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    My 2.00 ghz Pentium M stuck at 800 mhz!

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Rahul, Apr 13, 2006.

  1. Rahul

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    Just noticed today that my 2.00 ghz Pentium M is stuck at 800 mhz, no matter what. I'm running Notebook Hardware Control and no matter what I set it to, its always stuck at that speed, even at "Maximum Performance" mode.

    Honestly, I almost always only need that speed due to the simple tasks I do but it still annoys me. How can I fix this??
     
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    Help!!! Anyone know the answer to my problem?? :( :( :(
     
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    Did you check the HWSetup in control panel under CPU tab? It should be set on "Dynamicly Switchable." If it's set on "Always Low", you will have that problem.
     
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    Could you tell me how to get there? I'm not sure what you are talking about. In NHC, I have the CPU set to Max Performance and its still stuck at stupid 800 mhz!!!!!!!
     
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    Have you tried doing anything intensive? Run a virus scan and something else at the same time, or encode some MP3's, and see if it spools up then.
     
    Charles P. Jefferies, Apr 13, 2006
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    don't freak out.

    it's normal.

    it will jump when it has to.

    are you running nhc for a reason?
     
    drumfu, Apr 13, 2006
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    Yes, I wanted to silence my fan which was bothering me, which is currently just about completely silent.

    I don't think this is normal, because in the past when I set NHC to set the processor to "max performance", it would stay stuck at 2.00 ghz no matter what I did but now is just stuck at 800 mhz all the freaking time, no matter what settings I apply to it.

    The only thing I've done recently is a system restore with XP, but I don't think that could have caused any problems could it?
     
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    Okay, never mind, I fixed it. :)

    I went to the BIOS to the Dynamic CPU Setting option and found the setting to be set at "always low" and I set it back to "dynamic switching".
    Funny, I don't remember setting it to "always low" though. :confused:
     
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    Glad you figured it out. Did you boot to BIOS or use the HWSetup in the control panel to change the setting?

    This is for a Toshiba, BTW. Nobody could know that once the thread was moved from the Toshiba forum...
     
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    Fn+Z will drop your fan to quiet if you're running quickset.
     
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    Dang it!!! I booted to the BIOS to change the setting but just found out I just could have done the same thing through the Toshiba HWSetup in the Control Panel, stupid, stupid, stupid! :rolleyes:
     
    Rahul, Apr 13, 2006
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