Tips on how to keep your tuning device from eating itself!
Oct 18, 2012, 02:23 PM
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Tips on how to keep your tuning device from eating itself!
I have had 3 tuning laptops in the past 2 years. I have had it with laptop problems so I bought a solid state drive and 8g of ddr3 to hopefully cure my laptop of its instant go to work headaches.
What are some tips to keep your tuning computer running well? is there certain methods to maintaining such device? I have not been pleased once with the performance after a windows update, so I disabled that.
It seems that opensource stuff gives microsoft fits like no other. Any software/hardware/settings/changes you make when you decide to use a laptop for tuning?
What are some tips to keep your tuning computer running well? is there certain methods to maintaining such device? I have not been pleased once with the performance after a windows update, so I disabled that.
It seems that opensource stuff gives microsoft fits like no other. Any software/hardware/settings/changes you make when you decide to use a laptop for tuning?
Oct 18, 2012, 02:55 PM
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Currently I am using Dell netbook with Windows 7. 1.6GHz and 2GB RAM. Performance is superb, although I have changed hard disk already, I don't know if it was coincidence or it is vibrations related, but my next laptop will be with SSD. As well I am considering laptop vs. tablet, I am not sure if it would be easy to change map values without physical keyboard, on the other hand tablet would be much comfortable to hold while driving.
I believe, that the best option is cheap and durable (with SSD) PC with Windows 7 (to use latest ecuflash and evoscan) dedicated only for tuning. When you install/mess with different software on windows platform, performance suffers - this is my personal opinion. If it would be possible I would use Android only, my second option would be Linux based OS (Ubuntu).
I believe, that the best option is cheap and durable (with SSD) PC with Windows 7 (to use latest ecuflash and evoscan) dedicated only for tuning. When you install/mess with different software on windows platform, performance suffers - this is my personal opinion. If it would be possible I would use Android only, my second option would be Linux based OS (Ubuntu).
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Oct 18, 2012, 03:18 PM
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But I have to admit, that I prefer fast booting machines, it can be crucial, if you you want to make a quick reflash between runs at drag strip, or in any other situation, who likes waiting 5 minutes until PC boots up...
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Oct 18, 2012, 03:23 PM
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I have had a plethora of stability issues on both win 7 and vista. explicitly happening with either ecu flash and evoscan running and only while flashing or logging.
performance of the hardware isnt really my issue. Usually seems to be a software quirk.
Im on 1.42 ecu flash cause the latest 1.43 has a 3d display issue in a thread i started below. evoscan 2.7 cause I had problems with 2.9
performance of the hardware isnt really my issue. Usually seems to be a software quirk.
Im on 1.42 ecu flash cause the latest 1.43 has a 3d display issue in a thread i started below. evoscan 2.7 cause I had problems with 2.9
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Oct 18, 2012, 03:27 PM
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Oct 18, 2012, 03:30 PM
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toshiba c655d-s5511, constantly crashes during a reflash or logging operation.
I just replaced and reinstalled a win7 ultimate upgraded from the OE home prem + the 8 gig ddr3 of ram up from OE 4.
I tried to minimalize all the windows add ons which this ultimate version has none.
I just replaced and reinstalled a win7 ultimate upgraded from the OE home prem + the 8 gig ddr3 of ram up from OE 4.
I tried to minimalize all the windows add ons which this ultimate version has none.
Oct 18, 2012, 03:42 PM
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If your wanting to hurry up and reflash in between passes at the track then why don't you just put it in sleep instead of shutting it off? Or just do like I do and leave it on. Your talking maybe 2-3 minutes tops from pulling up to the water box to coming back around and parking safely to make adjustments.
Oct 18, 2012, 03:55 PM
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No, it's not unfortunately:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+s...ls/+bug/640066
http://www.gamespot.com/forums/topic/28386827
Anyway I don't need sleep, because it boots really fast as I said before.
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+s...ls/+bug/640066
http://www.gamespot.com/forums/topic/28386827
Anyway I don't need sleep, because it boots really fast as I said before.
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Oct 18, 2012, 04:15 PM
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If you have patience and extra time, you may try debug those crashes:
http://www.sevenforums.com/crash-loc...n-crashes.html
http://www.sevenforums.com/crashes-d...tructions.html
http://www.sevenforums.com/crash-loc...n-crashes.html
http://www.sevenforums.com/crashes-d...tructions.html