Question How to allow turbo mode on i5 540M? [SOLVED]

[TakedaYabu]

Hello everyone,

I have a 2010 Acer Aspire 5742ZG (p614g32mnkk) with original BIOS v1.01 running on Windows10 for 2 years now (original was Windows7 Home) and I have recently done the following hardware upgrades:

from (original specs)...

• HDD 320GB
• 4GB DDR3 1066Mhz
• Intel P6100 (2.00GHz - no turbo)

to (all specs are brand new)...

• 2.5" SSD 240GB
• 8GB DDR3 1066Mhz
• i5 540M (2.53GHz - 3.07Mhz)

The problem is that after doing all of these upgrades and reinstalling windows, I tested the CPU with a game and I noticed it couldn't go further than the base speed of 2.53GHz... How to fix this and allow turbo?

 

[Phillip Corcoran]

You have also posted this problem on "Notebook Review" -- for which I see you have received accurate information in several replies -- indeed you signed off there by saying "I see, thank you! "

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I don't think anything useful can be added to what you've already been told.

 

[TakedaYabu]

You have also posted this problem on "Notebook Review" -- for which I see you have received accurate information in several replies -- indeed you signed off there by saying "I see, thank you! "

TechnologyGuide

Thank you for visiting the TechnologyGuide network. Unfortunately, these forums are no longer active. We extend a heartfelt thank you to the entire community for their steadfast support—it is really you, our readers, that drove

forum.notebookreview.com

I don't think anything useful can be added to what you've already been told.

That is true.

Please mark this post as solved.