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Originally posted by colddove
I myself wouldn't recommend overwriting the Windows directory but if Underlord is confident enough, go with him. I would backup my data maybe to dvd, cd, another physical hard drive, etc... then reformat and then move the data back.
I agree with that. Overwriting the windows directory messes up programs anyway. Although I don't think reinstalling windows will help you. I believe the problem occurs because Dell has set the multipliers and locked them at that. You need to unlock the multipliers and let the BIOS set them automatically, possibly by installing the Intel BIOS.
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