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MacBook underclocked to 1 GHz without battery?

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panurge

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Oct 8, 2006
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Is it true that MacBook underclocks itself to 1 GHz when the battery is removed?
 
I hadn't heard that, and ones that I have seen in stores with the batteries removed seemed to run faster than that.
 
Scarlet Fever said:
yes it is true
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Ok. I still can't figure out why it's underclocked to 1 GHz?


Scarlet Fever said:
but there is no reason you should be on your macbook without the battery in.
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Hmmm... I can think of two:
  1. It saves the battery when it's not exposed to heat of the MacBook all the time
  2. If the processor is underclocked to 1 GHz, MacBook should run way cooler than with the battery
 
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