Wineq2 and Dell XPS M170

Ssyan · Post by **Ssyan** » Sat Oct 21, 2006 11:34 am

Hello,

I am trying to run WinEQ2 on my Dell XPS M170. The issue I am having is the game actually runs slower when WinEQ2 is turned on. I experience pauses in forward motion. It is as if the processor is rendering the game in bursts. Any ideas? WinEQ2 runs just dandy on my desktops.

Thanks in adbace for any ideas

Ssyan · Post by **Ssyan** » Sat Oct 21, 2006 11:37 am

Sorry, this is in EverQuest, I ahve not tried it with any other of the supported games.

WinEQ 2 System Information
System:
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Windows Version: Microsoft Windows XP/Service Pack 2/2600.xpsp_sp2_gdr.050301-1519
System Physical RAM: 1363/2047MB
Page File: 3413/3940MB
Virtual Memory: 1201/2047MB (Extended: 0MB)
CPU 1: Intel(R) Pentium(R) M processor 2.13GHz @ 2127MHz
CPU Affinity Mask: 1
Video 1: \\.\DISPLAY1/NVIDIA GeForce Go 7800 GTX
Video 2: \\.\DISPLAY2/NVIDIA GeForce Go 7800 GTX
Video 3: \\.\DISPLAYV1/NetMeeting driver
Video 4: \\.\DISPLAYV2/RDPDD Chained DD
Monitor 1: \\.\DISPLAY1 (0,0,1920,1200) (1920x1200) PRIMARY
Sound: ?
DirectX: 4.09.00.0904
Internet Explorer: 6.0.2900.2180
WinEQ: 2.14

Loaded Modules:
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Module 0: C:\Games\EverQuest\eqgame.exe
Module 1: C:\WINDOWS\system32\ntdll.dll
Module 2: C:\WINDOWS\system32\kernel32.dll
Module 3: C:\Games\EverQuest\mss32.dll
Module 4: C:\WINDOWS\system32\USER32.dll
Module 5: C:\WINDOWS\system32\GDI32.dll
Module 6: C:\WINDOWS\system32\WINMM.dll
Module 7: C:\WINDOWS\system32\ADVAPI32.dll
Module 8: C:\WINDOWS\system32\RPCRT4.dll
Module 9: C:\WINDOWS\system32\WSOCK32.dll
Module 10: C:\WINDOWS\system32\WS2_32.dll
Module 11: C:\WINDOWS\system32\msvcrt.dll
Module 12: C:\WINDOWS\system32\WS2HELP.dll
Module 13: C:\WINDOWS\system32\DINPUT8.dll
Module 14: C:\WINDOWS\system32\d3dx9_30.dll
Module 15: C:\Games\EverQuest\DSETUP.dll
Module 16: C:\WINDOWS\system32\VERSION.dll
Module 17: C:\WINDOWS\system32\ole32.dll
Module 18: C:\WINDOWS\system32\WININET.dll
Module 19: C:\WINDOWS\system32\CRYPT32.dll
Module 20: C:\WINDOWS\system32\MSASN1.dll
Module 21: C:\WINDOWS\system32\OLEAUT32.dll
Module 22: C:\WINDOWS\system32\SHLWAPI.dll
Module 23: C:\WINDOWS\system32\SHELL32.dll
Module 24: C:\WINDOWS\system32\IMM32.dll
Module 25: C:\WINDOWS\WinSxS\x86_Microsoft.Windows.Common-Controls_6595b64144ccf1df_6.0.2600.2180_x-ww_a84f1ff9\comctl32.dll
Module 26: C:\WINDOWS\system32\comctl32.dll
Module 27: C:\Program Files\WinEQ2\WinEQ2.dll
Module 28: C:\WINDOWS\system32\PSAPI.DLL
Module 29: C:\Program Files\WinEQ2\Lavish.dll
Module 30: C:\WINDOWS\system32\iphlpapi.dll
Module 31: C:\WINDOWS\system32\mswsock.dll
Module 32: C:\WINDOWS\system32\hnetcfg.dll
Module 33: C:\WINDOWS\System32\wshtcpip.dll
Module 34: C:\WINDOWS\system32\wshbth.dll
Module 35: C:\WINDOWS\system32\SETUPAPI.dll
Module 36: C:\WINDOWS\system32\DNSAPI.dll
Module 37: C:\WINDOWS\System32\winrnr.dll
Module 38: C:\WINDOWS\system32\WLDAP32.dll
Module 39: C:\WINDOWS\system32\rasadhlp.dll
Module 40: C:\Program Files\WinEQ2\WinEQ2-EQ.dll
Module 41: C:\WINDOWS\system32\MSIMG32.dll
Module 42: C:\Program Files\WinEQ2\WinEQ2-D3D9.dll
Module 43: C:\Program Files\WinEQ2\WinEQ2-D3D8.dll
Module 44: C:\Program Files\WinEQ2\WinEQ2-DI8.dll
Module 45: C:\WINDOWS\system32\uxtheme.dll
Module 46: C:\Program Files\WinEQ2\EQPlayNice.dll
Module 47: C:\WINDOWS\system32\MSCTF.dll
Module 48: C:\WINDOWS\system32\NTMARTA.DLL
Module 49: C:\WINDOWS\system32\SAMLIB.dll
Module 50: C:\Games\EverQuest\EQGraphicsDX9.DLL
Module 51: C:\WINDOWS\system32\d3d9.dll
Module 52: C:\WINDOWS\system32\d3d8thk.dll
Module 53: C:\Games\EverQuest\dpvs.dll
Module 54: C:\WINDOWS\system32\HID.DLL
Module 55: C:\WINDOWS\system32\WINTRUST.dll
Module 56: C:\WINDOWS\system32\IMAGEHLP.dll
Module 57: C:\WINDOWS\system32\mslbui.dll
Module 58: C:\Program Files\Dell\QuickSet\dadkeyb.dll
Module 59: C:\WINDOWS\system32\MSACM32.dll
Module 60: C:\WINDOWS\system32\wdmaud.drv
Module 61: C:\WINDOWS\system32\msacm32.drv
Module 62: C:\WINDOWS\system32\midimap.dll
Module 63: C:\WINDOWS\system32\DSOUND.DLL
Module 64: C:\WINDOWS\system32\KsUser.dll

