Laptop, Battery, and Processor Clock

My Lenovo ThinkPad R61i laptop’s processing speed is 1.66GHz (Core 2 Duo T540).
However, when I take out the battery, it clocks down to 0.997Ghz, which makes it terribly slow.
Is there any way I can make it clock back up to the normal 1.66GHz on battery?
Thanks in advance.
Answer #1
Well actually it ‘Steps’ down the processor speed to conserve the battery life but it will ‘Step’ back up to 1.66GHz when you are using the processor, say loading up and using Microsoft Word. The Technology is call ‘SpeedStep’ by Intel
Answer #2
Well actually it 'Steps' down the processor speed to conserve the battery life but it will 'Step' back up to 1.66GHz when you are using the processor, say loading up and using Microsoft Word. The Technology is call 'SpeedStep' by IntelYes, I get the “SpeedStep” thing when my laptop is on A/C (plugged in) with battery.
However, my laptop permanently “Steps” down to 997MHz (until the battery is back in) with the battery out and running on A/C power. This is despite the processor being on 100% load with multiple programs running.
Is there a way to disable “SpeedStep” so I can have my laptop at optimum performance on A/C power?
Thanks again.
Answer #3
Ohh.. Well then i think you can disable it in your BIOS.
Answer #4
Ohh.. Well then i think you can disable it in your BIOS.Is it dangerous to fiddle with the BIOS if I haven’t had much experience with it?
Answer #5
Ohh.. Well then i think you can disable it in your BIOS.Is it dangerous to fiddle with the BIOS if I haven't had much experience with it?
Yes and no in your situation it would be no. In your bios probally f2 you will see different options. When you find speed step just disable it save changes and reboot. Good to go.
Answer #6
enter the bios and look around
if you turn the lappy off while in the bios it discards changes
so if your not sure about something just turn it off and start over