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Subject: Re: Fritz 7 and power consumption (or the problems of living in Uruguay)

Author: Bertil Eklund

Date: 07:36:23 02/08/02

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On February 08, 2002 at 08:52:32, Gustavo Pereira wrote:

>As you have guessed I live in Uruguay :)
>I own an Athlon 1.2Ghz, and the big trouble I have is that in Uruguay there
>isn't a decent Power Supply Unit.
>They are all standard (cheap) things, which means they don't supply the CPU with
>appropriate power. This means that if I use my computer for a long time with
>100% CPU usage, my machine hangs or shuts down :(
>
>Solution: I make my CPU run at 1.55v instead of the 'usual' 1.7v as specified by
>AMD. This makes a small difference in Amperes which is enough for my computer to
>run in a stable manner.
>
>THEN CAME FRITZ7!!
>
>I can't run Fritz7 (the engine) for more than 3 minutes, and then my computer
>hangs or shuts down.
>
>I don't know what the hell is happening, but it looks as if Fritz7 uses my CPU
>in a more extensive fashion than all other programs.
>It draws more current to the CPU!!
>
>I'm really baffled.
>
>The only thing I haven't tried is changing my Power Supply Unit, as here in
>Uruguay it's impossible!!
>
>So, now I'll go back to use my  Fritz7 for 10 seconds :)

Hi!

Try to run Fritz7 with the case open and I guess it works ok. Probably a heat
issue that others suggest.

Bertil



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