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Alvin.C · 04-15-2007, 10:16 AM

Hello,

Only the Mobile Intel Pentium 4 M processors have SpeedStep technology. As I know it, the Dell Inspiron 8500 has a Mobile Intel Pentium 4 M 2.4 Ghz processor.

What does the BIOS identify the processor as? (As in the name / model).

The best thing to do to is boot into Windows and run CPU-Z , to make sure the the system has identified the processor correctly. You could also try running some power hungry applications and see if the CPU speed throttles up.

Also, check to see if there's a CPU throttling program running (one that lets you choose different performance profiles like power saver and high performance, thereby restricting clock speeds).

04-15-2007, 10:16 AM	#4 (permalink)
Alvin.C Master Techie Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Newcastle-under-lyme, Staffordshire, United Kingdom. Posts: 2,043	Re: need help dell inspiron 8500 cpu speed Hello, Only the Mobile Intel Pentium 4 M processors have SpeedStep technology. As I know it, the Dell Inspiron 8500 has a Mobile Intel Pentium 4 M 2.4 Ghz processor. What does the BIOS identify the processor as? (As in the name / model). The best thing to do to is boot into Windows and run CPU-Z , to make sure the the system has identified the processor correctly. You could also try running some power hungry applications and see if the CPU speed throttles up. Also, check to see if there's a CPU throttling program running (one that lets you choose different performance profiles like power saver and high performance, thereby restricting clock speeds). __________________ Alvin.C \|Desktop PC\| \|AMD Athlon 64 X2 4800+\| \|Sapphire HD 4850 512MB GDDR3 PCI-E\| \|Foxconn 6150M2MA-KRS2H\| \|Crucial Ballistix 2GB PC2-6400 CL4\| \|OCZ Stealth X Stream 500W PSU\| \|Seagate ST380815AS 80GB SATA II 7200RPM HDD\| \|Optiarc AD-7191S SATA Lightscribe DVD±R\| \|Notebook PC\| \|HP Compaq nx7300 Business Notebook\| Last edited by Alvin.C; 04-15-2007 at 10:22 AM.