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To: semiconeng who wrote (57098)	10/3/2001 7:39:08 PM
From: Joe NYC	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 275872

semiconeng, Ok, you just totally upset John Fowler. I think he is going on a new crusade to stop Intel and Dell from deceiving the customer about the MHz of their computer. Hiding it and only allowing them to find out the real story if they follow the obscure instructions that you described: It's here in the system setup: "You can use the system setup program as follows: To set or change user-selectable features—for example, your password or power management features" The System Setup Screens The system setup screens display the current setup and configuration information and optional settings for your computer. Information on the screens is organized in five boxed areas: Title The box at the top of each screen lists the page number, system name, and version number of the basic input/output system (BIOS). Options The box on the left half of each screen lists options that define the installed hardware in your computer and the power conservation and security features for your computer. John will find this deceptive and highly unethical. Joe

To: semiconeng who wrote (57098)	10/3/2001 8:41:46 PM
From: Petz	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 275872

The fact is, semiconeng, that NO DELL laptops allow you to change to full speed operation on batteries. At least not the two deluxe models, C800 and C810. The URL you gave me has nothing to do with SpeedStep. In fact, the word SpeedStep does not even appear in DELL's user manual. You can use the system setup program as follows: To set or change user-selectable features—for example, your password or power management features These power management features are described elsewhere in the manual. They control things like Suspend to Disk vs. Suspend to RAM, time delays for power saving features to kick in, etc. DELL simply does not support user configuration of SpeedStep if it's not in the User Manual. There may be something in Control Panel or the BIOS, but if DELL does not tell users about it, no one in their right mind would fuss with it. Do you think DELL would pay round trip shipping if I made my DELL laptop inoperable by changing the RAM timing? Petz