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    Did my processor magically get better?

    Discussion in 'HP' started by The_Musician, Aug 16, 2008.

  1. The_Musician

    The_Musician Notebook Consultant

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    So the other day i called HP to fix my volume touch problem with my dv5t.

    We didn't do the drivers and whatnot, but did a static electricity check.

    anywho, we updated my BIOS for the hell of it.

    and before my system information would say Intel Core Duo CPU @ 2.0
    ghz

    now it says
    Intel Core 2 Duo CPU @ 2.26 ghz 2.27 ghz

    what the hell is going on?
    Did the BIOS update tell the computer how to better use my processor or something
    or did i get more than i paid for?





    Also, as a fun fact
    in Counterstrike source, the volume down touch button makes your Z button go off
    the rewind touch button makes you see your weapons down the list (say you have a grenade in your hand, you go to knife, sidearm, primary)
     
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  2. The_Musician

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    Also, ive been running disk defrag for i think about 4 hours now. I liked the old windows xp 32 bit defrag screen, progress and colors and bars.
     
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    thanks infamous
     
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    defrag in vista takes forever. Something seems to be wrong with your computer(after BIOS update of course). I think you should contact HP about it and ask if that is normal.
     
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    i dunno if its a problem though, i havnt encountered any problems, and i dont think that the bios would be the cause if there is because i let the HP support person use a remote on my pc to do it.
     
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    What processor did you get?
    I wonder if different cpus come with different Bios? Anyone to inform me? Thanks
     
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    The processor was originally a dual core intel processor @ 2.0 ghz.
     
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    Was it the T5750?
     
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    Its a Montevina dv5t, its a P7350 confusing it with a P8400. Read this http://www.hardwareanalysis.com/content/topic/72250/

    As for the CSS volume key thing, thats normal. I experienced it aswell. CS must have picked up the hotkey mapping.

    The P7350 is a budget processor, Intel doesnt even have its specs listed on their website.
     
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    Well thats new, but that cant be right. It doesnt have speedstep listed in the features and its not supposed to have IVT. The product documentation isnt even correct, it goes to the extreme core's documentation

    The Tjunction of the P7350 is 90c opposed to the T8400's 105c.
     
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