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Intel® Pentium® M Processor
Voltage Requirements

Intel® Pentium® M Processors are specified to operate at the voltages provided in Table 1. Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® Technology has two voltages, one for each performance mode. It is important to verify that the laptop explicitly supports the specific processor (by type, stepping and speed).

Table 1. Voltage Requirements for Intel Pentium M Processors

90nm processors

Maximum Performance Mode

Battery Optimized Mode

Processor
Number

 Frequency 

 Voltage 

 Power Consumption 

 Frequency 

 Voltage 

 Power Consumption 

780

2.26 GHz

1.260 -1.372V

27.0 W

800 MHz

0.988V

10.8 W 

778

1.60 GHz

1.116V

10.0 W

600 MHz

0.988V

7.5 W

770

2.13 GHz

1.260 -
1.356V

27.0 W

800 MHz

0.988V

10.8 W

765

2.10GHz

1.308-1.356V

21.0 W

600MHz

0.988V

7.5W

760

2 GHz

1.260 -
1.356V

27.0 W

800 MHz

0.988V

10.8 W

755

2 GHz

1.276 -1.340V

21.0 W

600 MHz

0.988V

7.5 W

750

1.86 GHz

1.260 -
1.356V

27.0 W

800 MHz

0.988V

10.8 W

745

1.80 GHz

1.276 -1.340V

21.0 W

600 MHz

0.988V

7.5 W

740

1.73 GHz

1.260 -
1.356V

27.0 W

800 MHz

0.988V

10.8 W

735

1.70 GHz

1.276 -1.340V

21.0 W

600 MHz

0.988V

7.5 W

730

1.60 GHz

1.260 -
1.356V

27.0 W

800 MHz

0.988V

10.8 W

725

1.60 GHz

1.276 -1.340V

21.0 W

600 MHz

0.988V

7.5 W

715

1.50 GHz

1.276 -1.340V

21.0 W

600 MHz

0.988V

7.5 W

738


1.40 Ghz

1.160V

10.0 W

600 MHz

0.988V

7.5 W

733


1.10 Ghz

0.940V

5.0 W

600 MHz

0.812V

3.0 W

723


1 Ghz

0.940V

5.0 W

600 MHz

0.812V

3.0 W

 

.13 micron processors

Maximum Performance Mode

Battery Optimized Mode

Frequency

Voltage

Power Consumption

Frequency

Voltage

Power Consumption

1.70 GHz

1.48 V

24.5 W

600 MHz

0.956 V

6.0 W

1.60 GHz

1.484 V

24.5 W

600 MHz

0.956 V

6.0 W

1.50 GHz

1.484 V

24.5 W

600 MHz

0.956 V

6.0 W

1.40 GHz

1.484 V

22.0 W

600 MHz

0.956 V

6.0 W

1.30 GHz

1.388 V

22.0 W

600 MHz

0.956 V

6.0 W

1.20 GHz

1.39 V

12.0W

600 MHz

0.956 V

6.0 W

1.10 GHz

1.10 V

12.0W

600 MHz

0.956 V

6.0 W

1 GHz

1.39 V

7.0W

600 MHz

0.844 V

6.0 W

900 MHz

1.004 V

7.0W

600 MHz

0.844 V

6.0 W

Proper voltage must be supplied for reliable operation. Most laptops now use Voltage ID (VID) programmable voltage regulators to allow the processor to program the correct voltage during power-on. If your laptop does not use a VID programmable voltage regulator, it should come with jumpers or switches to set the correct voltage. Consult your laptop manual for instructions on setting the proper voltage. Since the operating voltage of Intel Pentium M Processors may be changed as the processor goes through stepping changes, VID-programmable voltage regulators are the preferred solution.

For complete voltage information, refer to the Intel Pentium M Processors Datasheet.

This applies to:
Intel® Centrino® Processor Technology
Intel® Pentium® M Processor

Solution ID: CS-007983
Date Created: 21-Dec-2003
Last Modified: 28-Sep-2005
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