I "disable speedstepping" but it's still here

[TremoJem]

I agree about the opening and closing of windows and spikes. Is this expected on a system that does NOT have problems?

I will google the tips you mentioned, thanks.

 

[john3850]

Have you tried to disable speedstep from with in windows I do it at times on a desktop.

 

[holden j caufield]

google disable core parking also

 

[Phynaz]

And then don't do it.

 

[holden j caufield]

actual if you're doing audio it may help his dpc latency issue. Also there are plenty of people who do it, we do it with a lot of terminal servers and there is no issue. And we measure all the electricity with a pdu and core parking didn't save us any power.

Speedstep isn't good for some of these audiophiles. You can in fact get better performance without sacrificing any power or battery.

http://forum.notebookreview.com/har...arket-upgrades/235824-undervolting-guide.html

http://forum.notebookreview.com/har...arket-upgrades/531329-throttlestop-guide.html

The new i series you can't undervolt with software but the older core 2 and core 2 quads, I disable c states, eist, and I got better performance, no dpc latency jumps, less heat and no hit on battery life with an undervolt at near max speed. You can grab a kill a watt see for yourself, these things are wonderful devices.



http://www.thinkgeek.com/product/7657/

 

[TremoJem]

I have disabled Speedstep, only to have it drop from 2.499 Ghz to about 1.5 Ghz.

I re-enabled it and then went to Windows Power Management, in the Advanced section, to ensure I had the processor set for 100% and, indeed, I did.

Then I downloaded Throttlestop and CPU-Z and in "monitor" mode they both confirmed I am running at a consistent 2.499 Ghz.

I will check "disable core park" and of course I am going to Dell's site to get drivers for everything to make sure all is good.

If this fails I am going to wipe the drive and do a new install of Win7 32 Bit, as my 2008 Dell is actually only supported by Dell as a 32 Bit machine.

Before I do this I will go to Dell and download all the drivers for my machine on their support page for my service tag or machine I.D. onto a thumb drive. Another forum said I should get Dell's Win7 drivers, but that confused me, as I don't know what that means exactly. If the Vista drivers that may have been loaded on my machine during the Vista load years ago aren't working, then why would Win7 drivers work.

Please explain what drivers I should really be downloading, thanks.

 

[TremoJem]

I have done a clean install of Win7 Pro and am now downloading drivers.
I will keep you posted.