Latitude 7490

Dell

Latitude 7490

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Cpu throttling to 0.4Ghz on Dell latitude 7490 core i7-8560U

that 0.4ghz lock is classic BD PROCHOT triggering from a faulty sensor after that bios update. i had this on a 7490 at work. first try rolling back the bios if dell lets you downgrade - check their driver page for older versions. if not, download throttlestop and disable 'bd prochot' in the main win

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LetterheadClassic306 in r/Dell

April 14, 2026 5:49 PM

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Shoddy little brainfuck compiler in C

At any given time I'm running a pair a systems: a media-oriented desktop (Windows) and a developer-oriented laptop (Linux, until recently). The desktop has a 4k screen, nice speakers, discrete GPU, and I use it for all video (from YouTube to feature films), music, and games (GOG, Steam). Thanks to w

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skeeto in r/C_Programming

November 30, 2025 4:24 PM

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Which thinkpad should I get?

Of these the T480 is the best choice. I recommen cross-shopping Dell Latitudes. If you're in the US, $220 should get you a two-generations-newer Latitude 7420 or so. For example, very slightly rough shape, but: https://www.ebay.com/itm/188124538781 Almost all ThinkPads as old as these will have thei

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Cory5413 in r/thinkpad

March 9, 2026 8:26 PM

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Battery on Ubuntu

It's a dell latitude 7490 with an i5-8250u.no external gpu.fans are not spinning that fast but i have noticed that the laptop gets hot.like it did not get that much hot on windows.it's like cpu is turboing even when it's not supposed to.

Inevitable-Swim-3313 in r/Ubuntu

October 18, 2025 2:43 PM

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