Re: Power consumption in desktop computers

From: M. Warner Losh (imp_at_bsdimp.com)
Date: 12/26/03

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To: oceanare@pacific.net.sg

    In message: <3FEBF0EF.2050001@pacific.net.sg>
                Erich Dollansky <oceanare@pacific.net.sg> writes:
    : Do you know if FreeBSD 5.2 runs on a Transmeta CPU with support of
    : the power options? My notebook is the Fujitsu P2120.

    I know that it works great. My FIVA with a Transmeta works great, and
    I can set the power to one of 8 steps. At the lowest power setting,
    things work fairly well, but very slowly. It sips the power there (I
    get like 15 hours of battery life with my monster battery).

    Warner
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