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April 6th 07, 04:45 AM
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OT? anyone used AMD PowerNow for desktop?
OT? anyone used AMD PowerNow for desktop?
i have two AMD server mobos and in the bios they both have an option for PowerNow (which i presently have turned off) would i see any benefit from turning it on? all ears and TIA bill 
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April 6th 07, 04:54 AM
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OT? anyone used AMD PowerNow for desktop?
willbill wrote:
OT? anyone used AMD PowerNow for desktop? i have two AMD server mobos and in the bios they both have an option for PowerNow (which i presently have turned off) would i see any benefit from turning it on? all ears and TIA Well, of course. PowerNow is what is known as Cool'N'Quiet on AMD desktops. Same technology. You'll find the machine runs quieter and cooler. Yousuf Khan -- There is no failure, only delayed success
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April 6th 07, 05:17 AM
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OT? anyone used AMD PowerNow for desktop?
Yousuf Khan wrote:
willbill wrote: OT? anyone used AMD PowerNow for desktop? i have two AMD server mobos and in the bios they both have an option for PowerNow (which i presently have turned off) would i see any benefit from turning it on? all ears and TIA Well, of course. PowerNow is what is known as Cool'N'Quiet on AMD desktops. Same technology. You'll find the machine runs quieter and cooler. thank you yousuf! i'll try it on both one at a time.  on a side note, my 2CPU mobo (a pair of AMD Opteron 250's) has bios with an option for MPS (Multi Processor something or other) 1.1 or 1.4 (presently set to 1.1) a google on it didn't get me much any clue of benefit/risk of going to 1.4? bill
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April 6th 07, 05:49 AM
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OT? anyone used AMD PowerNow for desktop?
willbill wrote:
on a side note, my 2CPU mobo (a pair of AMD Opteron 250's) has bios with an option for MPS (Multi Processor something or other) 1.1 or 1.4 (presently set to 1.1) a google on it didn't get me much any clue of benefit/risk of going to 1.4? Never heard of it until now. Try and see if you see a difference. You can always go back (hopefully). Yousuf Khan -- There is no failure, only delayed success
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