Use Notebook Hardware Control to conserve your laptops battery power

Posted on May 7, 2007 at 7:06 pm

I came across a interesting looking piece of software for laptops and notebook users who want to control all aspects of their hardware. Using Notebook Hardware Control, you can control everything from the hard disk all the way to the processor! It’s also a great tool to get a very in depth look at how your system is operating on a technical level, such as CPU Voltage, CPU temp, Fan usage, graphics card info etc.

From the web site, you can use the program to do the following things:

- control the hardware and system power management
- customize the notebook (open source ACPI Control System)
- prolong the battery lifetime
- cool down the system and reduce power consumption
- monitor the hardware to avoid system failure
- make your notebook quiet

The last one I like a lot because my Dell laptop is loud as heck when those fans turn on, which is pretty much all the time! Just to let you know though, I have not yet tried the program on my computer and according to the web site, there is a bug with Dell laptops, so you have to install the Bug Fix version of it.

Considering this program allows you to control your CPU speed, CPU voltage, ATI Clock, etc, it is definitely not meant for the average user. You should definitely know what you are doing if you install this program. Do NOT install it of change anything if you have no clue what changing the voltage on your CPU will do!!

However, even the the tool allows you to change lots of things, it also can be used as a monitoring tool for your hard disks and other internal hardware. The program allows you to monitor just about everything, so it’s a good tool to keep an eye out for what’s going on in your system.

Here are some of the main features of the software:

NHC status section
NHC monitoring
CPU Speed Control (CPU policy)
Custom dynamic switching
CPU Voltage Control
CPU stability check
ACPI control system
ACPI control system details
ACPI Thermal Zone information
Battery Information
Advanced Battery settings
Graphic Card Control
Hard Disk settings
Hard Drive SMART Information
NHC settings
NHC profile editor
NHC advanced settings