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TRIAL VERSION: The trial version is the full version minus autoscaling is disabl ed.

You cannot save program settings and you are limited to changing the speed 2 0 times only. INTRODUCTION: This product was designed for all XScale and TI OMAP (OMAP850, OMAP1510) process ors running on Pocket PC's. XCPUScalar allows you to dynamically scale the proce ssor speed of your handheld Pocket PC 2003, 2003 SE, and Windows Mobile 5. It us es the power of the XSCALE processor and unlocks its dynamic scaling capabilitie s. You can reduce the speed of your handheld or increase it. By scaling the proc essor speed down, you can increase the battery live between recharges or increas e the speed when you need more power for playing games or multimedia programs th at require more CPU power. The speed can be scaled from 100 to 500MHZ frequency for PXA250 processors, 100 to 530MHz at 265MHz bus for PXA255, PXA26x processors and 104 to 728MHz for PXA27x (Bulverde processors) or higher running Pocket PC 2003, 2003 SE, or Windows Mobile 5. NOTE: DELL AXIM users or PXA270 based PDA's, please set your power settings in c ontrol panel to "Maximum Performance" or "turbo" before using this product to pr event conflicts or lockups. This is true for any PDA that has its own power sett ing, just make sure the PDA's power setting is anything other than "Auto". To set Transparency color for CPU Meter, click on Background color from speed ta b, under custom colors select the first off white color, click OK to set transpa rency for background color. For Pocket PC 2002, please email ImmierSoft for a version that works on Pocket P C 2002. Installation Instructions: 1.) Please read the License Agreement "License.txt" before continuing. 2.) Please backup your handheld data before continuing. 3.) To install, simply execute "setup.exe" from your Windows PC, you will be pro mpted if you want to install to the default location on your Pocket PC, click ye s and it will automatically install the required files. Please note that you nee d to extract the ZIP contents to a temporary folder before executing the "setup. exe" file otherwise you will get an empty Add/Remove dialog screen. 4.) Do a soft reset on your Pocket PC 2002 or WM5 only, since XCPUScalar is a co ntrol panel application and needs to be loaded when the OS boots. Pocket PC 2003 does not require a soft reset. Windows Mobile 5 requires a soft reset for contr ol panel application to show up. ALTERNATE WAY to INSTALL: You can also copy the file "XCPUScalar.arm.CAB" to your Pocket PC and tap on it with your stylus to automatically install. To execute: There are four ways to execute. 1.) Through control panel. Click on Start->Settings->XCPUScalar 2.) Using a shortcut. Click on Start->Programs->XCPUScalar. You can rename the s hortcut and place it anywere you would prefer. 3.) You can also launch XCPUScalar from the little green speed icon from your To day Screen system tray. For this to show up initially you have to initially laun ch XCPUScalar by using steps 1 or 2.

4.) From TaskBar CPU Meter. After doing steps 1 or 2, click on "TaskBar CPU Mete r" from the Speed tab, this will pop an icon in the top TaskBar area. YOu can la unch XCPUScalar by clicking on this icon anytime from within any application for quick access to all settings. Setting Speeds: XCPUScalar has two main tabs for setting speeds. The first tab is called "Speed" and the other called "Advanced". The "Speed" tab provides easy access to all sp eed settings, move the slider to the speed you want to set your Pocket PC, and c lick OK. If you want to Auto Scale as applications demand more power, then selec t the "Auto Scale with CPU load" option. You can change the Auto Scale options b y assigning different speeds to different CPU loads in the "Advanced" tab. Setti ngs only take effect when the "OK" button is pressed. When XCPUScalar is plugged into the power supply, it will automatically throttle to the speed set on the speed tab eventhough autoscaling could be checked. This prevents ActiveSync problems that could result from speed changes while docked. When undocked and autoscaling is enabled, it will automatically switch back to autoscale mode. Click on "TaskBar CPU Meter", to study how your system behaves as you use your a pplications. The green TaskBar CPU Meter shows two numbers. Top number is the Sp eed its currently running at, and the bottom number is your CPU usage as a perce nt, higher numbers mean your CPU is being used more. If your Pocket PC is idle d oing nothing, then your CPU usage will usually be under 10%. Uninstalling the Product: Make sure you properly exit XCPUScalar before uninstalling the product. If you e ver get an error when powering on your device thats says "Notification Error", t hen you didn't follow the instructions below to properly deregister XCPUScalar. If this occurs to you, then you need to re-install, launch the product and follo w these instrunctions below to properly uninstall. 1.) Click on File->Exit XCPUScalar from within the XCPUScalar apllication so it deregisters itself properly. 2.) Click on Start->Settings->System->Remove Programs from your handheld. 3.) Click on Immiersoft XCPUScalar to uninstall. HISTORY OF CHANGES: WHATS NEW IN VERSION 3.03: - Added generic support for all Xscale PDA's. Should support more Xscale PDA's t han before. - Automatic overide of builtin autoscaling thats in newer PDA's. WHATS NEW IN VERSION 3.00: -TI OMAP850 and TI OMAP1510 processor support. -Support for Cingular 8125, HTC WIZARD, DoPod 818 Pro, Qtek 9100, MDA K-Jam, HTC Prophet, i-Mate JAMin, MDA Compact 2, HP iPAQ hw6915, HP iPAQ hw6945, HP iPAQ h w6965 all HP hw6515 ROMS updated. -AutoScaling for TI OMAP processors supported. -Enhancements and fixes. WHATS NEW IN VERSION 2.98:

