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goodwitch777
I would like to know if anyone knows what would cause a cpu to reduce
speed. I have a Pentium D 940/3.20 Dual core. The machine was
freezing and sluggish, and after running Belarc, I noted that the
processor was reporting as a 2.13 rather than 3.20. I reset the Bios
settings and selected the optimum settings, and it now seems fine and
is reporting correctly. I am just wondering if this is a possible
hardware problem starting with either the CPU or motherboard or if it
could have been caused by software (utility programs, etc I use Fix-it
Utils). I have a couple months of warranty left on the CPU and am
wondering if there are some diagnostics I can run to check out the
mobo and cpu. I am getting ready for a reformat on the machine, as it
has been slow.
speed. I have a Pentium D 940/3.20 Dual core. The machine was
freezing and sluggish, and after running Belarc, I noted that the
processor was reporting as a 2.13 rather than 3.20. I reset the Bios
settings and selected the optimum settings, and it now seems fine and
is reporting correctly. I am just wondering if this is a possible
hardware problem starting with either the CPU or motherboard or if it
could have been caused by software (utility programs, etc I use Fix-it
Utils). I have a couple months of warranty left on the CPU and am
wondering if there are some diagnostics I can run to check out the
mobo and cpu. I am getting ready for a reformat on the machine, as it
has been slow.