Dell Inspiron 6000 @ 240 Mhz

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hi

my laptop config:

intel pentium M 740 1.73 GHZ
intel 915 GMS/910 GML
1 GB DDR2 RAM running at 80 Mhz



my dell laptop Inspiron 6000 has developed some defect:@

now processor speed is reduced to 240MHZ from 1.7 GHz

speedstep is off in bios but processor is always stuck at 240 MHZ:huh:

TEMP

CPUZ

RAM


can anyone tell me what is the problem

dell warranty is over and my computer repair guy has no idea about this slow speed problem