Problem with Processor speed on Dell Latitude C640

[billcrusher]

I have a Dell Latitude C640 laptop. Well I have a 2.20 GHz Processor in there, but it only shows that it is running at 1.20 GHz, How do I fix that problem? I have a GB of 2100 ram in there and a 250 Gb hard drive. Please help me out with this problem.

Thank You

 

[frozenlead]

Are you on a power profile that reduces the clockspeed? Notebooks throttle their processors to save power.

 

[lostandwandering]

Yeah, if you have Intel SpeedStep enable (it will be by default) your CPU will throttle down when it is not under heavy (30-40% usage) load. As soon as you start doing something that requires CPU power, it will throttle back up. Nothing to worry about.

 

[cheaptofix]

go to the bios and load defaults.

 

[billcrusher]

Are you on a power profile that reduces the clockspeed? Notebooks throttle their processors to save power.

Thank you very understandable