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Date:      Wed, 28 Jul 2004 02:28:45 -0400 (EDT)
From:      Andre Guibert de Bruet <andy@siliconlandmark.com>
To:        Remi <MrL0L@charter.net>
Cc:        current@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: AMD64 Woes
Message-ID:  <20040728021955.E55464@alpha.siliconlandmark.com>
In-Reply-To: <3948sc$45b0jp@mxip09a.cluster1.charter.net>
References:  <3948sc$45b0jp@mxip09a.cluster1.charter.net>

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On Tue, 27 Jul 2004, Remi wrote:

> I just got a new AMD64 laptop(I8254) and it appears to be running at 800MHz
> on 5.2.1-R
> CPU: AMD Athlon(tm) 64 Processor 3200+ (800.03-MHz K8-class CPU)
>
> I have no idea how to fix this! Would upgrading to -CURRENT help at all?

First, you could start by not cross-posting to three different mailing 
lists. Then, change the power-saving settings that you have in the 
system's bios. Laptops do not always run at their rated clock speed. Doing 
so would have a significant negative impact on the system's battery life. 
As such, plugging in your laptop before the system posts, will likely 
yield a Mhz guestimate much closer to what you were expecting.

Regards,
Andy

| Andre Guibert de Bruet | Enterprise Software Consultant >
| Silicon Landmark, LLC. | http://siliconlandmark.com/    >



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