CpuIdle runs a HLT command in an idle priority thread under Win95/98. That
allows modern microprocessors to save power and stay cool. Great for
overclocking.
CpuIdle's is also the best and most complete CPU optimizer for Win95/98 that
exists. Most CPUs include performance increasing options that are disabled
by default. CpuIdle activates them all!
What's new in Version 2.5 (March, 29th, 1998):
- program code completely rewritten
- CpuIdle now completely and automatically optimizes your CPU for
performance enhancement
- removed cpuidle.vxd
- removed -loadonly switch since it didn't offer failure protection
If you need -loadonly try the loadonly.exe standalone program
- added far better power saving for P5 and P5MMX (1.5A..1.8A less)
- added -quit switch to exit CpuIdle after CPU optimization
- removed all Cyrix specific switches from 2.4 (default is now enabled)
- removed -noID switch (nobody used this anyway)
- removed -wait switch (no longer needed)
- added new switches to selectively disable optimization
- workaround for Cyrix and IDT clock rate bug
- added CPUID for Cyrix CPUs even if disabled
- DOS based optimizers like set6x86 no longer needed for complete Cyrix
support
- added new direct95.vxd driver to get access to
Also included in the release archive is -= DosIdle 2.00 =- by Marton Balog
Used in conjunction with CpuIdle, DosIdle and CpuIdle provide a complete
power saving and optimization solution both for Win95/98 and DOS, even
incompatible DOS programs in Win95 DOS boxes are supported. Please notice
that DosIdle is not a CpuIdle addon but a standalone program. These programs
are best used together and packaged for greater convenience.
Andreas Goetz
mailto:go...@stud.uni-hannover.de
http://www.stud.uni-hannover.de/~goetz
A Sysops' Work Is Never Done.
KALLE
see http://www.jump.net/~lcs/kalle.htm for ASUS P55T2P4 information.
-Shawn
Okeedokee wrote in message <35192...@ntnews.compusmart.ab.ca>...
Shawn schrieb in Nachricht <6fbdfp$4o$1...@news.ncal.verio.com>...
>I get the same error .vxd error. No blue screen though. Previous versions
>worked fine. I also notice what appears to be the fans spinning faster
>creating noise. It goes away after 5-10min. I have popped the hood to
>check it out yet. I like the added features though.
>
>-Shawn
I get no errors... everything works fine.
Jadawin
Okeedokee wrote:
>
> Previous versions work great. 2.5 gives me the blue screen of death.
> Direct95.VXD error.
>
> Andreas Goetz wrote in message
> <6f83rs$sud$1...@newsserver.rrzn.uni-hannover.de>...
> >FREEWARE
> >
Steve & Dandi wrote in message <3519BE...@mindspring.com>...
>Perhaps you and Bryan Rozon and Shawn should mention which cpu you are
>using to see if there is something in common?
>
>Okeedokee wrote:
>>
>> Previous versions work great. 2.5 gives me the blue screen of death.
>> Direct95.VXD error.
I downloaded 2.5b2 and everything seems ok now. Thanks for the quick fix!
I am running a P100 and a P150.
Where can I find a list of the optimizations?
Thanks again for a great program.
- Shawn
Okeedokee wrote:
Previous versions work great. 2.5 gives me the blue screen of death.
Direct95.VXD error.
The 1st beta of 2.5 had a bug that caused it to crash on some CPUs. To quote from his page....
Start quote
 "Beta 1 contained a very serious bug that caused GPFs on P5,
P5MMX and C6 chips (the curse
 of cut and paste). Beta 2 should fix this. If you experience
problems please run with "-noopt" switch,
 go to the Cpu Info sheet, copy all infos (especially CPU type
and stepping and send me a detailed bug
 report -- Thanks)."
End quote.
CPUIdle 2.5B2 is now available for downloading which is meant to fix the problems.
Craig
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Steve & Dandi wrote in message <3519BE...@mindspring.com>...
>Perhaps you and Bryan Rozon and Shawn should mention which cpu you are
>using to see if there is something in common?
>
>Okeedokee wrote:
>>
>> Previous versions work great. 2.5 gives me the blue screen of death.
>> Direct95.VXD error.
>>
>> Andreas Goetz wrote in message
>> <6f83rs$sud$1...@newsserver.rrzn.uni-hannover.de>...
>> >FREEWARE
>> >
Asus tx97e motherboard
64 sdram
pent 166mmx oc to 200mhz
Quantum fireball st 3.2 hd
Win98 beta 3 (4.10.1650) with IE4.01 on clean HD
Any suggestions?
