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post #1041 of 1202
Quote:
Originally Posted by Kevlarman
I'm just trying to be safe.
Smart man . My CPU is stable in Prime95 for 14hours+ at 1.388v. That doesnt mean that an hour of being a CS:S server with 25 bots wont crash it. I run 1.404v after that happened .

And nice work JDizzle, I bet you could cool that thing with a paper clip
post #1042 of 1202
Hah yea, my fan is hardly ever on anymore.
post #1043 of 1202

Nice!

Thx for a great guide.

got my 1.6 down to 1.036v insted of 1.340v.
post #1044 of 1202
is the primenet dead or somethin? why I can not perform any test.. keep sayin that ERROR 2250 : Server unavailable..... thanks
post #1045 of 1202
When you installed prime95 did you select to NOT join gimps and say "just stress testing, thanks" ?
post #1046 of 1202
Quick question, I am in the process of performing this.

Once I've established what my minimal voltages for 6* and 15*, can I just use NHC to just set the voltages I want under the CPU Voltage tab?
post #1047 of 1202
Quote:
Originally Posted by Mr. K6
Whooaaa, sorry guys, I've been neglecting this thread . Hope I can give you some solutions:


futureaudio- Is this 735 pin-modded to 2.26GHz? Or is it running at 1.7GHz? I'm taking that NIB is new-in-box and that you put this CPU in yourself? Please give me more info and I'll see what I can do .


Hope that helped guys, happy undervolting
Pinmodded to 2.26. Why else would I buy the processor hehehe .
Thanks in advance.
post #1048 of 1202
Just finished my undervolting...

Reduced MAX from 1.356V to 1.036V

Reduced MIN from 0.956V to 0.700V

When I first was running Prime95 test with maximal profile, temp 68C to 70C.

Now with new undervolt and running Prime95 for that long, temp is about 54C!

Hasnt reduced the load temp of the minimal setting though I guess, but thats because if it has to anything taxing, it just switches to multiplier 15X.

Thanks very much for this guide, it was very VERY helpful...
post #1049 of 1202
Quote:
Originally Posted by jdt05
Quick question, I am in the process of performing this.

Once I've established what my minimal voltages for 6* and 15*, can I just use NHC to just set the voltages I want under the CPU Voltage tab?
Yup. Nice undervolt! The idle volts really doesnt change temp much because it's such a low load and speed, as you said. However, it will prolong your battery life a bit

futureaudio- in that case, that makes sense. You must remember that you're taking a 1.7GHz processor and overclocking it to 2.26GHz. A simple notion of overclocking is that at one point, you have to add volts to stabilize your CPU at higher speeds. The fact that you can undervolt at all is absolutely fantastic, be very happy that you got a high quality chip
post #1050 of 1202
Will this work with my Toshiba's P4 cpu?
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Originally Posted by needledik
This thread is intended to be a simple tutorial for undervolting your Pentium M (Dothan) laptop. Undervolting the CPU reduces power consumption, thus allowing your laptop to run cooler and increasing battery life. I was able to adjust the minimum voltage of my Pentium M 760 (Dell Latitude D810) from 0.988V to 0.700V and the maximum voltage from 1.308V to 1.068V. Your mileage may vary!

1.) Download RightMark CPU Clock Utility (RMClock) from http://cpu.rightmark.org/ and Prime95 from http://www.mersenne.org/freesoft.htm
2.) Unzip the programs to the directories of your choice (I use /program files/rmclock/ and /program files/prime95/).
3.) Launche Prime95.exe, download and begin calculations, minimize the window (you should see a red icon in your system tray), then launch RMClock.exe.
4.) Click on the "General" tab and note your default voltages (mine are "Startup" and "Minimal" at 0.988V and "Maximal" at 1.308V).
5.) Click on the "Management" tab.
6.) Select the "Use P-State Transitions (PST)" box. Intel 855 and 915 chipset users may need to select "Run HLT command when the system is idle" (I did). Do not select or modify any other options.
7.) Make sure "Minimal FID" is at the lowest number (6.0x in my case) and "Maximal FID" is at the highest number (15.0x in my case).
8.) Change "Profile" to "Maximal" and click the apply button.
9.) Now click on the "General" tab and ensure that "Actual Clock" is your maximum processor operating speed (1995.16 Mhz in my case). Return to the "Management" tab.
10.) Decrease the "Maximal VID" (1.308V in my case) by one stepping and click the apply button.
11.) Ensure that Prime95 is still running without any errors. An error will look something like this: "FATAL ERROR: Rounding was 0.5, expected less than 0.4" or "Hardware failure detected, consult stress.txt."
12.) If you do not encounter any errors after a few minutes, return to RMClock and decrease the "Maximal VID" by another stepping.
13.) Continue decreasing the "Maximal VID" and checking Prime95 until you encounter an error. Make sure to press the apply button with each change.
14.) Once you encounter an error, raise the "Maximal VID" by one stepping.
15.) Then allow Prime95 to run for a few hours. If you receive an error, increase the "Maximal VID" by another stepping and run Prime95 for a few hours until you do not encounter any errors.
16.) If Prime95 runs for a few hours without encountering any errors, you have determined the lowest possible CPU voltage at maximum processor speed (1.068V in my case). Write this number down!
17.) Now change "Profile" to "Minimal." Repeat steps 9-15, except for "Minimal VID" instead of "Maximal VID."
18.) If Prime95 runs for a few hours without encountering any errors, you have determined the lowest possible CPU voltage at minimum processor speed (0.700V in my case). Write this number down!
19.) Change "Profile" to "Automatic Management" and select your recorded "Minimal VID" and "Maximal VID" values (0.700V minimal and 1.068V maximal in my case). Press the apply button.
20.) Select the "Advanced" tab and select "Apply these settings at program startup" under the "Misc Settings" area. Do not change any of the other settings. Click the apply button.
21.) Right click the RMClock system tray icon and select "Run Automatically at Startup" and "Start Minimized to Tray." You also may want to unselect "Force Minimal Profile on Batteries."

