Hi! I have a LATITUDE D400 PENTIUM M 745 (1.8GHZ, 400) however the clockspeed shows only as 1.6GHz. Why is the clockspeed slower than the headline figure?
2006-12-31 08:08:48 · 6 answers · asked by St_Anselms 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Laptops & Notebooks
You should check if there's any updates for the mother board drivers. Check the Dell site they might have an update. After you update the drivers your PC should show 1.8Ghz. I had the same trouble with my pc and thats the way I fix it. I hope this helps.
2006-12-31 08:18:49 · answer #1 · answered by r_dardon 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because the CPU was in production before the chipset was ready for it. A bios upgrade will probably fix it, but they're fairly risky and you won't see that much difference.
2006-12-31 11:27:27 · answer #2 · answered by Nomadd 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because the jumpers are set at 1.6, or the person who sold you the computer screwed you on the processor.
2006-12-31 08:09:56 · answer #3 · answered by Stuart 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
it could be the speedstep technology taking effect, however you won't notice the difference between 1.8 and 1.6, maybe a 2% difference.
2006-12-31 08:11:41 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
processors don't operate at their peak consistently they would burn out if they did this maybe thats ur min and max range of ur processor.
2006-12-31 08:14:25 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe Intel lied to you?
2006-12-31 08:10:51 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