>
>"journey" <journey@merr.com> wrote in message
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>> On Wed, 9 Jul 2008 21:09:14 -0400, "Kevin M" <kmills22@bellsouth.net>
>> wrote:
>>
>>>Hi all,
>>>
>>>I purchased a Dell Inspiron 1721 a few months back with specs as follows:
>>>
>>>AMD Turion 64 TK-55(1.8 Hz)
>>>2 gig RAM
>>>120 Gig HD
>>>Windows Vista Home
>>>
>>>Problem: I cannot get the processor to run full speed. It usually runs at
>>>around 800 Hz instead of the full 1800 Hz. I have tried everything I know
>>>(BIOS update, chaging power settings in Windows, changing performance
>>>option
>>>in BIOS to not allow OS to change speed, etc.)
>>>
>>>I use Adobe Photoshop and VMware. As a result of this issue, these
>>>programs
>>>are VERY slow and even chike at times. I don't know if this is a Vista
>>>issue
>>>or what, Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
>>>
>>>Thanks so much
>>
>> I don't know why your processor runs at 800Hz, but when I used Vista I
>> did a few things to improve performance:
>>
>> - If your computer came with lots of junk installed, you may benefit
>> from a total system reinstall. Fortunately, Dell makes it easy with
>> driver downloads. Note: I am not sure what happens to the recovery
>> partition if you do this or Media Direct. I never used Media Direct
>> so it wasn't a factor for me.
>>
>> - Choose a good anti-virus / firewall suite or individual programs. I
>> use Kaspersky and like it.
>>
>> - Disable Aero glass and the annoying eye candy that comes with it
>>
>> - Turn off indexing on all drives
>>
>> - If you use Outlook there may be indexing there to turn off too
>>
>> - Of course, defrag your hard drive
>>
>> - Look at all the processes that are running and terminate any not
>> needed. I use Codestuff Starter.
>>
>> I know this is all common sense but it may be helpful.
>
>Thanks...most of this I have done (except for HD indexing). When I first got
>the laptop, I formatted and reinstalled the OS just to get rid of the junk
>software. I was wondering if I've missed some driver or utility for causes
>this issue with the processor.
>Also, I did download Belarc which also reports processor speed at half (800
>Hz).
>
>Thanks
>
I've used Belarc several times and found it reliable. I can't be 100%
certain but I got a bad feeling that you really have a 800 chip. If
you go into the bios, I think it will tell you the speed as well.
"RnR" <rnrtexas@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> On Wed, 9 Jul 2008 21:25:48 -0400, "Kevin M" <kmills22@bellsouth.net>
> wrote:
>
>>
>>"journey" <journey@merr.com> wrote in message
>>news8oa74p5slrog1ma3hb3b4iatp9grc5e02@4ax.com. ..
>>> On Wed, 9 Jul 2008 21:09:14 -0400, "Kevin M" <kmills22@bellsouth.net>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>>Hi all,
>>>>
>>>>I purchased a Dell Inspiron 1721 a few months back with specs as
>>>>follows:
>>>>
>>>>AMD Turion 64 TK-55(1.8 Hz)
>>>>2 gig RAM
>>>>120 Gig HD
>>>>Windows Vista Home
>>>>
>>>>Problem: I cannot get the processor to run full speed. It usually runs
>>>>at
>>>>around 800 Hz instead of the full 1800 Hz. I have tried everything I
>>>>know
>>>>(BIOS update, chaging power settings in Windows, changing performance
>>>>option
>>>>in BIOS to not allow OS to change speed, etc.)
>>>>
>>>>I use Adobe Photoshop and VMware. As a result of this issue, these
>>>>programs
>>>>are VERY slow and even chike at times. I don't know if this is a Vista
>>>>issue
>>>>or what, Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
>>>>
>>>>Thanks so much
>>>
>>> I don't know why your processor runs at 800Hz, but when I used Vista I
>>> did a few things to improve performance:
>>>
>>> - If your computer came with lots of junk installed, you may benefit
>>> from a total system reinstall. Fortunately, Dell makes it easy with
>>> driver downloads. Note: I am not sure what happens to the recovery
>>> partition if you do this or Media Direct. I never used Media Direct
>>> so it wasn't a factor for me.
>>>
>>> - Choose a good anti-virus / firewall suite or individual programs. I
>>> use Kaspersky and like it.
>>>
>>> - Disable Aero glass and the annoying eye candy that comes with it
>>>
>>> - Turn off indexing on all drives
>>>
>>> - If you use Outlook there may be indexing there to turn off too
>>>
>>> - Of course, defrag your hard drive
>>>
>>> - Look at all the processes that are running and terminate any not
>>> needed. I use Codestuff Starter.
>>>
>>> I know this is all common sense but it may be helpful.
