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I9200 CPU is running slowly

post #1 of 12
6/14/06 at 6:24pm
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Hey guys, long time no post but I need a little help.

My CPU is running at 1/4 its speed and its making it impossible to play anything on it. I have tried everything that I could think of software wise. I used speedswitch, I used Dell quickset, and powerplay. Nothing is bumping it back up. I contacted Dell Support and they told me to remove the hard drive and then put it back in (not sure how they came up with that) and naturally that did absolutly nothing.

I figured that somehow I had changed something and I figured the only way that I would be able to do that would be to do a complete system restore (nothing really that important on the computer). I went ahead and did it, thinking that it would return my CPU's settings back to what they were and it would run at top speed again but alas, that didnt work.

Can you guys think of anything that I missed? Thanks for all your help

Oh BTW it is still under warrenty, id just rather figure it out myself

Thanks!
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post #2 of 12
6/15/06 at 12:18am
What are you using to view the speed? Just by right clicking my computer? If so, that's usually not accurate, so make sure you're using cpu-z or something like that to moniter the speed.

also, what is happening when you try to bump it back up with software?
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post #3 of 12
6/16/06 at 2:14am
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Originally Posted by mr. roboto
What are you using to view the speed? Just by right clicking my computer? If so, that's usually not accurate, so make sure you're using cpu-z or something like that to moniter the speed.

also, what is happening when you try to bump it back up with software?

I was using speedswitch to view the speed, but cpuz shows the same, operating at 598.1MHz (+/- .1). I have a 2GHz PM.

When I try to bump the CPU speed back up with the previously mentioned software nothing happens, at all. No change at all
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post #4 of 12
6/16/06 at 9:12pm
go into your bios and make sure you have "Speedstep" enabled. Comeback here if thats not the case.
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post #5 of 12
6/17/06 at 3:06pm
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Yes Speedstep is enabled

any other ideas? Thanks guys and girls!
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post #6 of 12
6/18/06 at 11:28pm
Check to see if your power management is set up to always on. it sounds simple but i didnt see you mention it.
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post #7 of 12
6/18/06 at 11:33pm
Could it be downclocking because of heat? Are your fans/heatsinks free of dust?
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post #8 of 12
6/19/06 at 1:19am
the pentium M is capable of runnign on high load with pasive cooling so i doubt it.
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post #9 of 12
6/19/06 at 1:35am
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Originally Posted by DELL-Machina
Check to see if your power management is set up to always on. it sounds simple but i didnt see you mention it.

Yeah sorry should have mentioned that...my power management is fine.

And no its not heat, isnt running any hotter then normal.

I think im going to give up and call tech support tomorrow...ugh I really dont want to
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post #10 of 12
6/19/06 at 2:53am
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Fixored!!!

I reinstalled the drivers (duh).
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post #11 of 12
6/20/06 at 6:32am
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Originally Posted by LeafsBlow29
Hey guys, long time no post but I need a little help.

My CPU is running at 1/4 its speed and its making it impossible to play anything on it. I have tried everything that I could think of software wise. I used speedswitch, I used Dell quickset, and powerplay. Nothing is bumping it back up. I contacted Dell Support and they told me to remove the hard drive and then put it back in (not sure how they came up with that) and naturally that did absolutly nothing.

I figured that somehow I had changed something and I figured the only way that I would be able to do that would be to do a complete system restore (nothing really that important on the computer). I went ahead and did it, thinking that it would return my CPU's settings back to what they were and it would run at top speed again but alas, that didnt work.

Can you guys think of anything that I missed? Thanks for all your help

Oh BTW it is still under warrenty, id just rather figure it out myself

Thanks!

Wow Dell Indian support prevails again?
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post #12 of 12
6/22/06 at 2:51pm
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Lol, I didnt understand how that was gonna help, and I told him that wasnt the problem but he insisted it would work.

Didnt obv.
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