Date: Wed, 20 May 1998 01:53:03 +0200 (CEST) From: Oliver Fromme <olli@dorifer.heim3.tu-clausthal.de> To: freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Underclocking (Was: Overclocking) Message-ID: <199805192353.BAA18680@dorifer.heim3.tu-clausthal.de>
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In list.freebsd-hardware Greg Shenaut wrote: > 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. I'm running a P5-100 at 90 MHz, so it doesn't need a fan (just a passive heatsink, which gets only slightly warm). I did this because I wanted the box to not produce _any_ noise (it's an MPEG audio player). Regards Oliver PS: If anyone is interested in details: http://fromme.com/project/ (It's not 100% up-to-date though.) -- Oliver Fromme, Leibnizstr. 18-61, 38678 Clausthal, Germany (Info: finger userinfo:olli@dorifer.heim3.tu-clausthal.de) To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hardware" in the body of the message
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