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Chapter 1: Product Introduction
Chapter 1
10. Slow Mode Switch (SLOW_MODE)
SlowModeSwitchisemployedduringLN2benching.Someprocessorshaveasmall
optimumtemperaturerangetorunattheirhighestfrequency.Temperaturesthatfall
outsidethisbandmayyieldinstability.Forexample,aprocessormayneedtooperate
at-80°Cunderloadandonly75°Cwhenidletomaintainstabilityat5.8GHz.
Atlowerfrequencies,theCPU’stemperaturetoleranceincreases.Itwillhowever
remainstableatlowerfrequenciesatmuchcolderorwarmertemperatures.Once
itcomesoutofaheavyloadwhiletransitioningovertoalightload,whenthe
temperaturedoesnotwarmfastenough,itmaycrash.Toovercomethis,simplyipthe
switchovertodecreasetheprocessorfrequency.SwitchingovertoSlow-Modeduring
criticalmomentswhenTemperature/MaxFrequencyalignmentisoff-synccanprevent
alotofcrashes,evenwhentryingtobootintotheOSatcoldtemperatures.