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

34 ViscountPenguin 8 7/8/2025, 11:25:39 PM dell.com ↗

Comments (8)

em3rgent0rdr · 12h ago
> "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 · 13h ago
Is there also one to increase the memory?
hulitu · 1h ago
> Is there also one to increase the memory?

Yes, the memory of the user. /s

tinix · 13h ago
burnt-resistor · 11h ago
PPE - Piss poor engineering. Quanta might've been to blame since Dell was mostly a sales operation by this time.
ViscountPenguin · 14h ago
Found on https://500mile.email/ via another hackernews thread.
lucisferre · 12h ago
What is this a Pentium III?
hexnuts · 9h ago