Maarten de Boer wrote: > Hi Matthew, > > Your CPU clock is not the only clock with problems: your mail's date is > set at Jan 1th 2002. :-) > > I also underclock my system. I run an AMD1700 which I could run at 1,4 > GHz at 1,1 GHz, only to keep the temperature lower, and thus the CPU-fan > speed (and noise). If I set it at 1,4 GHz, I get freezes like you > describe, but it is indeed very strange that in your case it only > happens in Linux. Anyway, you might want to check the CPU temperature, > maybe your fan is broken, or the heatsink it not making good contact? > > maarten > Sadly one of my machines is more stable being underclocked by about 3%-5% IIRC. Not sure if it's heat or something else. I've run it with the case open, extra fans, etc. It just wasn't happy. I lowered the speed a bit and it runs like a normal machine. BTW - Except for Seti@Home I am not able to see this speed drop at the applciation level. - Mark
