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    Turbo Boost QUestion

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by Ravenwjf, Jan 13, 2011.

  1. Ravenwjf

    Ravenwjf Notebook Geek

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    In the search to get the most out of my Alienware, I have been going through and checking all my drivers and Bios'. I found this on the Dell support website for drivers Drivers and Downloads

    I read up on the Turbo Boosting tech and so I went to install this driver and I got the error message saying my system didn't meet the minimum requirements????? Ok, so is this driver actually something I need or is this meant for the I7 940 XM extreme processor? I am under the impression that turbo boosting is automatic and there isn't anything I need to do to turn it on.
    Is that the case or am I mistaken?
     
    Ravenwjf, Jan 13, 2011
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  2. BatBoy

    BatBoy Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    BatBoy, Jan 13, 2011
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