDR4 RAM, GTX 1050 4GB. I did not buy it for DAW use. I have a Desktop System for that. I use Cubase Pro 10. But I thought I would try it out as it can be convenient to use the Laptop from time to time, and I was curious to see how it performed. I fitted the Laptop with 16GB RAM and larger SSD's. Using the onboard Audio Adapter is hopeless even with ASIO4ALL. However, the performance was transformed using the Steinberg UR22 USB Audio Adapter and can cope with large Projects with fairly heavy VST use. Audio Monitoring Latency (i.e. recording Electric Guitar) is more of an issue and to a lesser degree MIDI Keyboard, depending on the amount of VST and their demands. Some are very demanding, others not quite so much. I wouldn't want to use it as the workhorse but I found it works better than I had expected. The key seems to be keeping the Audio Buffer fed without interruption, but there are a variety of reasons that can be compromised even if all the Hardware is decent or even more than necessary. It can be a bit of a minefield. Anyway, I don't know if this helps at all.

Slartibardfast · ‎27.12.2020

Good of you to reply and remiss of me to take so long. After disabling the software for a while, the BSOD did not re-appear. After enabling the software again the BSOD has not re-appeared. So it would appear to be a Gremlin. Thanks again.

Slartibardfast · ‎20.11.2020

I recently acquired another ERAZER Laptop a few days ago (as I have been very pleased with the first one). It has been working well so far. Then today there have been 2 GPF's (Old School for Blue Screen) with DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL. The System retains enough control to create a Crash Dump and restart. The Crash Dump reveals a 0x000000d1 with the main culprits kybdclass.sys and ntoskrnl.exe The System is bang up to date (assuming Windows Update monitors the Medion Hardware/Firmware as there are no Drivers available on the support Web Site) and SFC reports all in order. The only Event in the System Event Logs I can find that might be related is a HAL ID:16 'The iommu fault reporting has been initialised'. There is nothing in the Application Events which seems to be related. Initially I am suspecting an issue related to the Keyboard. The GPF is commonly the result of invalid memory handling or Paging from what I can gather from online research. Deep stuff which is more the domain of software developers/programmers. I noticed an Application pre-installed on the System 'ControlCentre 3.0 Package v1.41', which allows managing a variety of functions including the Keyboard backlighting. So I have disabled that for the time being to see if the problem re-occurs. I'll give it a week. If the GPF's continue then it probably isn't that. If not then when I enable it again and the GPF returns we have some reason to suspect that Utility? In the meantime, does anyone have any thoughts on why this is happening or diagnostic suggestion? Crash Dumps are available if anyone thinks they will help. Cheers.

Slartibardfast · ‎06.10.2019

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...

Slartibardfast · ‎02.10.2019

Perfect. Exactly what I need to know. I have a 512GB M.2 installed now but need at least 1TB. Also adding a 2TB 2.5" SSD as companion. I didn't buy this Laptop to use as a DAW, but have found it to be very good, so need more capacity. Again my thanks for checking and saving me from yet another expensive mistake!

Slartibardfast · ‎02.10.2019

That's a pity, but it's not a pressing need just a nice to have. I have 16GB installed so am at the limit. Btw it did not come with 1 x 8GB Module but 2 x 4GB Modules installed. And thanks for checking for me. Saved making an expensive mistake 😉

Slartibardfast · ‎01.10.2019

30023348

Slartibardfast · ‎01.10.2019

Hi gehringer, The MSN is: 30023348 Thanks.

Slartibardfast · ‎29.09.2019

Will this Unit take 2 x 16GB DDR4 3200 MHz Sodimm Modules? Thanks again.

Slartibardfast · ‎29.09.2019

I am planning to upgrade to a 1TB M.2. I am looking at: Interface: PCI Express 3.0 x4 NVMe 1.3 Form Factor: M.2 2280 I am assuming that the P7651 supports this but would appreciate confirmation. Thanks all.

Slartibardfast · ‎02.08.2019

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.

Slartibardfast · ‎13.07.2019

You have no idea! 🙂 The first Desktop I became aquainted with was the Texas Instruments TI 770, way before the IBM PC came out and started all this rot! 8088 @ 4.77MHz. Seems like another world now. Have been working with PC Technology ever since. Your good health!

Slartibardfast · ‎11.07.2019

Thank you for your response @TPFLegionaire . I am well satisfied with this System. Does everything I want it to without complaining. I understand about the tolerance of Intel CPU's. Ideally I would like to reduce the top end a bit so the range of temps is a bit smaller. Less stress on the Solid State. But if it never goes over those results, I am reasonably comfortable with it. I also do not object to elevated fan noise if it is needed to keep the System moderated under heavy loads. Although I do run some games on it, it is not used primarily for that, so most of the time it just ticks over nicely! I have looked into software fan control, and there doesn't seem to be a great deal available for which I can find some decent review for except for Speed Fan. It is not a user friendly application, but I am prepared to persevere if necessary. I did find that the chipset of this Main Board (in the P7651) seems not to be supported by Speed Fan, so I am taking a rain check on that. The fan only seems to kick in in anger when there is heavy graphics load. For example as I am working now, which is normal usage for this System, the temps are ticking over at a very comfortable 36 ~ 37. Anyway, I should expect things to be a bit different from my liquid cooled Desktop power Rig 😉 I appreciate your comments. I do feel more comfortable now. Salutatem.

Slartibardfast · ‎05.07.2019

Just bought the P7651 and overall pleased so far. Not bought as a gaming machine per se, more for the 17.3" display, but wanted something that could cope with more demanding games and applications, and a fast general purpose performance. For the price I think it's pretty good bang for buck value. I upped the RAM to 16GB and swapped the 128GB M.2 SSD for a 512GB. Apart from that it's out of the box stock. That's the niceties out of the way, so I am looking for suggestions (if any) on the cooling. Running some quick and dirty tests using Unigine Benchmark to give it some stress, and monitoring with Core Temp, I get these: Normal idling: +/- 45 (C) after the system has been running for a while and the Fan has stopped or running slow. If the fan is running harder (after heavy load) I have seen the temp down to 30. Briefly. Running Unigine Windowed @ 1600 x 900 on High Setting: CPU (i5-8250U): Peaked at 90 but lingers in the 80 ~ 85 region.. GPU (GTX 1050 4GB): Peaks at 85 and stays in the 80 ~ 85 region. As long as they do not exceed these I am not overly concerned, but I would certainly like to bring the Peak Temps down if possible. So my questions are: * Are these results 'normal' or are they concerning? * What Fan control if any is available on this system? I would quite happily put up with more ambient Fan noise if it helped to reduce the Temps, but I suspect that there is probably nothing I can do at the top end. If the Fans are already running flat out, then they can't go any faster! Running Civ 6 1920 x 1080 DX12 seems to wind up the Fan the most of the things I run. My name is not important... Senem Severiorum

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