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    compaq armada piii questions

    Discussion in 'HP' started by kasemodz, Nov 13, 2005.

  1. kasemodz

    kasemodz Notebook Enthusiast

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    I had one question. I have a compaq armada m700 piii 1ghz(??) 384 mb of ram, dvd drive. When I look in the bios system information it says its a piii 1000mhz processor. However, when I look at the xp system information in control panel . It says piii 696 mhz. I get the same information when I launch a linux cd. Why is this?
     
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    alweky Notebook Consultant

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    Yeha this happens sometimes to me as well with my E500, P3 900 mhz,,... I know on the centrinos, my speed is listed @ 1733 and 799 mhz, probably your System is working at that lower speed.
     
    alweky, Nov 13, 2005
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    kasemodz Notebook Enthusiast

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    well how do i make it at the maximum speed? I don't care about battery life.
     
    kasemodz, Nov 13, 2005
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    kasemodz Notebook Enthusiast

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    nvm, I figured out how to make it 1ghz. However, when I boot the Gentoo live disk, it always says 696 mhz unless its plugged in through the power cord. I disabled the intel speed step on the bios but i had no effect.
     
    kasemodz, Nov 13, 2005
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    vassil_98 Notebook Deity

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    if you set the power scheme to Home/office it will always run at max speed
     
    vassil_98, Nov 14, 2005
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