>>
>>Thanks...most of this I have done (except for HD indexing). When I first
>>got
>>the laptop, I formatted and reinstalled the OS just to get rid of the junk
>>software. I was wondering if I've missed some driver or utility for causes
>>this issue with the processor.
>>Also, I did download Belarc which also reports processor speed at half
>>(800
>>Hz).
>>
>>Thanks
>>
>
> I've used Belarc several times and found it reliable. I can't be 100%
> certain but I got a bad feeling that you really have a 800 chip. If
> you go into the bios, I think it will tell you the speed as well.
Actually, the BIOS reports the chip correctly (1800 Hz)
"Jonathan Eales" <Jon.Eales@Virgin.net> wrote in message
news:TJgdk.1613$Zm1.757@newsfe27.ams2...
> Does it run at 800Mhz when it is connected to the mains power supply or
> just when it is running on batteries? Most modern laptops throttle down
> the CPU speed to increase battery run-down time.
>
> "Ben Myers" <ben_myers_spam_me_not@charter.net> wrote in message
> news:b31b74phk5vlsapl6u20q5fnjifhsbc40o@4ax.com...
>> Not sure why the system runs at 800MHz, but I would not use VMware on a
>> system
>> with only 2GB of memory... Ben Myers
>>
>> On Wed, 9 Jul 2008 21:09:14 -0400, "Kevin M" <kmills22@bellsouth.net>
>> wrote:
>>
>>>Hi all,
>>>
>>>I purchased a Dell Inspiron 1721 a few months back with specs as follows:
>>>
>>>AMD Turion 64 TK-55(1.8 Hz)
>>>2 gig RAM
>>>120 Gig HD
>>>Windows Vista Home
>>>
>>>Problem: I cannot get the processor to run full speed. It usually runs at
>>>around 800 Hz instead of the full 1800 Hz. I have tried everything I know
>>>(BIOS update, chaging power settings in Windows, changing performance
>>>option
>>>in BIOS to not allow OS to change speed, etc.)
>>>
>>>I use Adobe Photoshop and VMware. As a result of this issue, these
>>>programs
>>>are VERY slow and even chike at times. I don't know if this is a Vista
>>>issue
>>>or what, Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
>>>
>>>Thanks so much
>>>
>
>
Both
>
>"RnR" <rnrtexas@gmail.com> wrote in message
>news:m1nb741vmh1h2203560m9olc2iqb90tm8c@4ax.com.. .
>> On Wed, 9 Jul 2008 21:25:48 -0400, "Kevin M" <kmills22@bellsouth.net>
>> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>"journey" <journey@merr.com> wrote in message
>>>news8oa74p5slrog1ma3hb3b4iatp9grc5e02@4ax.com ...
>>>> On Wed, 9 Jul 2008 21:09:14 -0400, "Kevin M" <kmills22@bellsouth.net>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>Hi all,
>>>>>
>>>>>I purchased a Dell Inspiron 1721 a few months back with specs as
>>>>>follows:
>>>>>
>>>>>AMD Turion 64 TK-55(1.8 Hz)
>>>>>2 gig RAM
>>>>>120 Gig HD
>>>>>Windows Vista Home
>>>>>
>>>>>Problem: I cannot get the processor to run full speed. It usually runs
>>>>>at
>>>>>around 800 Hz instead of the full 1800 Hz. I have tried everything I
>>>>>know
>>>>>(BIOS update, chaging power settings in Windows, changing performance
>>>>>option
>>>>>in BIOS to not allow OS to change speed, etc.)
>>>>>
>>>>>I use Adobe Photoshop and VMware. As a result of this issue, these
>>>>>programs
>>>>>are VERY slow and even chike at times. I don't know if this is a Vista
>>>>>issue
>>>>>or what, Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
>>>>>
>>>>>Thanks so much
>>>>
>>>> I don't know why your processor runs at 800Hz, but when I used Vista I
>>>> did a few things to improve performance:
>>>>
>>>> - If your computer came with lots of junk installed, you may benefit
>>>> from a total system reinstall. Fortunately, Dell makes it easy with
>>>> driver downloads. Note: I am not sure what happens to the recovery
>>>> partition if you do this or Media Direct. I never used Media Direct
>>>> so it wasn't a factor for me.
>>>>
>>>> - Choose a good anti-virus / firewall suite or individual programs. I
>>>> use Kaspersky and like it.
>>>>
>>>> - Disable Aero glass and the annoying eye candy that comes with it
>>>>
>>>> - Turn off indexing on all drives
>>>>
>>>> - If you use Outlook there may be indexing there to turn off too
>>>>
>>>> - Of course, defrag your hard drive
>>>>
>>>> - Look at all the processes that are running and terminate any not
>>>> needed. I use Codestuff Starter.
>>>>
>>>> I know this is all common sense but it may be helpful.
