AMD things question - BMW 3-Series (E90 E92) Forum

rs1985 · 01-11-2006, 08:23 AM

i duno if this is going to be a stupid question or not but ok
my laptop uses a Turion 64 cpu
but my add and remove program stated that my computer use an athlon 64 drive
why is that?

tctic · 01-12-2006, 03:34 AM

Turion is just a name similar to Intel's Centrino. It's not a processor name. It's just a 'standard'. Same with Centrino, there is no such thing as a "Centrino processor". Centrino Certified Laptops have a processor called "Pentium-M". In addition to that, they must have Intel's chipset and wireless adapter. So your Turion 64 laptop actually has an Athlon 64 Processor. Although I am not sure what the program "Athlon 64 Drive" is, I wouldn't worry about it.

tctic · 01-12-2006, 03:37 AM

Oh.. were you trying to say that your computer uses a "Athlon 64 Driver" not "Athlon 64 Drive"? If it is, it makes sense. This driver is supposed to throttle your processor according to situation and load.

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01-12-2006, 03:34 AM	#2
tctic Major Drives: BMW E90 Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Canada Posts: 1,238 iTrader: (0)	Turion is just a name similar to Intel's Centrino. It's not a processor name. It's just a 'standard'. Same with Centrino, there is no such thing as a "Centrino processor". Centrino Certified Laptops have a processor called "Pentium-M". In addition to that, they must have Intel's chipset and wireless adapter. So your Turion 64 laptop actually has an Athlon 64 Processor. Although I am not sure what the program "Athlon 64 Drive" is, I wouldn't worry about it.

01-12-2006, 03:37 AM	#3
tctic Major Drives: BMW E90 Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Canada Posts: 1,238 iTrader: (0)	Oh.. were you trying to say that your computer uses a "Athlon 64 Driver" not "Athlon 64 Drive"? If it is, it makes sense. This driver is supposed to throttle your processor according to situation and load.