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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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