compaq laptop problem!!

ok i have 2 main problems.

1. my processor is clocked at 498mhz when it is supposed to be clocked at 1ghz. i did not mess around with th bios so that cant be it. i also reinstalled windows xp if tht helps

2. it wont recognize an ethernet cable. i plug it in and it wont light up and its no connecting to the internet.\

what r the problems and how can i fix them??

I will attempt to help.

1) your card might be doing what they call "saving energy" meaning, it is doing a smart thing, in dropping the speed of your CPU in order to save battery life.  But what it does, is when you go to do something thats CPU intensive, it should increase the speed back to 1ghz.

2) for your ethernet port, im guessing its wired (sorry, didn't quite understand what your asking) but if its giving you problems with the connection, I would check to see if its your LAN cable (Cat5 Ethernet cable).

Hope this helps.