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    9300 SpeedStep fix?

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by stanthony, Jul 13, 2005.

  1. stanthony

    stanthony Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi,

    I seem to be having a well-documented problem on my i9300 - the one with the SpeedStep not being able to max out the performance of the CPU after changing the power supply mode.

    http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;330512 - here is the Microsoft description of the problem. It says inter alia that SP2 is supposed to fix the thing, but no - it does not.

    Dell offers its own fixes - http://support.dell.com/support/dow...dhs&releaseid=R56673&formatcnt=1&fileid=67673 for instance this one. But no special fix for i9300.

    What should I do? The problem is that after staying in the sleep mode, or after changing the power supply mode (AC/battery) random problems with performace occur. They are only noticable in games, but they are very annoying.

    Hope somebody can help me...
     
    stanthony, Jul 13, 2005
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  2. ofelas

    ofelas Notebook Evangelist

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    Install the applicable Dell Notebook System Software for your system; also, ensure that your power sheme is not set to "Max Battery".
     
    ofelas, Jul 14, 2005
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