Intel Core 2 Quad Q9400 2.66GHz

ntroducing Intel Core2 Quad processor for notebook and desktop PCs, designed to handle massive compute and visualization workloads enabled by powerful multi-core technology. Optimized for the longest possible battery life without compromise to performance, Intel Core 2 Quad processors for notebooks allow you to stay unwired longer while running the most compute-intensive applications.

• Providing all the bandwidth you need for next-generation highly-threaded applications, the latest four-core Intel Core 2 Quad processors are built on 45nm Intel Core microarchitecture enabling faster, cooler, and quieter mobile and desktop PC and workstation experiences.
• Plus, with optional Intel vPro technology, you have the ability to remotely isolate, diagnose, and repair infected desktop and mobile workstations wirelessly and outside of the firewall, even if the PC is off, or the OS is unresponsive.
• With four processing cores, up to 12MB of shared L2 cache,� and up to 1066 MHz Front Side Bus for notebooks, and up to 12MB of L2 cache� and up to 1333 MHz Front Side Bus for desktops, the Intel Core 2 Quad processor delivers amazing performance and power efficiency enabled by the all new hafnium-based circuitry of 45nm Intel Core microarchitecture.
• Whether you`re encoding, rendering, editing, or streaming HD multimedia in the office or on the go, power your most demanding applications with notebooks and desktops based on the Intel Core 2 Quad processor.
• Intel Wide Dynamic Execution, enabling delivery of more instructions per clock cycle to improve execution time and energy efficiency
• Intel Intelligent Power Capability, designed to deliver more energy-efficient performance
• Intel Virtualization Technology (Intel VT), enabling greater security, manageability, and utilization
• Dual Intel Dynamic Acceleration technology, improving four-core performance by utilizing power headroom of idle cores by dynamically boosting frequency of active cores
• Intel Smart Memory Access, improving system performance by optimizing the use of the available data bandwidth
• Larger Intel Advanced Smart Cache optimized for multi-core processors, providing a higher-performance, more efficient cache subsystem
• Intel Advanced Digital Media Boost, accelerating a broad range of applications along with Intel HD Boost utilizing new SSE4 instructions for even greater multimedia performance
• Future ready, designed to perform in highly threaded programs with powerful Intel multi-core technology

Specification

sSpec Number

• SLB6B

CPU Speed

• 2.66 GHz

PCG

• 05A

Bus Speed

• 1333 MHz

Bus/Core Ratio

• 8

L2 Cache Size

• 6 MB

L2 Cache Speed

• 2.66 GHz

Package Type

• LGA775

Manufacturing Technology

• 45 nm

Core Stepping

• R0

CPUID String

• 1067Ah

Thermal Design Power

• 95W

Thermal Specification

• 71.4�C

VID Voltage Range

• 0.85V � 1.3625V

Intel Pakistan Intel Core 2 Duo E8600 3.33GHz

Based on Intel Core microarchitecture, the Intel Core2 Duo processor family is designed to provide

powerful energy-efficient performance so you can do more

at once without slowing down.

Intel Core 2 Duo desktop processors

* With Intel Core 2 Duo desktop processor, you`ll experience revolutionary performance, unbelievable system responsiveness, and energy-efficiency second to none.

Big, big performance.

* More energy efficient. Now available in smaller packages. The Intel Core 2 Duo processor-based desktop PC was designed from the ground up for energy efficiency, letting you enjoy higher performing, ultra-quiet, sleek, and low power desktop PC designs.

Multitask with reckless abandon.

* Do more at the same time, like playing your favorite music, running virus scan in the background, and all while you edit video or pictures. The powerful Intel Core 2 Duo desktop processor provides you with the speed you need to perform any and all tasks imaginable.

Love your PC again.

* Don`t settle for anything less than the very best. Find your perfect desktop powered by the Intel Core 2 Duo processor and get the best processing technology money can buy. Only from Intel.
* Up to 6MB L2 cache
* Up to 1333 MHz front side bus

Intel Core 2 Duo mobile processors

* At the dual-core heart of Intel Centrino2 processor technology, the Intel Core2 Duo processor family features a faster FSB (up to 1066 MHz), higher clock speeds, and enhanced microarchitecture technologies, helping to maximize IntelCentrino2 processor technology`s dual-core performance and power savings.
* 6 MB of total L2 cache
* Up to 1066 MHz front side bus

Delivering the best overall performance. Period.

