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Intel CPU CONSTANTLY Throttled to Lowest Frequency - Ubuntu 20.04
I am at my wits end here and could use some additional input. Long story short (more detail below), my system keeps throttling the CPU speed and I am unable to recover until I am able to unplug the ...
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maximum RAM capacity DX58SO + i7 920 only 8Gb
I have a i7 920 cpu on a DX58SO motherboard.
Reading the specs of these, I concluded that the maximum RAM capacity should be 16 Gb.
https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/37147/intel-...
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VM in VM in VM: Nested VT-x issue
Just for fun, I'm trying to run a VM inside a VM that runs inside a VM.
I'm pretty sure that my CPU doesn't actually support nested VT-x normally, but I was able to force-enable that setting in the ...
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How to choose optimized Linux-ck kernel?
I have a question that are all 14nm intel cpu use the same micro architecture?
E.g (sky lake, kaby lake, coffee lake, whisky lake).
PS: Linux-ck repo only have sky lake version
, which is the first ...
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How to determine version Intel Management Engine on Linux?
I just heard about the latest Intel ME disclosure. I'd like to update my firmware, but I don't use Windows/OSX. How can I find out what version of Intel ME I have and how do I update it?
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Selecting between cpuidle governors - Ubuntu 16.04 running 4.4.0-59 kernel
I am trying to find out how to select between the cpuidle governors menu and ladder. Currently my system is configured with menu but I want to switch it to ladder.
So far I know that it should be ...
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Intel® Dynamic Platform and Thermal Framework (DPTF) for Linux
I have a new laptop with Core i7 7th Gen, and since no Windows other than 10 work on 7th Gen Intel, I decided to switch completely to Linux.
I was going through all drivers for Windows that was given ...
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How to set cpu fan speed for Intel® skylake based cpu on Linux
I checked on how to manage cpu fan speed on Linux and unfortunately, none of the methods works. sensors-detect only detect coretemp which only allows to read temperature.
Additionally, find /sys -...
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Intel Wireless-N 7260 slow on linux
I just bought a new Acer Aspire V7-582PG which has an Intel Corporation Dual Band Wireless-N 7260 (rev 73) Wifi card.
In windows, everything works fine, but using linux, the internet speed is quite ...
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How to set thermal throttling lowest CPU clock on Linux?
I am having huge problems with thermal throttling on my Thinkpad T420 with Core i7 and Nvidia Quadro. When the throttling starts I get the kernel message:
[42544.677294] [Hardware Error]: Machine ...
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Computer freezes for 2+ seconds, mouse still moves
I have this problem on my workstation. The computer would effectively freeze for 2-5 seconds for no apparent reason, then continue as normal. While frozen the mouse would still be movable, but only on ...
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Core i7 on linux loses its multithreading capability after suspend
On my debian-linux system, with a core i7 920 , each time I resume after the command "pm-suspend" (suspend to RAM), mutlithreading capabilities almost disappear. More specifically, two distinct ...
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Linux i7 Rig for quiet stability and maybe a little Quake Live
I am considering building a PC for the first time in about 10 years. I would really appreciate a review of the components I have chosen. I hope to run mainly ArchLinux, where I'll be doing browser ...
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