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    Z61T locked multiplier

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by Jasy, Apr 4, 2012.

  1. Jasy

    Jasy Notebook Enthusiast

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    I bought a Thinkpad Z61T without a battery and upgraded the old CPU with a T7200 but it doesn't run at full speed, always at it's lowest and with 100% load on cores even with opera and a few tabs.

    What's going on? Defect MB?
     
    Jasy, Apr 4, 2012
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  2. mariol90

    mariol90 Notebook Consultant

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    check your power settings (for vista or windows 7) and make sure the maximum CPU speed is set to 100%. also, i think unless you're using a 90W power adapter, it'll limit the speed of the processor because you don't have a battery in it.
     
    mariol90, Apr 4, 2012
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  3. Tsunade_Hime

    Tsunade_Hime such bacon. wow

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    Huh that's interesting, I'll test my work Z61t and my spare Z61t without a battery (both have T7200) and I'll report back.
     
    Tsunade_Hime, Apr 4, 2012
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    lead_org Purveyor of Truth

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    without the battery and on 65 watt adapter, this behaviour is quite normal.
     
    lead_org, Apr 5, 2012
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  5. Jasy

    Jasy Notebook Enthusiast

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    Guess I'll trade my 65W charger for a 90W.
    Thank you for the replies.
     
    Jasy, Apr 9, 2012
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