HP dx7208 Runtime Power Management v1.0 - Page 9

Advantages of using EIST/Cool'n'Quiet Enabling EIST/Cool'n'Quiet provides the following benefits: • Increased power savings. • Lower operating costs. • Less heat production. • Potential for less noise from slow fan speeds. Disadvantages of using EIST/Cool'n'Quiet There are no known disadvantages to using EIST/Cool'n'Quiet if you use the latest HP BIOS and/or the latest service packs for Microsoft operating systems. Known Issues • There are known EIST compatibility issues for i915/i945 systems using older Intel processors, older HP BIOS, and older Windows XP service packs. These problems may include both Windows blue screens and operating system hangs/delays. These issues have been fixed in the following: • HP BIOS for DDR i915 systems - 786C1 v2.14 or later • HP BIOS for DDR2 i915 systems - 786C2 v1.06 or later • Windows XP Service Pack 2 • Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 Systems running Windows XP Service Pack 2 with older Intel processors that only support TM2 do not provide RTPM capability. Windows XP Service Pack 2 supports RTPM for only EIST processors. • Windows XP may report inaccurate processor speed. For more information about this issue, as well as information about determining processor speed, see the following Microsoft Knowledge Base articles: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;316965&Product=winxp http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;888282 • Windows XP on portable computers may display the following message: STOP 0x000000D1. For more information about this error message, see the following Microsoft Knowledge Base article: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;888399 9