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    Acer Extensa 4420 from vista to XP pro

    Discussion in 'Acer' started by jaggiebunnett, Oct 28, 2008.

  1. jaggiebunnett

    jaggiebunnett Newbie

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    I just up-graded to XPpro from Vista home premium on my extensa 4420 with the AMD Athlon 1.9ghz 64x2 dual core chip.
    I have a problem with the wireless card not wanting to work properly but what gets me is XP is only showing processor speed of 795mhz where it should be at least double that.
    I downloaded the drivers from ACER for XP including the chipset ones.
    has anyone else seen this problem?
     
    jaggiebunnett, Oct 28, 2008
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  2. Rotting Heaps

    Rotting Heaps Notebook Enthusiast

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    When running on battery I'd expect the CPU to show roughly that speed as it underclocks to extend battery life.

    Might also be set to run at lowest speed on mains power too, check the Acer power management software settings.
     
    Rotting Heaps, Oct 28, 2008
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  3. Gado

    Gado Notebook Enthusiast

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    try this
    forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=268615&highlight=4420+wireless
    made my 4420 have internet.
    as for the processor speed thats normal. it will speed up when you need it and slow down when you dont need all 1.9 ghz
     
    Gado, Oct 29, 2008
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