From: "Geo." 

Go into the bios and turn off the speedstep options. See if that makes any
difference, if so then maybe it's running slower under Windows for some
reason.

Geo.

"Dave"  wrote in message
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> When I look in My Computer/Properties on my "good" Thinkpad, XP
> reports it as an "Intel Pentium III processor 697 MHz" when it's a
> PIII/1GHz unit.  Norton System Information correctly identifies it as
> a "GenuineIntel Family 6 Model 8 996".
>
> I wonder if this is a SpeedStep issue, when I unplug the AC power
> supply, Windows then reports it as a 996???  That seems backwards.  I
> wonder if IBM did something screwy to the BIOS when it was in service?
> The power management settings in Windows Display Properties seem
> normal.

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