Dell Defect Turning 2.2GHz CPU Into 100MHz CPU? 314
jtavares2 writes "In what is being dubbed Throttlegate, scores of users on many message boards have been complaining about nexplicably aggressive throttling policies on their Dell Latitude E6500 and E6400 laptops which cause their CPUs to be throttled to less than 5% of their theoretical maximums even while at room temperatures. In many cases, the issue can be triggered just by playing a video or performing some other trivial, but CPU intensive, task. After being banned [PDF] from the Dell Forums for revealing 'non-public information,' one user went so far as to write and publish a 59-page report [PDF] explaining and diagnosing the throttling problem in incredible detail. Dell seems to be silent on the issue, but many users are hoping for a formal recall."
First Post (Score:5, Funny)
scours of users (Score:3, Funny)
I'd happily scour a user.
Scours? (Score:1, Funny)
Has anyone been able to see the report? (Score:5, Funny)
Oh for the love of god ... Throttlegate? (Score:5, Funny)
Many users are hoping for a formal recall (Score:5, Funny)
I hear Dell is planning to issue a complimentary turbo button for any user experiencing the problem.
FTW (Score:5, Funny)
Energy Star Compliance at it's Best.
Re:Oh for the love of god ... Throttlegate? (Score:5, Funny)
Silver lining... (Score:5, Funny)
At least the batteries will last for 50 hours.
Come on dude (Score:5, Funny)
Better, Faster, Dell (Score:0, Funny)
choose one
Mine just arrived (Score:5, Funny)
Re:PDF Mirror (Score:5, Funny)
Maybe it shouldn't have been mirrored on an E6500.
Re:Oh for the love of god ... Throttlegate? (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Oh for the love of god ... Throttlegate? (Score:5, Funny)
Oh, cmon, it's exactly like Watergate. Except completely different.
Re:Has anyone been able to see the report? (Score:0, Funny)
I'll still take a 100Mz Dell over a crapintosh.
Re:Hasn't been too much of a problem for me.. (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Silver lining... (Score:5, Funny)
Which is incidently also the length of the average movie displayed on this machine.
So... what you say is ... (Score:5, Funny)
So do I get this right? As soon as I actually need my CPU to do some work, it starts to slow down? While it's quite able to run at full speed as long as it's idle and not doing anything sensible?
Computers get more and more human every day.
Re:Oh for the love of god ... Throttlegate? (Score:5, Funny)
Obama gives new Afghan stragey
You're saying he's gonna redecorate the Oval Office with a throw?
100Mhz? (Score:3, Funny)
Re:The E-series has been craptastic all along (Score:4, Funny)
What amazes me is how badly Dell managed to screw up the keyboard and pointing devices on the E6500.
Random clicks when you're 6 inches away from either pointing device, random shifts, ctrls, alts while typing, and this was on hundreds of machines I configured.
Re:Scours? (Score:5, Funny)
Re:OMG, I brought this up with them (Score:4, Funny)
Disabling Speed Step and power management/power saving/etc in BIOS and the OS(whatever one is installed) is the very first thing I do on any machine. I want it at full power all the time. This also makes it easier to keep my fans at a constant speed as well, which makes for a quieter work environment. Similar to how a clock ticking is filtered out after a few hours or days, a constant low drone from the PC is as well.
Re:Many users are hoping for a formal recall (Score:5, Funny)
Re:So... what you say is ... (Score:3, Funny)
Yes, thats correct. Intel's new SlowStep technology saves you power when you waste it most: watching youtube videos, playing games, etc. The industry, along with your parents, just want you to read a book now and again.
Re:Oh for the love of god ... Throttlegate? (Score:5, Funny)
Long day at Throttlegate (Score:5, Funny)
As a newly hired Dell Tech support employee starting his 2nd day at work in about 9 hours, I have a feeling tomorrow is going to be a looong day.
That's Nothing (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Scours? (Score:3, Funny)
From the north are ye?
Lots of planets have a north I hear.
Re:The E-series has been craptastic all along (Score:5, Funny)
Re:The E-series has been craptastic all along (Score:4, Funny)
*clickity clickity* "Ok, I've reinstalled the operating system." I think there was a Dilbert about this.
Dammit Dell (Score:3, Funny)
"In many cases, the issue can be triggered just by playing a video"
I bought this laptop to watch porn. Now what am I supposed to do with it, read slashdot or update my facebook with "no porn for me today :("
Re:First Post (Score:3, Funny)
Apparently everyone uses Dells.