my mobile P4 processor is operating lower than usual.. help!

[LakeMountD]

I have a mobile p4 running at 1.6 ghz but lately when i right click on my computer it says it is running at 894 and that is when i have nothing running or anything.. i have also tried running programs and stuff to see if it changes and it doesnt.. it used to say 1.6 all the time.. any ideas on what i can change to get the speed back?

 

[shaner66]

Check the documentation for your MB. There might be a jumper on the board, but likely it's a setting in the BIOS.

 

[LakeMountD]

yeah nothing is taking up really anything.. it is probobly the bios.. anything i should check? i am not real good with all the bios and registry stuff..

 

[baltman]

Do you have some sort of "power saving" mode activated? My laptop has an "Intel Speedstep" icon that loads in the task bar by the clock...

Brian

 

[Psyphon]

The answer is likely in your BIOS. It may be at the default settings.

You may need to fiddle with these settings, but I wouldn't suggest it unless you are intimately familiar with your CPU's specs. If that's the case, then adjust the settings a little bit at a time; and keep checking the CPU speed as reported by your Windows "My Computer" properties.

Complacency is the rigor mortis of the soul.

 

[LakeMountD]

yeah mine has speedstep but i have never seen the icon for it. can someone help me with those bios settings though? i am really anxious to get this fixed.