Steve
Browsing With KeyBored
(Disability and Computers - maybe there IS a connection...)
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Ranch/4039/
Bryan Rozon wrote in message <3519f...@news.cadvision.com>...
>I am using P55 166 MMX.
Hellfire Warrior "Burnt" Level 50
Sorcerer "Hellfire" Level 50
Diablo Warrior "Burnt" Level 50
Sorcerer "Hellfire" Level 50
The Hellfire Basement/ZImage Graphics :-
Http://www.troopers.demon.co.uk
(Only working with Internet Explorer at the moment, Netscape in a couple of
weeks).
---
Hitting her with a frying pan is a good idea. We might want to have a backup
plan though, just in case she isn't a cartoon.
---
So I figure I'll be crazy man with a snake, you know, crazy snake man. Then I'll
get more snakes, call them my babies, kids will walk past my place they will run
"Run away from crazy snake man" they'll shout!
Terry/Sonny wrote in message <351af2b...@news.tm.net.my>...
>I get a blue screen everytime i try to run cpuidle 2.5. it says
>something about direct95.vxd or something like that.
>
>-Terry
>
Does anyone know if it will run on a P-II 333Mhz???
System:
Intel P-II 333Mhz
128MB SDRam
8.4GB IDE HD
3.5GB IDE HD
1.6GB IDE HD
32x IDE CD-ROM
JAZ External SCSI Drive
Any information that you can provide on the support of the P-II Chip
would be nice.
Stephanie
Dizway <Dizway@[see.sig]> wrote in article
<351af813...@news.dizway.com>...
> Gonna send him his 20 bucks a.s.a.p. Great product. Thanx man
>
> Dizway
>
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On Tue, 24 Mar 1998 10:24:03 +0100, "Andreas Goetz"
<go...@stud.uni-hannover.de> wrote:
>FREEWARE
>
>CpuIdle runs a HLT command in an idle priority thread under Win95/98. That
>allows modern microprocessors to save power and stay cool. Great for
>overclocking.
>
In article <6ff4br$f...@bgtnsc02.worldnet.att.net>,
Philip wrote in message <6fbqt0$mvh$1...@newsource.ihug.co.nz>...
>I can now up the new version 2.5b2. With this version the cpu temperature
>is dropped by 4 degrees C. Fantastic!
>Bryan Rozon wrote in message <35195...@news.cadvision.com>...
>>I also get the Blue Screen.
>>
>>Okeedokee wrote in message <35192...@ntnews.compusmart.ab.ca>...
>>>Previous versions work great. 2.5 gives me the blue screen of death.
>>>Direct95.VXD error.
How do you measure the temperature ?
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df <vide...@bcn.net> wrote in article <6fhlsm$igr$1...@news.berk.net>...
> Where might I obtain this utility? Please reply to...
> vide...@bcn.net
>
>
>
>
> Philip wrote in message <6fbqt0$mvh$1...@newsource.ihug.co.nz>...
> >I can now up the new version 2.5b2. With this version the cpu
temperature
> >is dropped by 4 degrees C. Fantastic!
Can you say "Fruitloops"? I new you could.
it may be like 1% slower on a benchmark.....
With CPUIDLE 2.5 installed my cpu runs 150rpm slower but my cpu temp.
has decreased 6.5C and the MB temp. has decreased 5C.
- Intel P166MMX on a TX97-E running at 75MHz.
Check out the Helix website:
http://www.escape.ca/~helix
Bill Mitchell
Helix Computer Services
Winnipeg, MB
phone: (204) 792-3141
fax: (204) 889-7187
email: he...@escape.ca
I have used CPU idle with a K6200 and let me tell you it works! I had a
very professional thermal probe attached to the cpu and as soon as CPU idle
was engaged - the temperature would instantly begin to drop. It would
always lower the CPU temp by 9-11 degrees celcius. The only thing it seems
to do is cut down on the harddrive Cached speed. Uncached speeds seem to be
unaffected. All applications are uneffected. Basically you cannot tell it
is there.
William Mitchell wrote in message <351d5f3f...@news.escape.ca>...
your cpu spins???
> your cpu spins???
Maybe it's programmed in Turbo C :)
> your cpu spins???
At the page http://www.stud.uni-hannover.de/~goetz/
"If you want to know how much a difference CpuIdle makes on your system and
you have a mainboard with the TX chipset you may want to try CpuMonitor
written by Martin Grote which displays mainboard and CPU temperature as
well as fan speed."
He is referring to fan speed.
fdisk that mofo and run linux. CPU's will always run cooler
with linux.
