You are correct. It will slow the CPU down to save on battery. It is suppose to give
you
a longer battery life.
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On 1/11/2001 at 22:52 cmead wrote:
>Good point though because the CPU was advertised a 'Speed-Step Technology'
>and thats what it does if I'm not mistaken it slows the CPU down when not
>inuse or when the battery is low.
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Mikkel L. Ellertson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Sent: Thursday, January 11, 2001 10:43 PM
>Subject: Re: Which is correct? /proc/cpuinfo
>
>
>> On Thu, 11 Jan 2001, cmead wrote:
>>
>> > Hi,
>> >
>> > I just got a new IBM laptop. In the BIOS it reads 700 Mhz it is a Intel
>> > PIII. As it was advertised. However, in /proc/cpuinfo it reads 546Mhz.
>What
>> > gives? I have never come across this dicrepency before on any of my
>systems!
>> > Although this is my first laptop experience with Linux.
>> >
>> > I find it hard to believe that RH 7.0 Linux could be this far off. Am I
>> > right? I thinking that IBM cold have hard coded the BIOS to read 700Mhz.
>It
>> > is my understanding that Linux gets its hardware info like the CPU speed
>> > directly from the BIOS. Is that right what do you guys think?
>> >
>> > I talked to IBM tech support they say that its Redhat that is wrong and
>they
>> > don't support it. So my only option is to re-install Caldera 2.4 which
>came
>> > pre-installed. However, IMHO, its going to report the same speed.
>> >
>> > Would love to hear your opinions.
>> >
>> > Thanx
>> > CM
>> >
>> >
>> Is this speed reading when running on batteries, or when plugged in? If I
>> remember correctly, one of the powersaving that a laptop does is to slow
>> down the CPU.
>>
>>
>>
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