Direct3D9:
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Driver: NVIDIA GeForce Go 7800 GTX/nv4_disp.dll/6/14/10/8469
Adapter Display Mode: 1920x1200 D3DFMT_X8R8G8B8
Game Display Mode: 1280x1024 D3DFMT_UNKNOWN (Windowed)
Current Adapter: 0
Available Texture Memory: 610MB
Direct3D8:
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Adapter Display Mode: 0x0 D3DFMT_UNKNOWN
Game Display Mode: 0x0 D3DFMT_UNKNOWN
Current Adapter: 0
Available Texture Memory: (not currently available)
DirectInput8:
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EverQuest:
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Profile 1: WinEQ 2.0 Default Profile
EQ Path: C:\Games\EverQuest
EQClient.ini: .\eqclient.ini
Patch: ON Server Type: Normal Locale: us
Video Adapter: Application Controlled
Luclin models: 29 (+145 min RAM)
Texture Compression: ON (+0 min RAM)
Sound: ON (+22 min RAM)
Dynamic Lighting: ON (+4 min RAM)
Texture Caching: ON (+0 min RAM)
Texture Quality: MEDIUM (+30 min RAM)
Sky: COMPLEX (+10 min RAM)
Velious Textures #17: ON (+7 min RAM)
Velious Textures #18: ON (+7 min RAM)
Velious Textures #19: ON (+7 min RAM)
Velious Textures #20: ON (+7 min RAM)
Velious Textures #21: ON (+7 min RAM)
Velious Textures #22: ON (+7 min RAM)
Velious Textures #23: ON (+7 min RAM)
Calculated minimum RAM: 543MB (BASE+260MB)
Level of Detail: 0
MaxFPS: 100
Additional setting: HardwareTnL=TRUE
Additional setting: VertexShaders=0
Additional setting: 20PixelShaders=TRUE
Additional setting: 1xPixelShaders=TRUE

EQPlayNice:
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EQ Version: eqgame.exe Sep 26 2006 15:33:52
Foreground
Mode: FPS Limiter
Max FPS: 40
Rendering: 1/1
Background
Mode: CPU Limiter
Max FPS: 30
Rendering: 1/30

Post by **Lax** » Sun Oct 22, 2006 7:12 am

What is happening is Intel SpeedStep is seeing the CPU usage constantly adjust because EQPlayNice (which is enabled in WinEQ 2 by default) is in fact freeing up a fraction of CPU time every frame. SpeedStep attempts to lower your laptop's power usage by lowering your effective CPU speed to match the CPU usage.

The fix? When your laptop is plugged in, set it to the "Always On" power scheme in the Power Options control panel.

Ssyan · Post by **Ssyan** » Sun Oct 22, 2006 10:22 pm

Hmm, i tried that and I am stil lgetting the same slowdowns. I start to run forward then it becomes a slide show. Any other things to try?

Post by **Lax** » Mon Oct 23, 2006 8:42 am

Setting that power option is supposed to disable SpeedStep, but it sounds like in your case that it's either not doing that or for whatever reason, the power scheme didnt get set properly. The other way to do it is to reboot into the laptop's BIOS and disable SpeedStep there.