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>Excuse me, but what kind of CPU do you have that runs at REVOLUTION's Per
>MINUTE???? That is pretty unique. LOL
Hehehe...reference to the CPU fan. ;)
>
>I have used CPU idle with a K6200 and let me tell you it works! I had a
>very professional thermal probe attached to the cpu and as soon as CPU idle
>was engaged - the temperature would instantly begin to drop. It would
>always lower the CPU temp by 9-11 degrees celcius. The only thing it seems
>to do is cut down on the harddrive Cached speed. Uncached speeds seem to be
>unaffected. All applications are uneffected. Basically you cannot tell it
>is there.
>
>
>William Mitchell wrote in message <351d5f3f...@news.escape.ca>...
>>On Sat, 28 Mar 1998 20:00:12 GMT, sl...@nospam.yermom.org (ript)
>>wrote:
>>
>>>>> >
>>>>what is the downside of using cpuidle? does the cpu run slower ,say
>>>>because of the time it takes to power up to speed? and what does this
>>>>thing do exactly ,I mean how do you "idle" a cpu?, also I tried cpumon
>>>>and the cpu runs at 34.5C and mb at 33C this seams a bit high to me..its
>>>>an amd k6 200 o/c to 225 on an asus tx97e at 75hrz.......any comments or
>>>>help on this would be great......Wayne
>>>
>>>it may be like 1% slower on a benchmark.....
>>>
>>
>>With CPUIDLE 2.5 installed my cpu runs 150rpm slower but my cpu temp.
>>has decreased 6.5C and the MB temp. has decreased 5C.
>>- Intel P166MMX on a TX97-E running at 75MHz.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
I like the idea of running my CPU cooler but aren't you being a little
cryptic? Is "an HLT command" an assembler language pseudonym for
something? Can you spell it out? Otherwise <sigh> your wording is nearly
meaningless to me.
SeamusO
I don't program in assembler these days, but the old 8080 and Z80 chips
had a halt instruction (I'm sure that must be what HLT is here) that
would stop processing at that point and wait for an interrupt before
continuing. I seem to remember an 808x chip where the halt would cause
the external buss to go 'tri-state' (neither a 1 nor a zero) which could
cut the current use down a bit. I would guess today's chips have all
sorts of things they can shut down internally to save a few watts while
waiting for work to do.
Tom Brennan
LShaping wrote in message <6fkmi7$d...@bgtnsc02.worldnet.att.net>...
Harry
He meant Horse Power (HP)...<G>!
Anyone know if it works well on an FX chipset? I will try anything to
speed this Packard Bell computer up.
Later
Ray
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> This software sounds interesting? Is it worth trying?
>
> Anyone know if it works well on an FX chipset? I will try anything to
> speed this Packard Bell computer up.
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Veritas Computing Systems and Services
jgou...@flash.net
>Excuse me, but what kind of CPU do you have that runs at REVOLUTION's Per
>MINUTE???? That is pretty unique. LOL
>
My K6-200 burns oil, I have to add a quart every Sunday when I fill up
with unleaded premium.
Other than that it can burn rubber even on the 4th gear.
>
>fdisk that mofo and run linux. CPU's will always run cooler
>with linux.
Better yet, sell the computer and get a typewriter, that will run even
cooler.
Jim
>I will try anything to
>speed this Packard Bell computer up.
>
Attach PB on solid fuel rocket, point towards the sun, ignite!
> > I like the idea of running my CPU cooler but aren't you being a little
> > cryptic? Is "an HLT command" an assembler language pseudonym for
> > something? Can you spell it out? Otherwise <sigh> your wording is
nearly
> > meaningless to me.
> I don't program in assembler these days, but the old 8080 and Z80 chips
> had a halt instruction (I'm sure that must be what HLT is here) that
> would stop processing at that point and wait for an interrupt before
> continuing. I seem to remember an 808x chip where the halt would cause
> the external buss to go 'tri-state' (neither a 1 nor a zero) which could
> cut the current use down a bit. I would guess today's chips have all
> sorts of things they can shut down internally to save a few watts while
> waiting for work to do.
>
> Tom Brennan
Tri-state outputs allow for a one, a zero, and a high impedance state.
When the output is high impedance, it looks like an open circuit, like it
isn't even there. This probably would save power in certain situations.
As far as I know, with tri-state outputs, you can connect several outputs
together. If you want to "hear" from only one of them, you set all the
others to high impedance (I think the abbreviation is "X").
Yup, a lot of the new computer chips have "standby" mode. Also, a great
effort is being made to consume less and less current when the device is in
use. The trade off, on any given day, is performance. Parts that use less
electricity don't perform as well or as fast.
