21 Jul
2004
21 Jul
'04
11:44 a.m.
Maarten de Boer wrote:
Hi Matthew,
Your CPU clock is not the only clock with problems: your mail's date is
set at Jan 1th 2002. :-)
I also underclock my system. I run an AMD1700 which I could run at 1,4
GHz at 1,1 GHz, only to keep the temperature lower, and thus the CPU-fan
speed (and noise). If I set it at 1,4 GHz, I get freezes like you
describe, but it is indeed very strange that in your case it only
happens in Linux. Anyway, you might want to check the CPU temperature,
maybe your fan is broken, or the heatsink it not making good contact?
maarten
Sadly one of my machines is more stable being underclocked by about
3%-5% IIRC. Not sure if it's heat or something else. I've run it with
the case open, extra fans, etc. It just wasn't happy. I lowered the
speed a bit and it runs like a normal machine.
BTW - Except for Seti@Home I am not able to see this speed drop at the
applciation level.
- Mark