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To: heatsinker2 who wrote (71438)	2/11/2002 5:09:30 PM
From: combjelly	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 275872

"I don't think that's quite right because you need to handle the situation where the user does CPU-intensive work for an extended period of time." There is no reason why the thermal diode couldn't be monitored and the voltage and/or frequency adjusted when the processor starts to overheat. For what it is worth, a variant of this procedure could be used to overclock the processor also. The user sets their maximum temperature they are comfortable with, and the values are diddled with automajically until that limit is reached... Now that would be an interesting extra for a motherboard.

To: heatsinker2 who wrote (71438)	2/11/2002 5:35:37 PM
From: Joe NYC	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 275872

hs2, CPU Thermal Protection The A7M266-D incorporates special features to protect the condition of your valuable CPU. A CPU throttling feature is enabled in the BIOS, which automatically lowers the CPU frequency to a safe speed if excessive temperatures are detected during operation. Additionally, ASUS COP (CPU Overheating Protection) is a hardware protection circuit that automatically shuts down the system power before temperatures go high enough to permanently damage your CPU. asus.com.tw Joe