I wish my motherboard were state of the art, with built in temperature
sensors, fan speed controllers, ect. I ran the CPUIdle program. It
reduced performance a little. It causes Windows 95 "System Monitor" to
show CPU activity to be %100 all of the time. CPUs typically get replaced
before they wear out, so as long as your CPU does not exceed
specifications, I wouldn't worry about it. However, having a temperature
sensor/alarm, and maybe to have an automatic shutdown at a too high
temperature is probably the better solution.
LShaping.
If that were true Vacuum tubes and/or discrete transistors would be
the *ultimate* choices for a processor due to their high
power/electricity consumption.
>I wish my motherboard were state of the art, with built in temperature
>sensors, fan speed controllers, ect. I ran the CPUIdle program. It
>reduced performance a little. It causes Windows 95 "System Monitor" to
>show CPU activity to be %100 all of the time.
No doubt a *bug* with the way System Monitor reports activity because
that's exactly the opposite of what's happening. CPUIdle is stopping
most all of the heat generating full on/off clock cycles during times
when there's no activity required from the processor. In other words
why have the car engine (CPU) turning at 3000 rpm when you're waiting
at a red light?
> CPUs typically get replaced
>before they wear out, so as long as your CPU does not exceed
>specifications, I wouldn't worry about it. However, having a temperature
>sensor/alarm, and maybe to have an automatic shutdown at a too high
>temperature is probably the better solution.
>LShaping.
With today's speedy current hungry processors and case ventilation
that *may* leave something to be desired I'd recommend giving it a try
if one has questions about the temperature of their CPU. Unlike Temp
sensors etc. CPU Idle is *free* (unless you feel you'd like to donate)
and the same sort of process is *included* in NT etc. so it's not like
it's some sort of untested theory.
Gary ....
>
>No doubt a *bug* with the way System Monitor reports activity because
>that's exactly the opposite of what's happening. CPUIdle is stopping
>most all of the heat generating full on/off clock cycles during times
>when there's no activity required from the processor. In other words
>why have the car engine (CPU) turning at 3000 rpm when you're waiting
>at a red light?
<<<<snip>>>>
most processor mesuring utilities actualy maesure time spent in the idle loop.
when running cpuidle itisnt being used as the cpu is in HLT when it would
normanly be running idle.....
Yes - CPUIDLE will show up as 100% CPU - but it doesn't matter - it's at a low
priority, and instantly gets out of the way. BTW, if you subject the system
to FULL load, meaning there's always a process ready to run on the queue,
the CPU will get just as hot as without CPUIDLE, so you still should have good
cooling if you overclock.
/RF
Robert Fries
rfries at netcom dot com
SeamusO
I'm curious - how are you people measuring CPU temp? It seems to me
that it would be very sesitive to the exact location of the probe.
/RF
Exactly. I'm often running a particular app that consumes 100% of free
CPU time on my K6-200. It is not uncommon for me to leave this on
20 hours a day. When i'm running it, my CPU is hot as ever. When i'm not,
my cpu is ice cold (using the "hand test") ... the first time i felt it,
I said, "damn hot!" but it was so cold that i thought it was hot.
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SEX DRUGS UNIX
Likely.
Is it feasible to measure power consumption as an alternative
measure of CPUidle's effectiveness, particularly for K6s?
-bb
No argument here. CPU ain't doing anything during a "kernel panic".
> Is it feasible to measure power consumption as an alternative
> measure of CPUidle's effectiveness, particularly for K6s?
The newer motherboards have temp sensors built in.
Wrong. You did not understand what I said. Note that I said "on any given
day". That means that whatever the state of the art happens to be ON ANY
GIVEN DAY, less power means less performance. Besides, I was not bashing
your program. I was discussing electronics hardware :)
> >I wish my motherboard were state of the art, with built in temperature
> >sensors, fan speed controllers, ect. I ran the CPUIdle program. It
> >reduced performance a little. It causes Windows 95 "System Monitor" to
> >show CPU activity to be %100 all of the time.
>
> No doubt a *bug* with the way System Monitor reports activity because
> that's exactly the opposite of what's happening.
System Monitor works just fine without "CpuIdle" installed.
> > CPUs typically get replaced
> >before they wear out, so as long as your CPU does not exceed
> >specifications, I wouldn't worry about it. However, having a
temperature
> >sensor/alarm, and maybe to have an automatic shutdown at a too high
> >temperature is probably the better solution.
> >LShaping.
