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To: kash johal who wrote (47198)	1/25/1999 12:19:00 AM
From: Paul Engel	Respond to of 1570842

Kash - Re: " do you know if the ID can be switched off permanently. Either as a BIOS, or a bond option." From what little I have read, the ID is switched "on" when a CPU is powered-up, but it can be switched OFF with a software command after powering up - but cannot be switched back on with software. It sounds like the ID register is "hidden" but the contents are copied into a readable portion of the CPU during a power up sequence via internal logic. The readable portion can be erased/cleared after power-up, but can't be reloaded since the "load logic" is operative only under a hardware power up sequence - and NOT under software control. Re: "short term this will be negative but agree that long term, Intel could come out positively if they give the customers the choice of permanently not having the feature." They have that choice already - Pentium IIs and Celerons. Paul