Alienware m18 CPU always on max frequency while idle

Question

Hi I just bought an Alienware m18 r1 laptop with an AMD r9 7945hx processor. I noted from the start that the processor frequency never drops below 5 GHZ even in idle with fans often at 70%.I used the power management options that come with windows11, and updated all drivers including the bios one, without success !Another problem - I don't know if it is related to the previous one - is that computer refuses to go to sleep mode or 'wakes up' by itself... Is there a known solution to this problem? Thanks in advance

ejn63 · Answer

Open the task manager -- ctrl-shift-escape.  What's consuming the CPU time?

medlee24 · Answer

Problem resolved with the last bios update !

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