Vaio Laptop not running at full speed?

[sirpado]

Hello, I own a Pentium III 900 mHz Vaio, model PCG-FX340, which runs window xp. when i got the computre it said it ran at 535 mhz in windows system under control panel. i changed the bios to cpu speed @ maximum, and it now says 688 mhz..i waswondering how i could get it to say 900 mhz. i am selling this laptop and i dont want the buyer to thinki am ripping him off.

thanks

 

[AndyHui]

Is the laptop plugged in to the mains power and you have SpeedStep turned off?

 

[sirpado]

how do i turnspeed step off? and by main power do u mean is it pluggedinto wall?

 

[Vegito]

did you reinstall the windows or is it factory install ? they have this utility that lets you adjust everything... see if you have that..

 

[AndyHui]

Mains power means plugged into the wall.

The SpeedStep control utility (if you haven't done anything to it) is a green checkered flag icon in the system tray. Double click on that to go into the SpeedStep properties. You can disable CPU throttling from there.