Should I worry that my newly reinstalled XP partition lists my processor wrong?
While System Properties recognizes that it’s a 3100+ Sempron, it says it is at 1.00Ghz, when it should be at 1.8. (It’s a $100 eMachine from a few years ago, so no making fun. It was a good deal at the time, just for the included components.)
Basically, I’m wondering if it is actually checking my processor speed and getting too low a number (which shouldn’t happen as it’s using the original Mobo drivers), or is it more like an incorrect registry setting?
Nevermind. A linux dump of /proc/cpuinfo reports the same problem, so I know it’s not a Windows issue. This is weird. If anyone has experienced this problem and knows where to look for help, please advise, but, otherwise, it seems a bit too big a problem for this forum.
You’ve posted in the wrong forum (this is Cafe Society), but check your BIOS settings…my bet is that your processor is actually clocked at 1 GHz right now, and you need to get your chip clocked back up to the proper setting.
Maybe the Cool and Quiet function of the CPU is turned on, which automatically downclocks/volts the processor when you aren’t doing much with it. Try running something CPU intensive, and see what the clock speed does.