FYI ASUS reply clock frequency setting

FYI ASUS reply clock frequency setting

[Slagter, EM]

I sent this message to ASUS:

> [...]
> 
> Furthermore I noticed that slowing the processor down to 1.4 Ghz from
> the BIOS settings gives an 
> additional power saving of 20-30 watts, which is very interesting to
> me, especially if the motherboards' 
> CPU speed could be altered on the fly from within the operating
> system. I am NOT talking of the 
> 2.8/2.4 CPU speed of the EIST s! ystem, I am talking of the cpu clock
> supplied by the motherboard as set with the BIOS settings, 1.4 Ghz -
> 4.0 Ghz using 0.1 Ghz increments.
> 
> My questions: can this hardware clock setting be altered on the fly,
> or can it be set during the boot 
> process only?
> 
> If it can be changed on the fly, is there some smbios interface or
> documentation available for this 
> feature?

They replied:

> The clock settings can only be set at bootup only, due to the clock
> chips features, and bios settings.

*BUMMER* :-(

Well at least I tried.