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    vostro 1400 with XP... can i change cpu power (min-max) settings?

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by mxl180, Oct 27, 2007.

  1. mxl180

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    1400 came with vista and it had a good power management setting. I had the ability to change settings for CPU, WIFI...etc.

    In XP I downloaded the Dell Quickset for XP and here are the power management settings...

    When I pull the power adapter, my CPU speeds cuts down by half 781mhz.
     

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