Set AMD Power Now! Speed?

[Buzioid]

Is it possible to set the speed of an AMD Power Now! chip in a notebook?
I know you could with Intel Speedstep and a little program, but can you with AMD?

[Peter M]

Sure, if your operating system supports it and has the right CPU driver installed, AMD PowerNow! lets you do a lot more than Intel Speedstep. Not until Pentium-M has Intel caught up with the fine regulation capabilities AMD had from the K6-2+.

[Buzioid]

Do you happen to know where I can aquire the CPU drivers?
I am using Windows XP Pro.

[Xtreeme]

http://www.ocforums.com/archive/thread/267184-1.html

[Buzioid]

I'm lost now.
I downloaded a utility called CrystalCPUID and it worked fine, I could even set a shortcut to lower my cpu mhz and it stayed there(lower volts too).
Now, I have reinstalled Windows twice and I am not able to control the CPU anymore, if I change it it just goes back.
Does anyone know if there are drivers that I need, I don't remember installing any the first time, but I could be wrong.

[AzKidd69]

http://www.amd.com/us-en/Processors/...1_2336,00.html

[Buzioid]

Those say chipset drivers.
I don't have an AMD chipset in my laptop.

[Buzioid]

I might also add that CrystalCPUID lets me change it and it wil stay permanently until i restart with Windows98.

It must be something with WindowsXP

[Xtreeme]

Check with the co that made you lappy. They are suposed to give you that software as part of the OS package. No point in power now-if it doesnt throtle. Im sure there is a XP varient.

[paul9]

try windows update as my mate has an amd and there was a processor driver in the driver updates section for it. this may help.