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    M1210 CPU speeds with Vista and other power issues

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by lancorp, Mar 18, 2007.

  1. lancorp

    lancorp Notebook Virtuoso

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    I've upgraded my M1210 to Vista Business, and noticed that even with the power setting on "Power Saver", it seems there is no change in CPU speed when on battery--it is always at 1.83Ghz.

    With XP on battery, the CPU was clocked at 1/2 the full speed, but no matter what I do, the CPU under Vista is always at full speed.

    I use the SYSTEM screen (R-click COMPUTER, choose PROPERTIES). It shows "Intel(R) Core(TM)2 CPU T5600 @ 1.83Ghz 1.83Ghz".

    Shouldn't that "1.83Ghz" be the signifying current CPU speed?

    My battery life (true, not just what the battery meter says) is close to 2.5 hours with a 9-cell, and I'm trying to improve on that. But, when on battery, the fan is ALWAYS blowing...

    Any ideas?

    Thanks.
     
    lancorp, Mar 18, 2007
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  2. Gautam

    Gautam election 2008 NBR Reviewer

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    The Advanced settings of Power Management (click on the battery icon) should allow you to change almost any of the available battery saving settings. You can probably find a 'performance' section to alter there.
     
    Gautam, Mar 18, 2007
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  3. cruxforce

    cruxforce Notebook Guru

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    under battery management go to advance and processor speed setting, it should be at 5%. If not, there is your problem. You should definitely be getting more than 2.5 hours on your 9 cell. It shouldn't even read that low.
     
    cruxforce, Mar 18, 2007
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