Re: [Thinkpad] SpeedStep Applet for 600X with XP

From: Bruce Markowitz <scosgt_at_worldnet.att.net>
Date: Tue Jun 01 2004 - 19:04:42 EDT

Yes, that was your friend on the newsgroups. He may be right, my inco was
always that it could not be done. They may have come up with a new BIOS that
can do it.
----- Original Message -----
From: "James H. E. Maugham" <James.H.Maugham@verizon.net>
To: "Matt" <mwtech@ameritech.net>; <thinkpad@stderr.org>
Sent: Tuesday, June 01, 2004 6:35 PM
Subject: RE: [Thinkpad] SpeedStep Applet for 600X with XP

> Matt wrote:
> > Keep in mind that these 800 Mhz processor upgrades are intended for
> > Thinkpads that started with a PIII 650 Speedstep chip.
> >
> > I'm told that the PIII 500's cannot be upgraded, as they are
non-speedstep.
>
> It's possible that's no longer true. I've heard from a reliable source
that he's
> had success upgrading non-speedstep 600Xs to 650MHz and higher.
>
> I'll have a final word on this matter this week when I get my shipment of
CPUs.
>
> Regards,
>
> James
>
>
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