e1705 CPU throttling disable? Please tell me there is a way.

Having problems in games where the CPU starts throttling right in the middle of the game when I'm not under serious load and makes it a total p.i.t.a. to play CODMW2 with. Tried to increase the graphics, but that just drops the framerate altogether.

Went into BIOS, disabled the EIST, but apparently, on the t2500, when EIST is disabled, the processor is forced to it's lowest multiplier, sticking me with a gig.

Windows power settings, notebook hardware control, speedfan, setfsb, RightmarkCPU and a slew of other cpu related programs have zero effect on it... even when you force the CPU to 100% and set that as the power profile, it still throttles when idle.

 

Welcome to NBR and the not so wonderful world of throttling Dell laptops.

I have a program that is going to help. Just download ThrottleStop from my sig.

You can start by using ThrottleStop to monitor the performance of your laptop. Dell has a bad habit of using clock modulation which can internally slow a CPU down to a crawl. Clock Modulation should always be at 100%. Anything less is a sign that your CPU is being throttled.

Upload a log file to mediafire and post a link here if you need someone to have a look at it.

 

Try Unclewebb's ThrottleStop:

ThrottleStop.zip

Continue to disable EIST/Speedstep. Run TS (ThrottleStop) select the highest multiplier value, Clock modulation to 100% then click Turn On.

Want a free 200Mhz overclock? Right click on the monitoring panel and select enable Dual IDA mode. Your T2500 should have IDA mode.

However for me RMclock seems to work well too. I managed to make both my machines run at stock speeds even while idling.

EDIT: He beat me to it.

 

I don't think the Core Duo has IDA.

 

You're right. No Intel Dynamic Acceleration (IDA) for the T2500. With the help of ThrottleStop, he should be able to at least lock both cores at their highest multiplier.

 

Cool. I'll try everything out tomorrow, after I sober up. Thanks for the tips; will report.

 

Also; off topic, but is there a good program for OSD displays while gaming or watching movies? GPU temps, clocks, etc...? I tried atitool and it had all options locked for my card. Everest only shows it in desktop mode.

 

Used the program; worked BEAUTIFULLY; didn't even have to set the params. just open the program and click turn on did the trick;

However, when you turn it off the computer completely locks up, forcing a cold reboot.

But would there be negative side effects if i just made it autostart and just leave it permanently on?

 

There is an option in ThrottleStop called "Do Not Reset FID/VID on Exit". Hopefully that fixes the problem you are having when exiting ThrottleStop.

It shouldn't be locking up your computer. I haven't got much feedback from users with the early Core 2 CPUs so can you post a screen shot of ThrottleStop and CPU-Z so I can have a look?

Lots of users autostart ThrottleStop. You can either drag a link to ThrottleStop into your startup folder or add it to the Task Scheduler.

 

Ah, now it locks up every time you try to turn it on like that; any harm in just leaving the program on while the computer runs permanently? if so, i'll just leave the program on

 

I guess just leave it on. It won't hurt anything.

 

**Update, it seems to turn on okay, with everything disabled, I'll leave it running.

 

**Update... for anyone else looking @ this for reference.. if throttlestop does not push your speed to the full 2 gigs, run throttlestop, unplug your laptop, and plug it back in... Don't ask why, but it works. and to close it, use task manager.