* With Intel Core 2 Duo processors powering your desktop and laptop PCs you`ll get the latest arsenal of performance-rich technologies, including up to 6MB of shared L2 cache, up to 1333 MHz Front Side Bus for desktop, and up to 1066 MHz Front Side Bus for laptop, you`ve got the future of computing now, and only from Intel:

Intel Wide Dynamic Execution

* Intel Wide Dynamic Execution, enabling delivery of more instructions per clock cycle to improve execution time and energy efficiency

Intel Intelligent Power Capability

* Intel Intelligent Power Capability, designed to deliver more energy-efficient performance and smarter battery performance in your laptop

Intel Smart Memory Access

* Intel Smart Memory Access, improving system performance by optimizing the use of the available data bandwidth

Intel Advanced Smart Cache

* Intel Advanced Smart Cache, providing a higher-performance, more efficient cache subsystem. Optimized for multi-core and dual-core processors

Intel Advanced Digital Media Boost

* Intel Advanced Digital Media Boost, accelerating a broad range of applications, including video, speech and image, photo processing, encryption, financial, engineering and scientific applications

Specification

sSpec Number:

* SLB9L

CPU Speed:

* 3.33 GHz

PCG:

* 06

Bus Speed:

* 1333 MHz

Bus/Core Ratio:

* 10.0

L2 Cache Size:

* 6 MB

L2 Cache Speed:

* 3.33 GHz

Package Type:

* LGA775

Manufacturing Technology:

* 45 nm

Core Stepping:

* E0

CPUID String:

* 10676h

Thermal Design Power:

* 65W

Thermal Specification:

* 72.4C

VID Voltage Range:

* 0.85V 1.3625V

Intel Pakistan Intel Core 2 Quad Q9650

Introducing the Intel Core 2 Quad processor for desktop PCs, designed to handle massive compute and visualization workloads enabled by powerful multi-core technology. Providing all the bandwidth you need for next-generation highly-threaded applications, the latest four-core Intel Core 2 Quad processors are built on 45nm Intel Core microarchitecture enabling faster, cooler, and quieter desktop PC and workstation experiences.

Plus, with optional Intel vPro technology, you have the ability to remotely isolate, diagnose, and repair infected desktop and mobile workstations wirelessly and outside of the firewall, even if the PC is off, or the OS is unresponsive.

Features and benefits

* With four processing cores, up to 12MB of shared L2 cache and 1333 MHz Front Side Bus the Intel Core 2 Quad desktops processor delivers amazing performance and power efficiency enabled by the all new hafnium-based circuitry of 45nm Intel Core microarchitecture.
* Whether you're encoding, rendering, editing, or streaming HD multimedia in the office or on the go, power your most demanding applications with notebooks and desktops based on the Intel Core 2 Quad processor.
* Intel Intelligent Power Capability, designed to deliver more energy-efficient performance
* Intel Smart Memory Access, improving system performance by optimizing the use of the available data bandwidth
* Larger Intel Advanced Smart Cache, optimized for multi-core processors, providing a higher-performance, more efficient cache subsystem.
* Intel Advanced Digital Media Boost, accelerating a broad range of multimedia, encryption, scientific and financial applications by significantly improving performance when executing Intel Streaming SIMD Extension (SSE/SSE2/SSE3) instructions.
* Intel HD Boost, implementing new Intel Streaming SIMD Extension 4 (Intel SSE4) instructions for even greater multimedia performance and faster high definition video editing and encoding.
* Intel Virtualization Technology (Intel VT), enabling greater security, manageability, and utilization.
* Future ready, designed to perform in highly threaded programs with powerful Intel multi-core technology.

Specifications

* Intel Core 2 Quad Processor Q9650
* Processor Speed 3.0GHz
* Processor Cache 12MB
* Bus Speed 1333MHz

Specifications

Intel Pakistan Intel Entry Storage System SS4200-E

Easy-to-use Network Attached Storage (NAS) solution adds capacity, data protection and central access for small businesses, and the Small Office and Home Office (SOHO).

