[Bug 429036] Re: core i7 i5 (Lynnfield) turbo boost not working

[Bacchus]

Teox wrote"
Another question: if I install Ubuntu 9.04 directly (not as virtual machine), could I harm my hardware, since it isn't patched? Or just turbo boost doesn't work?

Thank you again."...

Lack of Turbo Boost on a native (bare-metal) ubuntu 9.04 or any other OS
will NOT harm you computer in any way.  However, since the CPU can not
enter deeper sleep states, batter performance will suffer.  (If you are
running a desktop, higher electric bill.)  I was about to get an extra
45 min out of a charge when I installed the 2.6.32 kernel.   Is there a
reason why you are running Ubuntu 9.04?

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core i7 i5 (Lynnfield) turbo boost not working
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