From owner-freebsd-hardware Thu May 7 17:28:59 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id RAA08475 for freebsd-hardware-outgoing; Thu, 7 May 1998 17:28:59 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from d183-205.uoregon.edu (d183-205.uoregon.edu [128.223.183.205]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id RAA08268 for ; Thu, 7 May 1998 17:27:33 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from gurney_j@efn.org) Received: (from jmg@localhost) by d183-205.uoregon.edu (8.8.7/8.8.7) id RAA03267; Thu, 7 May 1998 17:27:29 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <19980507172729.47925@hydrogen.nike.efn.org> Date: Thu, 7 May 1998 17:27:29 -0700 From: John-Mark Gurney To: gkshenaut@ucdavis.edu Cc: hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Underclocking (Was: Overclocking) References: <9805071038.ZM-81133@161.14.168.22> <199805071845.LAA11410@myrtle1.bogs.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 0.69 In-Reply-To: <199805071845.LAA11410@myrtle1.bogs.org>; from Greg Shenaut on Thu, May 07, 1998 at 11:45:37AM -0700 Reply-To: John-Mark Gurney Organization: Cu Networking X-Operating-System: FreeBSD 2.2.1-RELEASE i386 X-PGP-Fingerprint: B7 EC EF F8 AE ED A7 31 96 7A 22 B3 D8 56 36 F4 X-Files: The truth is out there X-URL: http://resnet.uoregon.edu/~gurney_j/ Sender: owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Greg Shenaut scribbled this message on May 7: > I'm wondering if it might be possible to *underclock* > a CPU chip in order to increase its reliability, especially > under hot conditions. Has anyone tried this? I'm running > out of 386-based motherboards to use as remote server/router > boxes. also, becareful with overclocking a chip... I over clocked a 486/33dx to 40mhz for a LONG while... now the machine won't boot if you run it at 33mhz, you HAVE to run it at 40mhz... but it does work like a champ though... -- John-Mark Gurney Modem Rev/FAX: +1 541 346 9237 Cu Networking P.O. Box 5693, 97405 Live in Peace, destroy Micro$oft, support free software, run FreeBSD Don't trust anyone you don't have the source for To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hardware" in the body of the message