Date: Wed, 18 Aug 2004 11:50:34 +0200 From: Bruno Ducrot <ducrot@poupinou.org> To: Anton Nikiforov <anton@nikiforov.ru> Cc: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Enhanced SpeedStep driver available Message-ID: <20040818095034.GE29560@poupinou.org> In-Reply-To: <412318CE.3040205@nikiforov.ru> References: <6.1.0.6.1.20040816074348.03f99338@popserver.sfu.ca> <20040817234314.GA31323@laptoxa.toxa.lan> <4122A34F.2020607@nikiforov.ru> <20040818082141.5d2fcee7@duality.bytephobia.de> <412318CE.3040205@nikiforov.ru>
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On Wed, Aug 18, 2004 at 12:52:30PM +0400, Anton Nikiforov wrote: > >Guys... > > > >Pentium 4 M is the mobile version of a Pentium 4 and capable of speed step. > >Pentium M is a complete new processor and not a mobile version of any > >other. Indeed it is based on the Pentium 3 layout (but only based ;) ). > > > >Centrino is no processor at all. Centrino is the name for a hardware > >bundle: > > - Intel Pentium M (no Pentium 4!) > > - Intel Chipset (with or without onboard graphic) > > - Intel Wireless-LAN adapter > > > >If one of this partsis missing on a system it must not be called Centrino > >(that's Intel politics). > > > >I hope i could achieve clarification. This discussions are seen anywhere > >and many don't really know the diferences ;) > > > >If I'm wrong in any part, please let me know. > > > > > Yes. You are 100% right (IMHO). > But it is very good idea to have speedstep on Anton's Vaio or on my > compaq and on many-many other's notebooks with P-IV :) > Or if i did not quite catch something and the speedstep tech is > different - it is pitty thing :( I will provide soon one this week unless someone else beat me. Will work with intel chipset only though. Cheers, -- Bruno Ducrot -- Which is worse: ignorance or apathy? -- Don't know. Don't care.
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