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bobwhoops
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 Posted: Wed Dec 13, 2006 5:25 am Post subject: Is there a way to underclock my machine? |
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I have a Dell Dimension 1100 (hey, it was cheap...) and, afaik, you can't really mess with Dell machines because the BIOS is usually not very flexible.
What I want to do is make my machine run slower. I rarely use my CPU, so I'm hoping that by doing this, it'll run cooler so my fan will make less noise. Is it possible to do this? |
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neocui
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| I doubt that running it slower will make muc of a difference. If your CPU is idle most of the time it is executing the hlt (halt) instruction so the CPU just chills. |
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madisonicus
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Try here: http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/power-management-guide.xml
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bobwhoops
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| Posted: Wed Dec 13, 2006 6:01 am Post subject: |
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| Code: | eric@karp:~% cpufreq-info
cpufrequtils 002: cpufreq-info (C) Dominik Brodowski 2004-2006
Report errors and bugs to linux@brodo.de, please.
analyzing CPU 0:
no or unknown cpufreq driver is active on this CPU |
I guess I'm out of luck? |
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Lupin_the_3rd
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http://gentoo-wiki.com/HOWTO_CPU_Throttling
See here for slowing the CPU when it's not in use.
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