On Sun, 28 Nov 2004, sly wrote: > # grep Hz /proc/cpuinfo > model name : Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 2.80GHz > cpu MHz : 2791.430 Looks like a 'desktop' cpu - not a 'mobile' cpu. > i've followed the link u gave me, changed 'speedstep-smi' to > 'p4-clockmod' (which is for p4) not 'peedstep-ich': Sorry - typo. It was supporsed to be 'speedstep-ich'. But if your CPU is a desktop cpu - then p4-clockmod is probably the only thing that works. > # grep Hz /proc/cpuinfo > model name : Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 2.80GHz > cpu MHz : 348.921 Woah.. thats a nasty step-down frequency. > and i see the cpu speed varies now. i'm trying to find out if this will > influence the temperature. i'll give it a little time. Let us know how it goes.. Also check if the fan-noice changes. Satish