>>>
>>>Thanks...most of this I have done (except for HD indexing). When I first
>>>got
>>>the laptop, I formatted and reinstalled the OS just to get rid of the junk
>>>software. I was wondering if I've missed some driver or utility for causes
>>>this issue with the processor.
>>>Also, I did download Belarc which also reports processor speed at half
>>>(800
>>>Hz).
>>>
>>>Thanks
>>>
>>
>> I've used Belarc several times and found it reliable. I can't be 100%
>> certain but I got a bad feeling that you really have a 800 chip. If
>> you go into the bios, I think it will tell you the speed as well.
>
>Actually, the BIOS reports the chip correctly (1800 Hz)
>
>Thanks
>
Sorry Kevin but I'm at a loss to figure this out. I hope when you
find out, you can post back here to tell us what was the solution.
thanks and sorry.
"RnR" <rnrtexas@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:q9nd74dfitanulm2s1qi49j555c1kmpba2@4ax.com...
> On Thu, 10 Jul 2008 22:24:42 -0400, "Kevin M" <kmills22@bellsouth.net>
> wrote:
>
>>
>>"RnR" <rnrtexas@gmail.com> wrote in message
>>news:m1nb741vmh1h2203560m9olc2iqb90tm8c@4ax.com. ..
>>> On Wed, 9 Jul 2008 21:25:48 -0400, "Kevin M" <kmills22@bellsouth.net>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>>"journey" <journey@merr.com> wrote in message
>>>>news8oa74p5slrog1ma3hb3b4iatp9grc5e02@4ax.co m...
>>>>> On Wed, 9 Jul 2008 21:09:14 -0400, "Kevin M" <kmills22@bellsouth.net>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>Hi all,
>>>>>>
>>>>>>I purchased a Dell Inspiron 1721 a few months back with specs as
>>>>>>follows:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>AMD Turion 64 TK-55(1.8 Hz)
>>>>>>2 gig RAM
>>>>>>120 Gig HD
>>>>>>Windows Vista Home
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Problem: I cannot get the processor to run full speed. It usually runs
>>>>>>at
>>>>>>around 800 Hz instead of the full 1800 Hz. I have tried everything I
>>>>>>know
>>>>>>(BIOS update, chaging power settings in Windows, changing performance
>>>>>>option
>>>>>>in BIOS to not allow OS to change speed, etc.)
>>>>>>
>>>>>>I use Adobe Photoshop and VMware. As a result of this issue, these
>>>>>>programs
>>>>>>are VERY slow and even chike at times. I don't know if this is a Vista
>>>>>>issue
>>>>>>or what, Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Thanks so much
>>>>>
>>>>> I don't know why your processor runs at 800Hz, but when I used Vista I
>>>>> did a few things to improve performance:
>>>>>
>>>>> - If your computer came with lots of junk installed, you may benefit
>>>>> from a total system reinstall. Fortunately, Dell makes it easy with
>>>>> driver downloads. Note: I am not sure what happens to the recovery
>>>>> partition if you do this or Media Direct. I never used Media Direct
>>>>> so it wasn't a factor for me.
>>>>>
>>>>> - Choose a good anti-virus / firewall suite or individual programs. I
>>>>> use Kaspersky and like it.
>>>>>
>>>>> - Disable Aero glass and the annoying eye candy that comes with it
>>>>>
>>>>> - Turn off indexing on all drives
>>>>>
>>>>> - If you use Outlook there may be indexing there to turn off too
>>>>>
>>>>> - Of course, defrag your hard drive
>>>>>
>>>>> - Look at all the processes that are running and terminate any not
>>>>> needed. I use Codestuff Starter.
>>>>>
>>>>> I know this is all common sense but it may be helpful.
>>>>
>>>>Thanks...most of this I have done (except for HD indexing). When I first
>>>>got
>>>>the laptop, I formatted and reinstalled the OS just to get rid of the
>>>>junk
>>>>software. I was wondering if I've missed some driver or utility for
>>>>causes
>>>>this issue with the processor.
>>>>Also, I did download Belarc which also reports processor speed at half
>>>>(800
>>>>Hz).
>>>>
>>>>Thanks
>>>>
>>>
>>> I've used Belarc several times and found it reliable. I can't be 100%
>>> certain but I got a bad feeling that you really have a 800 chip. If
>>> you go into the bios, I think it will tell you the speed as well.
>>
>>Actually, the BIOS reports the chip correctly (1800 Hz)
>>
>>Thanks
>>
>
> Sorry Kevin but I'm at a loss to figure this out. I hope when you
> find out, you can post back here to tell us what was the solution.
> thanks and sorry.
Thanks so much. Also, I can boot from a Linux distribution and the processor
shows coorect (1800 Hz); therefore, I'm sure it's a Vista issue. I'm about
to wipe it clean and throw XP on it. So far, I'm not impressed with Vista.
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