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EdC

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Oct 3, 1997, 3:00:00 AM10/3/97
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When my system starts up it says that I have a Pentium-S at 150 MHz.

What does the "S" mean?

Charles M. Kozierok

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Oct 3, 1997, 3:00:00 AM10/3/97
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In article <6137ja$79d$1...@wilma.magiccarpet.com>, EdC <edc...@ezs.net> wrote:
} When my system starts up it says that I have a Pentium-S at 150 MHz.
}
} What does the "S" mean?

It simply means that the processsor includes the SMM power management
feature, present on all newer CPUs. Award BIOSes do this.

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Max Attar Feingold

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Oct 3, 1997, 3:00:00 AM10/3/97
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"EdC" <edc...@ezs.net> climbed down from his tree and said:

>When my system starts up it says that I have a Pentium-S at 150 MHz.
>
>What does the "S" mean?

It means "sucker." Who buys 150Mhz Pentiums, anyway? They're almost
slower than 133's. ;-)

Actually, it just means you have an AMI BIOS, I believe.

Max Attar Feingold
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Max Attar Feingold

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Oct 4, 1997, 3:00:00 AM10/4/97
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ma...@cornell.edu (Max Attar Feingold) climbed down from his tree and
said:

> Actually, it just means you have an AMI BIOS, I believe.

Excuse me, Award.

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