> > > Under my laptop, owning a Celeron 500 mhz, Mandrake 7.2 says it's got a
> > > PIII Copermine... what's wrong?? 8-?
> >
> > Your Celeron 500 is probably a CeleronII. This is the successor of the
> > CeleronA and it's based on the .18=B5 Coppermine core of the PIII. Only
> > the cache and the L2 associativity have been altered, and it runs on a
> > slower Front Side Bus speed.
> >
> > Linux Mandrake is correct in telling you that you have a PIII ;-)
> >
> > BUT, the CeleronII's performance is WAY of that of a regular PIII due to
> > the mentioned L2 cache associativity...
> >
> > cat /proc/cpuinfo should tell you more.
>
> Good to know... that program answers me i'm forbidden to run it -running it
> as root, of course- 8-?
>
> Do you know if it's easy to overclock?? ;-)
I'm surprised it won't let you see that file. As a user, just type :
'cat /proc/cpuinfo' and it should give you the details of your CPU.
Overclocking a laptop isn't really recommended, although the Celeron's have
historicly been very good overclockers.
As you've probably noticed by now, your laptop is generating quite a bit of
heat. Overclocking your CPU will only make it worse. To save costs and space
and to not drain the battery too much, mobile Intel CPU's are only passivly
cooled. In my opinion, those CPU's are already being pushed to the limit. One
can seriously damage one's CPU by letting it overheat too much.
So it's better to leave your setup as it is. If you would really want to
overclock, see if you can adjust your Front Side Bus speed from within your
laptop's BIOS.
Just my .03 Euro (damn exchange rate ;)
