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    EMACHINE 6809 PROBLEM

    Discussion in 'eMachines' started by S281ER238, Mar 28, 2005.

  1. S281ER238

    S281ER238 Newbie

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    I HAVE E 6809 LAPTOP WITH AMD 2 GHZ BUT IN THE SYSTEM INFO IN WINDOWS XP WHEN U RIGHT CLICK MY COMPUTER AND GET GENERAL INFO SAYS 801MHZ WHY IT SAYS 3200+ 801MHZ BUT IN THE BIOS SHOWES 2.0
     
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    HardDrive Notebook Guru

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    First, let's turn off caps lock.

    Second, on battery, the notebook throttles down to 800mhz, to conserve battery power and to create less heat. This can be disabled with a app called PowerNow!, but you need to do a few things. (I won't go into details unless you want to do it.)

    If this is happening on AC Power, go to Start>Control Panel>Power Options. Change the Power Scheme to 'Always On'. (Notebook/Laptop will put it on 1.6Ghz.)

    Hope this helps.

    HD

    Proud 0wner of the Emachines 6809: AMD Athlon 64 Bit Processor @ 2.0 ghz/512 RAM/80 Gig HD/ATI Radeon 9600 OC'ed @ 432/222.75. DVD-RW/15.4 WideScreen
     
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    THANX IT WORKED
     
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    i downloaded power now still shoes as 800 mhz
     
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    Change the "power" setting in the "control panel" to "desktop" and you'll be running at 2ghz. If you use "System" to check your speed, if it reads low be sure to repeat the process (click "system")
    I bought a refurb M6809 from TigerDirect on Mar 2 - no hinge cracks yet, sp2 messes things up although I haven't flashed to the m6805 bios yet[B)].
    Yep, the "insert" key is in a very bad place and dual "control" keys, one on each side, would be handy - I'm thinking of hotwiring the Windows key on the right with the "contol" key on the left. I'm sure there will come a time when I have to remove the keyboard and take off the back panel. Does anyone know if the back panel is secured with screws or with mashed plastic pins, or something else?


    M6809 2ghz, sp1,
     
    ccfields, Mar 29, 2005
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    stylee Notebook Guru

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    I bought a m6809 refurb from Tigerdirect on Feb. 22, a month later I have cracked hinges.. So just a heads up, but emachine will replace it cause of the warranty if it happens within the 3 months... I am just not sure if it's worth it to send it back to eMachines.. Everything else is pretty much great on the machine except some weird DVD things (being able to press the bezel to open the dvd, annoying)

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    M6809 • WinXP Pro SP2 • Athlon 64 3200+ @ 2.1ghz • 7200rpm 60GB • 4200rpm external 80GB • 512mb pc2700 • Radeon 9600 @ 418.5/216 • 3DMark2001 11442 • 3DMark03 3010 • AquaMark3 25751
     
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