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Laptop cpu problem

Atomic Pineapple · 2008-10-07 21:09:10

I have a compaq laptop which is about 2 years old now and up until recently it was working fine. However recently it has slowed way way down, I went through all the software checks I could for virus's, malware and spyware and check the settings for windows and all that and everything is fine. I then found out there that…

07-10-2008 10:09pm

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Atomic Pineapple

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I have a compaq laptop which is about 2 years old now and up until recently it was working fine.

However recently it has slowed way way down, I went through all the software checks I could for virus's, malware and spyware and check the settings for windows and all that and everything is fine.

I then found out there that the cpu is running very slowly, it comes up as only having 700mhz when it is a 1800mhz processor.

I was wondering if anyone could shed some light on why this could be happening, or point me in the right direction as to where to look.

Thanks in advance

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#2 07-10-2008 10:34pm

Dartz

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Check your heatsink. It's possible it might be clogged with dust, causing the CPU to run hot and downclock itself

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