The Intel Entry Storage System SS4200-E is a complete yet flexible hardware and software NAS solution that instantly adds storage capacity to small business, and the small office and home office. Powered by software from EMC, the worldwide leader in information management, the Intel Entry Storage System SS4200-E offers an intuitive user interface and easy 4-step setup process. Out-of-the-box RAID and Retrospect* backup software together deliver the necessary security to protect irreplaceable digital data such as accounting records, financial data, customer information, email, sales records, product info, databases everything a small business relies on to keep their business running. With four USB 2.0 ports and two SATA ports, the Intel Entry Storage System SS4200-E can be connected to most digital devices as well as additional storage devices to form the core of a shared, centralized data access system.

The Intel Entry Storage System SS4200-E was designed specifically for the small business with flexibility and growth in mind, allowing you to customize and differentiate your solutions.

Specifications

* Intel Entry Storage System SS4200-E
* Processor Intel Celeron processor 420 running at 1.6 GHz
* Memory DDR2 512MB
* Flash 256 MB DOM Socket provided on board
* HDD Supports up to four 3.5 SATA (3.0 Gbps) Hard Disk
* Network One Intel Gigabit LAN port
* USB 4x USB 2.0 connectors
* eSATA Two eSATA Ports
* EMI safety CE/FCC Class B
* System power 250W PSU
* Operating temperature From 10C to 35C (50F to 95F)
* Non-operating temperature From -40C to 70C (-40F to 158F)
* Non-operating humidity Up to 90% non-condensing humidity at 35C (95F)

Fedora 10 issues with intel driver and multihead

Over the holidays I upgraded my laptop to Fedora 10 (previously I had only upgraded my MythTV server). The upgrade went fairly smoothly following the information from my previous post on upgrading a MythTV server to F10. However, my laptop supports dual monitors. Of course, that didn’t work out of the box.

The laptop, my trusty Acer Aspire 1691WLMi with Intel i915GM graphics, offers output to the LCD, an external VGA port and a TV out. The latter I use when I use the laptop as a MythTV frontend and plug into the big screen TV. The VGA port I use when giving talks at user groups or presentations at work.

Note: Use of the laptop as a MythTV frontend is no longer much of an issue now that the big screen TV died right before xmas. *sigh* However, I still use the laptop as a frontend while working, with an external monitor used for normal use and the LCD as my TV screen.

With Fedora 9 and prior the setup for using multihead with the intel driver required making changes to the xorg.conf file. With F10 there is no xorg.conf file – the configuration is automatically determined by the driver. This works fine for singlehead configuration (just the LCD, for example) but fails with the external monitor. The reason it fails is that the default virtual display size is too small to place the monitors side by side (or even top and bottom) in the video memory space. What is required is a Virtual entry in the Screen Display section of the xorg.conf. This will increase the default size to something large enough to fit both monitors.

And here is where things broke with F10. If you specify the Virtual entry in that section of the xorg.conf file the gdm greeter locks up the system before you can login and use the new configuration. This is a known problem (see the Red Hat report and the associated freedesktop.org bug reports on the intel driver and GEM) that may be fixed but the latest F10 updates (as of 2009-01-01) apparently do not include the fix.

The workaround is to disable acceleration in the driver by adding the noaccel option (see my F10 xorg.conf file for an example). Disabling acceleration isn’t a problem for me so far, especially since the older F9 configuration specified that anything over 2048×2048 (which is what I need for my dual monitors) would disable 3D support anyway. However it does affect the quality of video playback under the MythTV frontend. The best configuration I can get from this is to go under Setup->TV Settings->Playback and change the following:

* General Playback: Enable realtime priority threads
* Playback Profiles: Set Current Video Playback Profile to Slim.

I then have to run the frontend as root:

sudo mythfrontend

This allows the realtime priority threads to function. The playback doesn’t drop many frames but the video is blurry, especially action shots like live sports.

Until F10 updates the xorg-x11-drv-i810 package (which hold the intel video driver), there isn’t much you can do about this short of compiling the driver yourself from X.org’s source. I don’t recommend that for the average user, however. Even I’m not inclined to grab that source and build it. Last time I did (which was before they dropped imake support) it was not a simple process. Maybe things are easier these days. Who knows.

