I'm experiencing issues with my laptop freezing unless I use specific power settings on Windows 10. Here are my current power plan settings:
- Put the computer to sleep: Never
- Turn off hard disk after: Never
- Wireless adapter settings: Maximum performance
- USB selective suspend: Disabled
- Link state power management: Off
- Minimum processor state: 100%
- AMD PowerPlay settings: Maximize performance.
These configurations help keep my HP Pavilion Gaming laptop (with a GTX 1650 and Ryzen 7 3750H) stable. I've also installed the latest Game Ready NVIDIA drivers on Windows 10. Now I'm looking to replicate these settings on a Linux distribution. How can I do that?
5 Answers
Just a reminder, Linux works differently than Windows. It might be worth trying a fresh install of Linux (like Mint or Fedora) to see if you can avoid the freezing without constantly tweaking power settings. Based on your experience, it may simply be an issue with Windows itself.
If you switch to Linux completely, it’s likely to eliminate the freezes since those often stem from driver issues. However, if there's a hardware problem, that might persist regardless of OS. Have you checked your system logs after any freezes for useful error details?
It seems like your laptop could be overheating. What are your CPU temperatures like when it's idle? Monitoring that might give you some insight into the performance issues.
Have you tried just installing Linux to test it out without messing with power profiles? If you're looking for a user-friendly option, Linux Mint might be a great start for you.
KDE and Gnome have built-in power management settings you can adjust. You should be able to find similar options in Mint. Keep in mind that driver management is different, and you won't find a 'Game Ready' driver like you do on Windows; most updates will come through the terminal.
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