S syntheticapriori Beta member Messages 2 Apr 20, 2009 #1 my laptop's cpu usage shoots up to nigh-100% when it is charging. i dont get it. i have restarted, played with the battery settings, but to no avail. any ideas?
my laptop's cpu usage shoots up to nigh-100% when it is charging. i dont get it. i have restarted, played with the battery settings, but to no avail. any ideas?
carnageX Private Joker, Staff member Messages 25,056 Location Oregon Apr 20, 2009 #2 Look to see what process is taking up so much of the CPU.
S syntheticapriori Beta member Messages 2 Apr 20, 2009 #3 did that. there aren't any processes that are out of the ordinary. it still does it even when i shut down everything except for the system processes.
did that. there aren't any processes that are out of the ordinary. it still does it even when i shut down everything except for the system processes.
carnageX Private Joker, Staff member Messages 25,056 Location Oregon Apr 20, 2009 #4 Do you have your power options setup for the plugged-in profile setup correctly?