******************************************************************* Bootable Intel(R) Processor Frequency ID Utility Release 7.2 README November 10, 2004 ******************************************************************* PLEASE READ THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS README BEFORE USING THE INTEL(R) PROCESSOR FREQUENCY ID UTILITY. ******************************************************************* Information in this document is provided in connection with Intel products. No license, expressed or implied, by estoppel or otherwise, to any intellectual property rights is granted by this document. Except as provided in Intel's Terms and Conditions of Sale for such products, Intel assumes no liability whatsoever, and Intel disclaims any express or implied warranty, relating to sale and/or use of Intel products including liability or warranties relating to fitness for a particular purpose, merchantability, or infringement of any patent, copyright or other intellectual property right. Intel products are not intended for use in medical, life saving, or life sustaining applications. Intel may make changes to specifications and product descriptions at any time, without notice. Copyright (C) 2004 Intel Corporation. All rights reserved. DOS Copyright (C) 1996-1997 General Software, Inc. All rights reserved. Licensed for use with the Bootable Intel(R) Processor Frequency ID Utility. Intel, Pentium, Xeon, and Celeron are trademarks or registered trademarks of Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries in the United States and other countries. ******************************************************************* README Contents =============== 1. Introduction 2. Release Notes 3. Installation Instructions ******************************************************************* 1. Introduction ================ This README file contains release notes for the Bootable Intel(R) Processor Frequency ID Utility, describing any problems or issues that were known at the time of shipment. ******************************************************************* 2. Release Notes ================= 2.1 Frequency ID support of Mobile Intel Celeron(R) processors Frequency testing and reporting is listed as being supported on Mobile Intel Celeron processors beginning with 450MHz. The Intel Processor Frequency ID Utility v2.5 and later supports frequency testing and reporting for Mobile Celeron processors beginning with processor classification = 0681. Frequency testing and reporting of Mobile Celeron processors with any previous processor classification is not supported by this utility, although some of them were manufactured to run as high as 466MHz. 2.2 Incompatibility with memory managers The Bootable Intel Processor Frequency ID Utility is incompatible with DOS memory managers, including EMM386 and QEMM*. If you run the utility under DOS instead of booting with the utility floppy disk, make sure that all memory managers are removed from the config.sys file. 2.3 Bootable version will not work under Windows* operating systems This version of the utility is designed to be set up on a floppy disk, and will run automatically after booting to the floppy disk. It will not run correctly if executed while a Microsoft Windows* operating system is running. 2.4 Changes in 7.2 Version 7.2 of the Bootable Intel Processor Frequency ID Utility is only intended to identify the following Intel processors: Intel(R) Pentium(R) processor Intel Pentium processor with MMX(TM) technology Intel Pentium OverDrive(R) processor Intel Pentium OverDrive processor with MMX technology Intel Pentium Pro processor Intel Pentium II OverDrive for Pentium Pro processor Intel Pentium II processor Intel Pentium II Xeon(TM) processor Intel Celeron(R) processor Intel Pentium III processor Intel Pentium III processor-S Intel Pentium III Xeon processor Mobile Intel Pentium processor Mobile Intel Pentium II processor Mobile Intel Pentium III processor Mobile Intel Pentium III processor-M Mobile Intel Celeron processor To identify or run frequency tests on Intel processors newer than those listed above, download the Intel Processor Identification Utility from the Intel support web site at: http://support.intel.com/support/go/processorid/ ******************************************************************* 3. Installation Instructions ============================= Follow these instructions to prepare a bootable diskette containing the Bootable Intel Processor Frequency ID Utility and to run the utility. 1) Save the file downloaded from the Intel web site to your hard drive. 2) Run the downloaded file to extract all setup files. 3) Run the setup.bat file while a blank 1.44 MB floppy disk is in the drive. 4) Restart the computer with the floppy disk in the drive. The utility will run automatically. ******************************************************************* *Other names and brands may be claimed as the property of others.