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Appendix A. – Installing the Intel CPU information utilities 

 

Installing the Windows based utility 

To determine what revision Intel CPU is currently installed, refer to the following process: 

1)  Download the FrequencyID utility from: 

http://www.intel.com/support/processors/tools/frequencyid/

 

2)  Launch the downloaded installation file, 

fidenu21.exe

 

3)  Click “Next” to begin installation. 
4)  Review the Software License Agreement, and click “Yes” to proceed. 
5)  After choosing the installation directory, click “Next” to continue. 
6)  Enter the name of the Program Group you would like to add the Frequency ID utility to (Start 

Menu group), and click “Next” to continue. 

7)  Setup will copy files to your computer, and which finished you be offered the opportunity to 

launch the utility, or view the file readme.txt. Make sure the checkbox is marked next to “Launch 
the Intel® Frequency ID Utility now”, and click “Finish”. 

8)  Once the utility launches, click “Accept” on the Software License Agreement to start the 

application. 

9)  Once the application loads, you will see the following screen: 

 
 

Summary of Contents for ThinkPad A31

Page 1: ...n will cause a general protection fault when the WinDVD application is used This document describes the failure condition ThinkPad systems affected by the change and the impact of the failing scenario...

Page 2: ...program will incorrectly assume the processor is an AMD CPU With the incorrect detection WinDVD will load the AMD instruction set When the application passes the AMD instructions to the Intel CPU the...

Page 3: ...ge will need to be updated to incorporate WinDVD version 3 2 41 148 3 2 B041 148 or later The fix version WinDVD player is available on the web for A31 T30 and X30 systems The updated player can be do...

Page 4: ...k Yes to proceed 5 After choosing the installation directory click Next to continue 6 Enter the name of the Program Group you would like to add the Frequency ID utility to Start Menu group and click N...

Page 5: ...you can determine your processor stepping information If you have one of the affected model types listed above you can identify your CPU by referring to the CPU Model and CPU Stepping values A CPU Mod...

Page 6: ...the diskette from your host system and place the diskette into the bootable FDD drive of the system you would like to check the CPU revision information 7 At boot time the diskette will automatically...

Page 7: ...ted drivers All drivers have been updated to the latest level available on the web Drivers can be downloaded from the following location http www pc ibm com qtechinfo TPAD MATRIX html Updated applicat...

Page 8: ...e following location http www pc ibm com qtechinfo TPAD MATRIX html Updated applications The following list details applications that were already installed in the previous version of the preload but...

Page 9: ...r that this component is not a mandatory update to continue proper functionality of the system Mandatory components must be updated to ensure a stable operating environment Updated Applications Mandat...

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