genegold Posted July 27, 2011 I've long had SAS Pro on my desktop and just installed SAS (4,55,0,1000) on a new netbook (Acer Aspire One AO722). In looking at why the laptop's system fan might be coming on during start up no matter what the room temp, I was looking at CPU usage and noted that SAS uses up to 50%. Sometimes it jumps back and forth between low and high, staying around 50% for a few seconds, and other start ups it stays up there for a minute or two. I assume it depends on when the laptop was last used, and the process of checking and downloading/installing updates. Still, is 50% CPU usage normal? It seems high. Thanks, Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SAS Customer Service Posted July 27, 2011 I've long had SAS Pro on my desktop and just installed SAS (4,55,0,1000) on a new netbook (Acer Aspire One AO722). In looking at why the laptop's system fan might be coming on during start up no matter what the room temp, I was looking at CPU usage and noted that SAS uses up to 50%. Sometimes it jumps back and forth between low and high, staying around 50% for a few seconds, and other start ups it stays up there for a minute or two. I assume it depends on when the laptop was last used, and the process of checking and downloading/installing updates. Still, is 50% CPU usage normal? It seems high. Thanks, How fast is your CPU (Ghz)? How much ram do you have?-- Are you running any other security? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
genegold Posted July 27, 2011 AMD C-50 processor 1.0GHz, 1MB L2 Cache, 2GB RAM, Win 7/64 Also running MSE and Win 7 firewall, Ccleaner I'm soon to go to an SSD and 4GB RAM, once I understand the fan situation better. Update: watching my desktop boot cold, with the same settings SAS Pro also hits 40-50% CPU, but only stays there for a few moments. That's on a AMD Athlon™ X2 Dual-Core 7750 (AM2+) with 4GB RAM, running XP/SP3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites