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

[ViscountPenguin]

https://www.dell.com/community/en/conversations/latitude/cpu-core-speed-stuck-at-080ghz-latitude-e7440/647f79dcf4ccf8a8de805bd2?page=2

[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 → iefbr14]

> Is there also one to increase the memory?

Yes, the memory of the user. /s

[tinix]

reminds me of https://apple.stackexchange.com/a/72215

[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.

[lucisferre]

What is this a Pentium III?

[hexnuts → lucisferre]

In case you were serious

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pentium_III