FAQ 27
PowerLeap
™
Installation Guide
FAQ
What is PowerLeap's patented IPS™ technology?
PowerLeap's IPS™ (Independent Power Supply) technology provides power to the
CPU from an external power supply--not from the motherboard. This technology
allows even older motherboards (that otherwise can't supply core voltages of less than
2.0V) to use the latest generation of low-voltage CPUs.
What is PowerLeap's "Redundant Overheating Protection" function?
On selected PowerLeap products (including the PL-iP3), this unique function
provides a thermal sensor that touches the bottom of the CPU to measure its
temperature. Once the temperature exceeds a certain level, the sensor sends a signal to
a control circuit that cuts the stop-clock (STP-CLK) to 50%--and drops the CPU
performance to half. (At the same time, the PowerLeap CPU Control Panel
immediately displays a "Warning" message on-screen.) If the temperature continues to
climb, this function repeats itself to gradually reduce the CPU speed--thus keeping the
computer running long enough for you to save your data and gracefully shut down.
Why does Intel lock the clock multipliers on their CPUs?
Locking the multiplier helps to prevent "remarking" of CPUs. ("Remarking" is the
unscrupulous practice of overclocking a CPU and then selling it as a higher-speed
CPU without informing the customer that it is overclocked).
How do I “flash” a BIOS?
Wim’s BIOS Page (
http://www.ping.be/bios/
) discusses BIOS flashing in detail, and
so does Lost Circuits (
http://www.lostcircuits.com/advice/bios.html
),
(
http://www.badflash.com/
) and (
http://www.flashbios.org/
). The BIOS Setup
Information Guide (
http://sysopt.earthweb.com/bios.html
) and Tom’s Hardware
(
http://www.tomshardware.com/bios.html
) also offers a wealth of BIOS information
and links. Finally, the FriendTech (
http://www.friendtech.com
) and PowerLeap
(
http://www.powerleap.com
) websites offer BIOS information and links.
