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November 21, 2006
CoolBook Bug Update Fixes CPU Setting Issue
Shareware author Magnus Lundholm has updated his program, CoolBook, a $10 application which allows the user to adjust the clock speed and voltage of Intel Core Duo and Core 2 Duo processors.
A bug which was discovered and has been corrected in the latest version of the program, prevents the CPU from running at the user-configured performance mode when the laptop is running solely from a power adapter without a battery installed.
Lundholm also suggests that CoolBook users can quit the installer once it's finished its task, then open CoolBook and enter preferred settings for the battery and power adapter modes before restarting.
Although the Intel Core Duo and Core 2 Duo processors are renowned for running at much cooler temperatures than their G4 predecessors, Lundholm's published benchmarks have recorded temperature decreases by as much as 14°C (25.2° F).
Posted by chrisbarylick at November 21, 2006 10:55 AM
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Comments
I purchased CoolBook.
Restarting is needed to turn it off and on.
Removing battery is needed to tell CoolBook:
A) power adapter in use, and
B) ignore CoolBook underclocking
without restarting to turn it off.
Posted by: bike mike at November 22, 2006 7:41 PM
