The Registry, Pro Tools and Speedstep

Hi There,

Here is a challenge for you. I just bought an ASUS z71V, with one of the main reasons for the purchase being to run Pro Tools LE. I've installed it successfully, only to find that as soon as Pro Tools loads up the CPU usage jumps to 100%, creating constant fan noise and, obivously, a lot of heat. I finally stumbled on the Digidesign user forum and it turns out that I'm not alone. Apparently Pro Tools uses the cpu clock to keep everything in time, and Speedstep (or similar technologies) mess with this. So they make all us PC laptop users run at 100%!!

Here is a suggestion on a possible fix for this problem:

<< While we wait for the real solution, why not tell us what registry key(s) we have to change, to fake your PTLE installation program into thinking, that we all have a normal Pentium4 processor - allowing our mobile CPU's to take a break from this ridiculous situation. >>

The idea is that we can then turn off power saving in windows and the problem will go away. Any one out there with a clue on this one? You will surely gain fame and fortune over at the digidesign forum.

Cheers

The thread on this problem is here:
http://duc.digidesign.com/showflat....5&page=0&view=collapsed&sb=5&o=7&fpart=1&vc=1