Is it possible, about computers?

Question

is it possible, that when I start my laptop, the system information says that my processor is a core duo one, and when I look at the system information, yes it confirms I indeed have a core duo processor - but is it possible that this was doctored?? because my laptop moves as slow as a pentium 1 computer!! and its only a couple of weeks old! Could the computer shop that sold me this have doctored the system information? I havent installed anything big on it so far, so it should move fast! no virus or spyware, checked that already.. And the memroy is a decent 100 Gigs, with 1 Gig ram (or something like that)

so what the heck is this?

Answer 1

The speed of the computer has little to do with what you've installed so far.

The speed is determined by how many tasks the processor has to do at once. Think of a traffic intersection where a lot of roads come to one crossing. The traffic cop in the middle directs the traffic, and how fast the traffic moves depends entirely on how fast the cop can move each lane through the intersection. Well, the processor is exactly like that. There are a number of things asking to be let through the intersection all at once.

The speed depends on making the traffic lighter. That means having less things for the processor to deal with all at once.

How to tell what kinds of traffic are running all the time? Well, click START, then RUN. Type in MSCONFIG and hit OK. A screen will come up. Click the tab marked STARTUP. Everything on that page that has a checkmark next to it starts up with the computer.

Here's the difficult part: deciding what you want to start up, and what you don't. Some of those programs are vital for the computer to work, others are just taking up space and making your computer slower.

If you head over to http://www.processlibrary.com/ you can type in the name of each of those programs (they're called processes) and see what it is, decide if you want it to run, and either leave it alone or uncheck it.

Here's a caution to cover my butt: if you start poking around in the startup and accidently turn off something that was supposed to be left on, you can make a mess, and it could take some professional help to get your computer back up and running again. That said, proceed with caution.

Good luck.

Answer 2

Laptop processors slows down their speed when running on batteries (to save battery life). This setup is by design, you may turn that feature off by disabling it in CMOS setup however. Intel calls it "speedstep" while AMD calls it "Power now" technology.

However, if the slow down still happens when the laptop is plugged-in to utility power -- the laptop processor might be fraudulently remarked.

Answer 3

No it's not doctored. It sounds like you got a defective computer, it happens. take it back.