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DELL SpeedStep
I have a C800 1GHZ, running XP Professional, latest BIOS (A33?) from Dells Web Site I am trying to manually slow down the CPU from 1GHZ, using both the Power Settings in Control Panel *AND* SpeedSwitchXP My problem is no matter what I do, SpeedSwitchXP and the Intel Processor Frequency ID Utility always say 1GHZ... I can never reduce it no matter, it seems to be stuck on 1GHZ However when I have selected various options such as CPU Battery Setup in the BIOS, and also changed the Boot speed to COMPATIBLE (from 1GHZ) - this makes my machine really really slow - and the indicator still shows 1GHZ!!! How can I slow the machine down? I want to because one of the fans is driving me crazy (ball bearings worn?) - yes I know I can use I8kfanGUI, but I am not sure how to balance the fan protection as not to damage my system whilst keeping it cool - I prefer just to run at a slower speed (I only use the system for Word Processing and Web) Thanks! |
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On Tue, 20 Apr 2004 16:36:59 +0400, rfc wrote:
I have a C800 1GHZ, running XP Professional, latest BIOS (A33?) from Dells Web Site I am trying to manually slow down the CPU from 1GHZ, using both the Power Settings in Control Panel *AND* SpeedSwitchXP My problem is no matter what I do, SpeedSwitchXP and the Intel Processor Frequency ID Utility always say 1GHZ... I can never reduce it no matter, it seems to be stuck on 1GHZ However when I have selected various options such as CPU Battery Setup in the BIOS, and also changed the Boot speed to COMPATIBLE (from 1GHZ) - this makes my machine really really slow - and the indicator still shows 1GHZ!!! How can I slow the machine down? I want to because one of the fans is driving me crazy (ball bearings worn?) - yes I know I can use I8kfanGUI, but I am not sure how to balance the fan protection as not to damage my system whilst keeping it cool - I prefer just to run at a slower speed (I only use the system for Word Processing and Web) Thanks! Sorry BIOS is: Dell Latitude C800 A23 System BIOS Thanks! |
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I don't think the C800 supports speedstep.It is not the right type of chip!
"rfc" wrote in message ... I have a C800 1GHZ, running XP Professional, latest BIOS (A33?) from Dells Web Site I am trying to manually slow down the CPU from 1GHZ, using both the Power Settings in Control Panel *AND* SpeedSwitchXP My problem is no matter what I do, SpeedSwitchXP and the Intel Processor Frequency ID Utility always say 1GHZ... I can never reduce it no matter, it seems to be stuck on 1GHZ However when I have selected various options such as CPU Battery Setup in the BIOS, and also changed the Boot speed to COMPATIBLE (from 1GHZ) - this makes my machine really really slow - and the indicator still shows 1GHZ!!! How can I slow the machine down? I want to because one of the fans is driving me crazy (ball bearings worn?) - yes I know I can use I8kfanGUI, but I am not sure how to balance the fan protection as not to damage my system whilst keeping it cool - I prefer just to run at a slower speed (I only use the system for Word Processing and Web) Thanks! |
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well this is the first i heard someone wanting to slow down there computer, its
always trying to speed it up |
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