Computer Problems? Computing.Net has over 1,000,000 posts about all things technology related! Click here to start participating now! Also, check out the New User Guide.
Linux and Amd Cool n quiet
Name: eddiebelfast Date: July 31, 2007 at 03:40:06 Pacific OS: Suse 10.2 64 bit CPU/Ram: AMD 1gig
Comment:
I came across this the other day. I run Suse 10.2 64 bit. I noticed that although the correct processor ( AMD 3200+ 64)type was picked up in the "My Computer" the speed shown was 1000 mhz, I then followed the advice of another article and went into the Bios and disabled "Cool n Quiet", after this "My Computer", showed 2.2 mhz. I have no idea if this applies in any other variation of Linux.
Summary: Dear Jake, Many thanks for your advice :) I will stick with Debian. I recompiled my kernel and updated it with a newer version (2.4.19 instead of 2.4.18)... now when i typed "uname -a" it reads: Linux...
Summary: Firt of all, memory swapping, HDD swapping, CD drive swapping, GPU swapping...all have been done...but something is still wrong From 12PM to 8:30PM...straight Linux Installation. Whatver distro I put,...
Summary: I have WinXP Prof. and Linux (Suse 8.0) on a High AMD XP Machine and it runs very well. Linux can't be slower, because no WinXP-Components are used for booting linux. Tip: install Windows first, th...