<jameshanley39******.co.uk> wrote in message
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> thank you both for your responses, i'd just like to add..
>
> in the event that i did want to undervolt the cpu to lower the
> temperature
>
> is there any difference between doing so on the TC1100 and the TC1000 ?
> e.g. would one processor allow it and the other not? or is there good
> software that does it, but that only works for one processor?
> I imagine that the TC1100 has a better chance if it's possible..
> Unless the TC1000's unusual processor has its own software to do it.
>


Both processors do support Dynamic Thermal Management (DTM).

And if you mean underclocking the answer is yes quite possible with both
chips, as long as the bios and board are up to the task. However, I would
not like the experience of using an underclocked tc1000 with anything but
the simplest of applications - I'm not even sure if inking would be
worthwhile under such contraints. I'm not meaning to throw off on the
venerable transmeta chips, it's just that they seem underperform by half in
order to get a 10th of the greater battery life savings of the time. This
leaves very little wiggle room for dropping performance even more by
underclocking, not to mention that as far as processors go the crusoe is a
fairly cool chip to start with. However, with the right apps I am sure it
would work well enough...


If you are dropping temperature for a comfort issue (as well as battery
life, no doubt), keep in mind the DK504A thin rubber case I mentioned - it
helps for me. But this may be of no concern.

Good Luck.