>
> With today's speedy current hungry processors and case ventilation
> that *may* leave something to be desired I'd recommend giving it a try
> if one has questions about the temperature of their CPU.
> Gary.
Noooo! If one has questions about the temperature of their CPU, answer the
questions first!
Good luck :)
LShaping.
I have installed a temperature sensor on a PC. I used a thermister. A
thermister changes resistance as temperature changes. I put it between the
CPU and the motherboard, touching the underside (what is probably a ground
plane) of the CPU. Temperature sensors are about the size of a BB and cost
about fifty cents, see National Semiconductor's website, search for LM58.
Also, turning the fan off when the system is idle is simple. This matter
is similar to the old PCs that had no real time clock. New motherboards
have these features.
LShaping.
>The newer motherboards have temp sensors built in.
Nonetheless, any significant reduction in power consumption
would be worth noting. Heat = energy so there has to
some link.
-bb
>> >..... The trade off, on any given day, is performance. Parts that
>> >use less electricity don't perform as well or as fast.
>>
>> If that were true Vacuum tubes and/or discrete transistors would be
>> the *ultimate* choices for a processor due to their high
>> power/electricity consumption.
>
>Wrong. You did not understand what I said. Note that I said "on any given
>day". That means that whatever the state of the art happens to be ON ANY
>GIVEN DAY, less power means less performance. Besides, I was not bashing
>your program. I was discussing electronics hardware :)
Nope, I don't see any law of physics that would support that statement
as far as switching states or speed is concerned. My K6-233 runs at a
3.2 or 3.3 volt core voltage. some people have *REDUCED* that to 3.0V
or 2.8 V to reduce the power consumption/heat. How does that *lessen*
its performance ?? It's still changing states 233 million times per
second. (233 MHz) and processing data as fast as my K6 at 3.3 volts.
Dropping the voltage on a CPU *may* lessen its *reliabilty* but it
doesn't lessen its speed/performance.
>
>
>
>
>> >I wish my motherboard were state of the art, with built in temperature
>> >sensors, fan speed controllers, ect. I ran the CPUIdle program. It
>> >reduced performance a little. It causes Windows 95 "System Monitor" to
>> >show CPU activity to be %100 all of the time.
>>
>> No doubt a *bug* with the way System Monitor reports activity because
>> that's exactly the opposite of what's happening.
>
>System Monitor works just fine without "CpuIdle" installed.
>
>
>
>
>> > CPUs typically get replaced
>> >before they wear out, so as long as your CPU does not exceed
>> >specifications, I wouldn't worry about it. However, having a
>temperature
>> >sensor/alarm, and maybe to have an automatic shutdown at a too high
>> >temperature is probably the better solution.
>> >LShaping.
>>
>> With today's speedy current hungry processors and case ventilation
>> that *may* leave something to be desired I'd recommend giving it a try
>> if one has questions about the temperature of their CPU.
>> Gary.
>
>Noooo! If one has questions about the temperature of their CPU, answer the
>questions first!
Any valid reasons ??? the same *process* is built *INTO* NT (the
later versions anyway)
Gary
>Good luck :)
>LShaping.
>Nope, I don't see any law of physics that would support that statement
>as far as switching states or speed is concerned. My K6-233 runs at a
>3.2 or 3.3 volt core voltage. some people have *REDUCED* that to 3.0V
>or 2.8 V to reduce the power consumption/heat. How does that *lessen*
>its performance ?? It's still changing states 233 million times per
>second. (233 MHz) and processing data as fast as my K6 at 3.3 volts.
>Dropping the voltage on a CPU *may* lessen its *reliabilty* but it
>doesn't lessen its speed/performance.
>
>
>Gary
What is "switching states"?
As long as resistance remains about the same, you can calculate power by
current consumption. So measuring current would do.
>Nope, I don't see any law of physics that would support that statement
>as far as switching states or speed is concerned. My K6-233 runs at a
>3.2 or 3.3 volt core voltage. some people have *REDUCED* that to 3.0V
>or 2.8 V to reduce the power consumption/heat. How does that *lessen*
>its performance ?? It's still changing states 233 million times per
>second. (233 MHz) and processing data as fast as my K6 at 3.3 volts.
>Dropping the voltage on a CPU *may* lessen its *reliabilty* but it
>doesn't lessen its speed/performance.
Sorry, but LShaping is correct. Transistors switch faster when they
have more voltage to work with. With a higher voltage, the
transistor's "stored charge" drains-off faster (more current). More
voltage, more current, more power, more heat, faster switching, higher
performance (assuming of course that you raise your clock to
take-advantage of the higher performance potential).