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Old 02-24-2004, 10:34 AM   #1
SlackinMonkeee
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Wrong proc speed

Hey, uh i have a 400mhz mobile PII, but when i dmesg, or cat /proc/cpuinfo it says i only have a 100mhz proc. Uh does anyone know what is wrong or how i can fix it??? please help cuz my laptop is super slow. Thanks
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Old 02-24-2004, 12:06 PM   #2
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check your BIOS setttings and see if your cpu was de-clocked ...
if in fact your info is legit ...
 
Old 02-24-2004, 12:41 PM   #3
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If you kernel supports it, it may scale the cpu clock back when the battery is low or during times of inactivity.

-Matt

/usr/src/linux//Documentation/cpu-freq
 
Old 02-24-2004, 04:37 PM   #4
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in the bios it says that its 400mhz, even when my laptop is plugged in it says its 100mhz.
 
  


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