I will post my system improvements (battery life, CPU temperature, fan speed, etc) soon. People have reported amazing results, such as their CPU fans no longer activating at 0.700V, significant battery life improvement, and a noticable decrease in CPU and laptop temperature. Please let me know if this works for you and the results you are able to acheive. Good luck!

EDIT: Here is my data thus far (all under 100% CPU load for 5 minutes):

Minimal Speed:
Maximum CPU temperature @ 0.700V - 100 F
Maximum CPU Fan Speed @ 0.700V - 2399 RPM (variable on/off)
Maximum CPU temperature @ 0.988V - 107 F
Maximum CPU Fan Speed @ 0.988V - 2410 RPM (always on)

Maximal Speed:
Maximum CPU temperature @ 1.068V - 114 F
Maximum CPU Fan Speed @ 1.068V - 2422 RPM (always on)
Maximum CPU temperature @ 1.308V - 132 F
Maximum CPU Fan Speed @ 1.308V - 2944 RPM (always on)
Will this work with my Toshiba's P4 cpu?
post #1051 of 1202
quick question: can we remove rmclock and have the cpu undervolted still? or do we have to run rmclock everytime i start up to have it undervolted?

if we can remove and have it undervolted, should we leave it at automatic management before removing rmclock? or it doesn't matter?
post #1052 of 1202
Quote:
Originally Posted by JDizzle
I've got a new low, it's in my signature... That's the lowest this thing can go.
I am trying to use what you use which is NHC but why there is nothin shows in the voltage meter? and it is shadowed which cannot be chosen too..

I am using V2405US with Sempron 3000+ at 1.8Ghz with 1280MB pc2700 333mhz memory.. and DID tried the prime95 and rmclock and succesfully reduced the Max by using FID = 9.0x from 1.350V to 1.150V

and for the min. I need to ask for some fellower why I cannot make any reducement anymore since I cannot get it move anymore down than the original setting which is FID = 4.0x with 1.075V

and this is why I want to try some other software which I did tried the NHC = Notebook Hardware Control but it seems somethin is wrong which My voltages is shadowed and shows nothin and cannot be chosen or modified.

thanks in advance
post #1053 of 1202
I think NHC, despite the name change, still only supports Centrino notebooks, i.e. YOU NEED A PENTIUM M. RMClock supports many more types of CPUs.

jack- P4s are iffy, try it out and see if it works. The worst that happens is it has no effect or it hardlocks your laptop and you have to reboot. No big deal either way.

ngbernie- There's a setting on the general tab that says "restore CPU defaults on exit". Try unchecking that and exiting and see if your temps stay down. Make sure you make all the adjustments and have everything as you want it when you exit though.
post #1054 of 1202
what about Turion?
post #1055 of 1202
Well.. i have debated weather or not to try this but I thought what the heck... I like to try new things... so I got it down to .7/1.1 which seems to be about average for the 2.13...
post #1056 of 1202
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Originally Posted by klas
what about Turion?
RMClock works with A64's, dont see why it wouldnt work with a Turion.

And good show Muxinick, nice undervolt
post #1057 of 1202
@Mr. K6

I have heard that a Dothan 1.8GHz can be put into a 855 Chipset laptops. I wonder if my Compaq X1000 can also be pin modded. It now has a Banias 1.6GHz. I need the 479 socket voltage information table/picture to confirm, pls advise where can I download the information, thanks.

Sam
post #1058 of 1202
i dont think a dothan will work in a 845 chipset.?
post #1059 of 1202
Okay, so I did all the steps in the tutorial, and now I have all the settings correct, I think. I will run stress tests for a day or two to see if it works. It looks like my temps have gone down by about 12 degrees.

Anyway, I like using NHC better than RMClock, so can I just take the settings for each FID value and input them into NHC and just use NHC instead of RMClock? I have NHC running all the time, and I see no reason to run both at the same time, and yet, I don't want to stop using NHC. I've input all the settings into NHC, so hopefully it will be fine, but can anyone confirm this?
post #1060 of 1202
Quote:
Originally Posted by Sam Ontario
@Mr. K6

I have heard that a Dothan 1.8GHz can be put into a 855 Chipset laptops. I wonder if my Compaq X1000 can also be pin modded. It now has a Banias 1.6GHz. I need the 479 socket voltage information table/picture to confirm, pls advise where can I download the information, thanks.

Sam
Any Pentium M should work in an 855 chipset, as far as I know. Try it and see what happens

Freak4Dell - The undervolting function of the two programs is interchangeable, should be fine
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