Update: 2009-01-04

I found the MythTV is essentially useless to me with the driver in the current state so I’m going to attempt to update manually. According to the comment from Gordon Jin from the bug report, you need kernel version 2.6.28 and either the master branch or xf86-video-intel-2.6-branch or the upcoming 2.6 release of the intel driver. The latter requires a git checkout and build, something I’ve not done with X since before the switch to autoconf from imake. And I always seem to run into problems moving from the current distro kernel to a new kernel with the same config (even though I use the config from the current kernel). Not to mention that this fix requires upgrading the entire Xorg core components to 1.6 (Fedora 10 shows the X server at 1.5.3). So this is no simple feat. I wish I had fedora’s build tools to package the RPMs for X. That might make it easier. Maybe.

So my chances of success are not good here, but I’m going to give it a shot. I’ll post an update on my progress later.

Update: 2009-01-05

I just happened across the Intel open source pages tonight and was reminded about IntelLinuxGraphics.org, the primary web site for the xorg driver. I’d been here before but hadn’t really looked at the information available for developers. Tonight I read through their information on how to build the driver. It’s still not clear to me if the driver in the Master branch for xorg will build against the version of xorg I’m running, but notes in the driver source lead me to believe it may have a chance. So I’m starting down this path instead of trying to build all of the xorg source.

While I may be able to build the driver I have a feeling it may build without the fix I need given that I’m running against a 2.6.27 kernel and the older 1.5.3 Xorg server. But hey, it’s worth a shot. At the moment, MythTV is completely unusable in my dual monitor setup and I really don’t want to reinstall F9 just to get that working again. One thing I noted right off the bat (after only a few minutes playing with the build before trying to finish an already late column for Linux Format) is that the installed version of libdrm is too old as well, so I’ll have to build that too at a minimum.

More updates when I get some more time to play with this.

Intel® G45 Express Chipset [Graphics and Memory Controller Hub-GMCH] Programmer's Reference Manual (PRM) is now available

The PRM describes the architectural behavior and programming environment of the chipset and graphics devices. The GMCH's Graphics Controller (GC) contains an extensive set of registers and instructions for configuration, 2D, 3D, and Video systems. The PRM describes the register, instruction, and memory interfaces and the device behaviors as controlled and observed through those interfaces. The PRM also describes the registers and instructions and provides detailed bit/field descriptions. This information is critical to the development and maintenance of Intel graphics drivers for this hardware.

Intel: Chips in brains will control computers by 2020

Brain waves will replace keyboard and mouse, dial phones and change TV channels


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Computerworld - By the year 2020, you won't need a keyboard and mouse to control your computer, say Intel Corp. researchers. Instead, users will open documents and surf the Web using nothing more than their brain waves.

Scientists at Intel's research lab in Pittsburgh are working to find ways to read and harness human brain waves so they can be used to operate computers, television sets and cell phones. The brain waves would be harnessed with Intel-developed sensors implanted in people's brains.

The scientists say the plan is not a scene from a sci-fi movie -- Big Brother won't be planting chips in your brain against your will. Researchers expect that consumers will want the freedom they will gain by using the implant.

"I think human beings are remarkable adaptive," said Andrew Chien, vice president of research and director of future technologies research at Intel Labs. "If you told people 20 years ago that they would be carrying computers all the time, they would have said, 'I don't want that. I don't need that.' Now you can't get them to stop [carrying devices]. There are a lot of things that have to be done first but I think [implanting chips into human brains] is well within the scope of possibility."

Intel research scientist Dean Pomerleau told Computerworld that users will soon tire of depending on a computer interface, and having to fish a device out of their pocket or bag to access it. He also predicted that users will tire of having to manipulate an interface with their fingers.

Instead, they'll simply manipulate their various devices with their brains.

"We're trying to prove you can do interesting things with brain waves," said Pomerleau. "Eventually people may be willing to be more committed ... to brain implants. Imagine being able to surf the Web with the power of your thoughts."

To get to that point Pomerleau and his research teammates from Intel, Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh, are currently working on decoding human brain activity.

Pomerleau said the team has used Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (FMRI) machines to determine that blood flow changes in specific areas of the brain based on what word or image someone is thinking of. People tend to show the same brain patterns for similar thoughts, he added.

For instance, if two people think of the image of a bear or hear the word bear or even hear a bear growl, a neuroimage would show similar brain activity. Basically, there are standard patterns that show up in the brain for different words or images.

Pomerleau said researchers are close to gaining the ability to build brain sensing technology into a head set that culd be used to manipulate a computer. The next step is development of a tiny, far less cumbersome sensor that could be implanted inside the brain.