Re: Unreal game engine running too fast

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From: gordon
Date: Sat, 17 May 2003 11:57

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On Sat, 17 May 2003 06:46:18 GMT, "GaeBolga"
<nocommu...@newleaves.org> wrote:

>Your laptop has speed stepping to save power.  UT hasn't recognized it as
>the proper processor.  You can disable speed stepping in your BIOS and all
>will be well next time you launch the game.  You didn't say what operating
>system you are running, so, I'll add that you can disable speed stepping
>without going to your BIOS with W2K and WXP (and maybe other windows OSs) by
>going to your power management options in your control panel and setting it
>to "home office desk/ always on" instead of "laptop".  Read this thread.
>http://makeashorterlink.com/?N2EF32994

Thanks, I was sure I'd altered the settings to do that already but it
turned out speed stepping was the only thing that hadn't been changed,
UT runs perfectly now and will be retrying Deus Ex later.
-- 
gordon "Make a cup of tea, put a record on..."
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