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Ingnorance regard Pentium M speed
- Thread starter colinicky
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Is this normal & it increases as needed ? could I fit anything bigger in there processor wise ? It has a Pentium M 760 2GHz
If you need the full speed just disable the Speedstep in the BIOS you should get the full 2.0GHz out of the processor but the battery will drain quicker with this method.
There is no harm in disabling the Speedstep and won't effect the hardware in anyway or your warranty if you still have one.
There is no harm in disabling the Speedstep and won't effect the hardware in anyway or your warranty if you still have one.
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Notebook Hardware Control. No Pentium Laptop owner should be without it.
Speedstep is enabled by default hence why the CPU speed is 800MHz when not doing much. This feature helps greatly improve battery life. When the CPU is called upon to do more demanding task, the clock speed will automatically ramp up to top speed.
That software is great because it allows you to set up profiles. Mine are like this:
On Battery: CPU speed is locked to 800MHz. I don't do anything demanding when on the battery so this speed is perfect when browsing/using MS Office on the move. Helps massively with battery life.
On Mains: Speedstep enabled. You can if you want set the program to lock the CPU speed to its maximum when plugged into the mains.
Notebook Hardware Control. No Pentium Laptop owner should be without it.
Speedstep is enabled by default hence why the CPU speed is 800MHz when not doing much. This feature helps greatly improve battery life. When the CPU is called upon to do more demanding task, the clock speed will automatically ramp up to top speed.
That software is great because it allows you to set up profiles. Mine are like this:
On Battery: CPU speed is locked to 800MHz. I don't do anything demanding when on the battery so this speed is perfect when browsing/using MS Office on the move. Helps massively with battery life.
On Mains: Speedstep enabled. You can if you want set the program to lock the CPU speed to its maximum when plugged into the mains.
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Noticed this recently with mine as well, not sure why I didn't see it before, processor was operating at 1.6ghz when it should have been 2.8ghz.
When the power settings are set to "Max Battery" or "Laptop" or anything like that the fsb multiplier goes down.
Just select "always on" in the power settings or by simply left clicking the battery (or cable) icon in the system tray to raise the speed again.
Lowering the FSB multiplier gives an added hour to my battery life so it is worthwhile keeping the intel speedstep enabled.
When the power settings are set to "Max Battery" or "Laptop" or anything like that the fsb multiplier goes down.
Just select "always on" in the power settings or by simply left clicking the battery (or cable) icon in the system tray to raise the speed again.
Lowering the FSB multiplier gives an added hour to my battery life so it is worthwhile keeping the intel speedstep enabled.