[ltp] unstable after undervolting

Paul RIVIER linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
Sat, 10 Dec 2005 16:36:35 +0000


Marcus Hagn wrote:

>Prime95 is a good program to test the stability. Let it run at least
>24 hours and see if it finds any stability problems. I had cases where
>a stability problem was detected after 20 hours of stable activities.
>If you have found a stable point increase the voltage by one
>additional step to account for any temperature effects, and than you
>system should be stable.
>
>Regards
>Marcus
>
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exactly what I would recommand as well. Setting the really bottom can be 
stable for 95% of the time, but can crash because of temperature efects, 
or sudent scaling. So bottom stable + 16 is IMHO the best choice.
My settings : T42 / Dothan 1.7 Ghz : 716 mv for 600 Mhz

paul