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CPU stuck at 0.80Ghz, Fixed by removing keyboard screw (2018)

em3rgent0rdr

> "I think i solved the issue by putting a piece of tape underneath the metal plate and the motherboard. So the plate where the keyboard is attached to can't touch they motherboard."

Sounds like the metal screw shorted one or more signals on the motherboard.

iefbr14

Is there also one to increase the memory?

hulitu

> Is there also one to increase the memory?

Yes, the memory of the user. /s

burnt-resistor

PPE - Piss poor engineering. Quanta might've been to blame since Dell was mostly a sales operation by this time.

ViscountPenguin

Found on https://500mile.email/ via another hackernews thread.

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lucisferre

What is this a Pentium III?