minus-squareElectroLisa@piefed.blahaj.zonetoHacker News•CPU stuck at 0.80Ghz, Fixed by removing keyboard screwlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 days agoIirc Dell laptops have a Prochot flag which can get triggered by ex. off-brand charging brick or battery. I guess that screw was shorting something, which in turn would trigger that flag and throttle the CPU clocks linkfedilink
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Iirc Dell laptops have a Prochot flag which can get triggered by ex. off-brand charging brick or battery. I guess that screw was shorting something, which in turn would trigger that flag and throttle the CPU clocks