Processor speed

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

The Processor Speed May Be Reported Incorrectly in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;316965

How Processor Speed Is Reported to a Computer
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;312104

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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows - Shell/User
Microsoft Community Newsgroups
news://msnews.microsoft.com/

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| I purchased a new game for my computer that requires a 800 Mhz
| processor...not a problem considering mine 1.6Ghz. THe only problem
| was when I first began the program it told me my processor was running
| at 700Mhz. I went to my bios and it said my minimum processor speed
| was 700 with 1.6 being the maximum. It will not let me increase it. I
| have a Dell Inspiron 9300 laptop. Any ideas how I can fix this problem.
| By the way when I look into the properties on my computer it says my
| computer is running at 800Mhz. Thanks for the help.
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| Colts_Fan_10

 

[R. McCarty]

What does your Device Manager display for the Processor ?
Does it identify it as Intel Centrino 760 ?

 

[Colts_Fan_10]

I purchased a new game for my computer that requires a 800 Mhz
processor...not a problem considering mine 1.6Ghz. THe only problem
was when I first began the program it told me my processor was running
at 700Mhz. I went to my bios and it said my minimum processor speed
was 700 with 1.6 being the maximum. It will not let me increase it. I
have a Dell Inspiron 9300 laptop. Any ideas how I can fix this problem.
By the way when I look into the properties on my computer it says my
computer is running at 800Mhz. Thanks for the help.

 

[Mike Gleason jr Couturier]

when I look into the properties on my computer it says my

computer is running at 800Mhz. Thanks for the help.

looks like cool n quiet..
having an AMD 64 ?

 

[Richard Urban]

Your FSB (front side bus) speed has likely been decreased. This can occur in
cases when the computer is powered off during the initial part of the boot
sequence, the part where the bios is in control of the PC. Example: if your
processor is a 133 mhz CPU, but the speed has been reduced to 100 mhz (for
safety) the CPU speed will drop accordingly. My son's 1.2 ghz processor will
run at 900 mhz if the FSB speed is reduced to 100 from 133 mhz.

Look to your computer specs and find out what the CPU speed is "supposed to
be (100, 133, 266, 400 mhz etc). Then look in the bios to see what the
actual speed is.

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Regards,

Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User

Quote from George Ankner:
If you knew as much as you think you know,
You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!

 

[R. McCarty]

You're dealing with SpeedStep,You may some useful info here:
http://www.bay-wolf.com/speedstep.htm

 

[Mike Hall \(MS-MVP\)]

A built in power saving feature feature.. it uses as much as is required..
you might want to contact the manufacturer for info on how to force it to
operate at full whack..

 

[Colts_Fan_10]

when I look into the properties on my computer it says my
computer is running at 800Mhz. Thanks for the help.

looks like cool n quiet..
having an AMD 64 ?

I have a Centrino and it does identify it as 1.6 just says it is
running at 800