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To: Charles Gryba who wrote (52946)8/29/2001 9:34:49 AM
From: jcholewaRead Replies (1) | Respond to of 275872
 
> Andreas, I thought the OS queries the BIOS to get the
> speed. I don't see how the OS can calculate the speed of
> the CPU since it does not have direct access to the
> hardware. It has to go through the BIOS. So AMD can tell
> the BIOS guys to report that speed to the OS.

The OS could find the frequency in many ways, including the way that H. Oda and others do it (timing deterministic loops, I guess).

-JC


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