Satellite A300 cpu problem

Hi all, I have got a Satellite A300 running Vista 32-bit
I posted in this forum previously about my reboot loop problem
(http://forums.computers.toshiba-europe.com/forums/thread.jspa?threadID=77256&stqc=true)
I finally found that my laptop is fine when in safe mode, or when only running on battery
Once I plug in AC power the loop comes back, I saw in another post that disabling both processors in device manager can solve the problem, and it worked for me!
However I would like to do a factory restore since my OS is corrupted quite badly (probably due to virus?), lots of services cannot start and also no internet access
Problem is when I do factory recovery, the processor driver will probably get installed at some point then my laptop will go into the loop again and never able to finish the recovery?
I tried other OS like ubuntu but problem still exist so I am sure it is not OS problem.
So I would like to know:
1. Whats the difference of CPU running mode in safe mode/battery only mode/AC power mode?
2. What does the processor driver do? What happen when I disabled them?
3. Any way to set the CPU mode in BIOS? (so I can keep the recovery process working) (I tried "dynamic/always low" and disable "multi core processing", no help)
I have been trying to fix my laptop for weeks, your help is much appreciated!

> Problem is when I do factory recovery, the processor driver will probably get installed at some point then my laptop will go into the loop again and never able to finish the recovery?
I think this will always happen whether you install the system using recovery disk or clean MS disk.
> 1. Whats the difference of CPU running mode in safe mode/battery only mode/AC power mode?
First of all if you run the notebook is safe mode, only some essential system processes would be load and many non-core components are disabled.
The CPU supports also different power saving modes (C1, C2, C3) in order to save energy
Each CPU has several power modes and they are collectively called C-states or C-modes.
> 2. What does the processor driver do? What happen when I disabled them?
Its an essential system driver. Without the CPU driver, the system would not recognize the CPU properly and the CPU cores.
> . Any way to set the CPU mode in BIOS? (so I can keep the recovery process working) (I tried "dynamic/always low" and disable "multi core processing", no help)
No.
The CPU seems to be the troublemaker and i guess it needs to be replaced

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