On Sun, 2001-10-28 at 19:21, Jeff wrote: > Karsten M. Self, 2001-Oct-28 15:55 -0800: > > on Tue, Oct 23, 2001 at 05:07:05PM +0200, Martin Sk?tt ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > > > > > OK, we are now a couple of people here on the list who are struggling > > > with random crashes of our laptops. The standard solution is to > > > disable SpeedStep in the BIOS. Until now this haven't helped on my > > > machine, but I have many SpeedStep settings and I still haven't tried > > > all of them. > > > > > Disabling SpeedStep is a workaround, but it's not acceptible for me as > > > a private laptop buyer. > > > > It's the only solution I've found to work. Running a TuxTops Amethyst > > 20U w/ PIII 600/500 CPU. > > > > My own research and experience suggest this is the best solution. > > > > Peace. > > I haven't disabled Speedstep, but instead locked the speed at > maximum performance. My bios allows me to do this. I have no > problems (Dell Latitude CPi PIII 750/600). >
Sometime when you're not using your laptap, try running a program that can use 100% of CPU time constantly (glxgears works for me [1], but there are others) and time how long it takes to lock up or shut down the system. [1] And gives me a chance to get annoyed at ATI for not releasing the specs for decent drivers or developing their own; my GeForce 3 desktop gets literally 2500% or greater of the frame rate of my laptop's so-called "accelerated 3D" graphics card. This is a 700 Mhz (850 if you believe Intel) machine that can't even run Quake 3...grrr.... -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
