CPU stuck at 0.80Ghz, Fixed by removing keyboard screw (2018)(dell.com)

40 pointsby ViscountPenguinanno scorso8 comments

CPU stuck at 0.80Ghz, Fixed by removing keyboard screw (2018)

https://www.dell.com/community/en/conversations/latitude/cpu-core-speed-stuck-at-080ghz-latitude-e7440/647f79dcf4ccf8a8de805bd2?page=2

10 comments

em3rgent0rdranno scorso

> "I think i solved the issue by putting a piece of tape underneath the metal plate and the motherboard. So the plate where the keyboard is attached to can't touch they motherboard."

Sounds like the metal screw shorted one or more signals on the motherboard.

iefbr14anno scorso

Is there also one to increase the memory?

hulituanno scorso

> Is there also one to increase the memory?

Yes, the memory of the user. /s

tinixanno scorso

reminds me of https://apple.stackexchange.com/a/72215

burnt-resistoranno scorso

PPE - Piss poor engineering. Quanta might've been to blame since Dell was mostly a sales operation by this time.

ViscountPenguinanno scorso

Found on https://500mile.email/ via another hackernews thread.

[deleted]anno scorso

lucisferreanno scorso

What is this a Pentium III?

hexnutsanno scorso

In case you were serious

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pentium_III