Date: Sat, 08 Jan 2000 22:30:39 -0800 From: R Joseph Wright <rjoseph@nwlink.com> To: FreeBSD <freebsd@gtonet.net> Cc: freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: CPU voltage (was Re: load spike strangeness) Message-ID: <38782B0F.2A395764@nwlink.com> References: <NCBBILEECKNKMONCIAIOOEGDCGAA.freebsd@gtonet.net>
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>
> <snip>
>
> > > > Just to set the record straight, after going through some
> > logs, I found it
> > > > was NOT Jordan who was so against overclocking it was
> > Anti-Bill and a few
> > > > others. I'm not going to paste chat logs here but the
> > consensus was that
> > > > overclocking *can* cause strangeness. Not necessarily in
> > load checking but
> > > > in general.
> > >
> > > Of course, overclocking is not recommended. There is (and was)
> > > no doubt about that. But it certainly does not cause the kind
> > > of problems which this thread is about, originally.
> >
> > Awhile back I was having trouble getting through kernel compiles, the
> > machine would reboot during the compile. Someone on some newsgroup said
> > "are you overclocking?". I checked my settings. No, I wasn't
> > overclocking. But my voltage setting looked wrong. It was set at 2.2
> > volts or whatever and I thought it was supposed to be at 2.4. So I
> > changed it to 2.4. My problem was solved. I was flying through the
> > compiles. Then I was looking through my motherboard manual and realized
> > that it was supposed to be set at 2.2 after all. I prefer it the way it
> > is though. Do you think there is anything wrong with that?
> >
> >
> > --
> > Best Regards, Joseph
> >
> > You will do foolish things,
> > but do them with enthusiasm. Colette.
>
> Again, I stand by my original statement that overclocking is never
> recommended and *CAN* cause random strangeness. What you do with your box is
> completely up to you. In short: whatever floats your boat. Glad to hear you
> can compile now.
But is raising the voltage considered overclocking?
> FreeBSD
> freebsd@gtonet.net
>
> "LinSUX is only free if your time is worthless"
--
Best Regards, Joseph
You will do foolish things,
but do them with enthusiasm. Colette.
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