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    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by partyguy816, Jun 23, 2005.

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    partyguy816 Notebook Enthusiast

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    I am looking for some software that will tell me the speed of which my processor is working at, the temp of my cpu, and stuff like what is the speed of my hard drive and stuff like that. What's availible for download or buy?

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    CPUZ is good..and also Centrino Hardware Control if ur using a Centrino based notebook

    6/14-Ordered Inspiron 9300 wit:1.86 GHZ Pentium M | 512 MB DDR RAM | 80 GB hard drive | 256 NVidia GeForce Go 6800
    Update-6/20: Expected Shipping
    Duble Update-6/21: 9300 Received!!!
     
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    Thanks for that info. I installed it last night and it did give me some information that I didn't know about. Is there any software that I can use to slow down my processor? I may be asking for too much, but I'd like to be able to slow it down once I'm running on the battery. I'm using HMonitor right now, but it's only a trial verison and I can't seem to get the throttle thing to work right, plus it's only supposed to work once your cpu reaches a certain temp. So what else is availible?
     
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    <blockquote id='quote'> quote:<hr height='1' noshade id='quote'>Originally posted by partyguy816
     
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    i thought that Centrino Hardware Control dus that..if i find out sum other programs..i'll post it 2[ :D]

    6/14-Ordered Inspiron 9300 wit:1.86 GHZ Pentium M | 512 MB DDR RAM | 80 GB hard drive | 256 NVidia GeForce Go 6800
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    Right now I have a HP ZE5155 P4 1.8ghz, but I'm waiting on my HP ZD8000 with a P4 3.0ghz 640 HT Tech. A friend of mine here at work suggested SpeedSwitch XP or something, so maybe I'll try that out tonight.
     
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    ok, speedswitch xp is what you're looking for. the p4 doesn't have throttling capabilities.

    you should also look at undervolting if you are looking to conserve battery power.
     
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    <blockquote id='quote'> quote:<hr height='1' noshade id='quote'>Originally posted by drumfu
     
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    throttling...

    example: my 6000 has a 1.6 pentium m cpu. on battery it runs at 800 (half speed) to increase battery life. this is why the PM has better battery handling capabilities over the p4.
     
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    <blockquote id='quote'> quote:<hr height='1' noshade id='quote'>Originally posted by drumfu
     
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