Computer Clock Question

[Ronald D Rossi]

Jay,

I ran into exactly the same problem. In power saving mode on recent 
motherboards the clock speed is changed or turned off to lower the power 
consumption. The modern CMOS components use power at the rate of
C x V x V x f. The capacitance is fixed. The voltage is generally fixed as 
well. That leaves only the freq to change. Well I digress...

The biggest power savings comes from turning off your monitor. I leave my 
computer on all the time. To turn off the energy saving feature you need to 
boot your computer into BIOS setup mode. How to do this varies with the 
manufacturer. Send me private email with the make or call me and I can 
probably get you going.

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