Support for XDA Atom, XDA Atom Exec, HP iPAQ 6828, HP iPAQ 6515a, HP iPAQ 6515b WHATS NEW IN VERSION 2.97: Multiple Auto Scale engines supported, smoother scaling, reaction and performanc e time has been greatly improved, some PDA's could experience upto 5x faster res ponse when scaling. WHATS NEW IN VERSION 2.96: -Protected mode support for wider WM5 compatibility -Support for newer HP hx21xx ROM's, Treo 700W, Samsung I730, Mio A201, Mio A701, MDPNA and more WM5 Xscale PDA compatibility. -Better support for phone PDA's, hibernation mode support. -Bug fixes, all known issues from 2.93 are fixed. WHATS NEW IN VERSION 2.93: -Support for HP iPAQ 6515, HP iPAQ hx21xx imate JasJar, O2 XDA Exec, Qtek 9000, Sprint PPC-6700, HTC Universal clones, HTC Apache clones. WHATS NEW IN VERSION 2.92: -Support for all resolutions, auto-resizing, landscape, portrait, and 240x240 sc reens. WHATS NEW IN VERSION 2.91: - Support for Windows Mobile 5. Supports Axim X51v , X50v, HP iPAQ hx27xx, hx24x x, o2 XDA Exec, and upto 728MHZ overclocking. Other generic XScale PDA's with WM 5 will also most likely work. WHATS NEW IN VERSION 2.88: - Support for Orange M500, i-Mate PDA2, VPA Compact, and newer HTC magician ROM' s. WHATS NEW IN VERSION 2.87: - Support for HTC Magician, XDA II Mini, MDA Compact, Qtek S100, XDA IIi, i-mate JAM, HP iPAQ 2410, 2750. - Option to ignore safety checks when booting up so you can bootup with whatever frequency you want. Do not enable this unless you know the frequency you are us ing is stable. WHATS NEW IN VERSION 2.85: NEW: Support for VGA / Quasi VGA PXA270 Xscale PDA's: Support for PXA270 XScale based VGA PDA's like HP iPAQ hx4700, Loox 720, Dell Ax im X50v, Asus A730, MDA-III, Toshiba e830 . Will also work with non VGA PXA270 P DA's like Axim X30 and X50. If your PDA has its own power setting, please set it to "Maximum Performance" or a setting that is not "Auto" to prevent conflicts with XCPUScalar. NEW: Autorecovery from soft lockups when using unstable speeds XCPUScalar will now auto detect a soft lockup if speed was unstable and will aut omatically revert to your PDA's default speed after a soft reset. Compatiblity problems with VGA PDA's fixed.

WHATS NEW IN VERSION 2.82: - Added Transparency color for CPU Meter. - Fixes Flicker on Asus 716 PDA. WHATS NEW IN VERSION 2.80: NEW: Support from 100 to 728 MHz and PXA270 processor support: XCPUScalar now has support for all popular frequencies from 100 to 728MHz. PXA25 0 XScale processors can be scaled upto 500MHz, PXA255, PXA261, PXA262 or PXA263 XScale processors upto 530MHz at 265MHz bus speed, and PXA 270 processors upto 7 28MHz. XCPUScalar automatically detects your PDA and applies the best clock spee d, bus speed, and memory speed ratios for your PDA for optimum performance. NEW: Change Colors of CPU Meter to match your Today Screen Colors. Change foreground and background colors of CPU Meter to match Today Screen or ta sk managers that XCPUScalar integrates with, like WisBar Advance, GigaBar or ICB ar. NEW: Total control of the Auto Scale settings. Take total control of the scale settings at a finer level, its fully configurabl e now in 5% increments. NEW: 3D Icons Added new 3D icons for a fresher appearance. NEW: Ability to add Power Off & Soft Reset Icon to Today Screen XCPUScalar allows you to install a Power Off / Soft Reset icon on the Today Scre en for one click Power access. NEW: Auto Start on Soft Reset Configurable option to Auto Start XCPUScalar automatically after a Soft Reset. NEW: More Pocket PC's supported. XCPUScalar should work with most 400MHz XSCALE devices on market and some 300MHz XSCALE devices like Dell Axim X5 basic and Toshiba E350. Particularly the follo wing new PDA's should work even more efficiently - iPAQ 415x, iPAQ 435x, Axim X3 ,Axim X30, Asus A620, Asus A716, XDA, Toshiba e800. Older but still new PDA's li ke HP iPAQ 2215, 51xx, 55xx series, Dell Axim Advanced, Toshiba 750/755, Asus et c. Backwards compatibility has been retained for older 400 MHz Pocket PC's like HP iPaq 39xx, 54xx, Toshiba 740, older Dell Axim Advanced, Fujistu Loox plus man y more. Most Dell Axim's basics at 300MHz can also run at 400MHz / 472MHz speeds . Some Toshiba E350's can also run at 400MHz. ENHANCED: Anti Flicker Screen Filter This option was designed specifically for the Ipaq 39xx, Ipaq 415x, Asus A620 an d some other PDA's that flicker when the speed changes. Enabling this option sho uld virtually eliminate screen flicker. ENHANCED: Ability All configuration ter a soft reset. as opposed to the to save all configuration options. and speed settings are saved automatically and applied even af XCPUScalar will now boot with whatever speed you have defined PDA's default speed as previous versions.

Support for Windows Mobile 2003: XCPUScalar is fully forwards and backwards compatible with Pocket PC 2002 and Wi ndows Mobile 2003 operating systems. Support for higher bus speeds: XCPUScalar now has full support for PXA255, PXA26x family of processors and bus

speeds can be scaled upto 265MHz automatically depending on processor type. Enjo y increased bandwidth for all applications especially games and multimedia appli cations. For example Quake runs at 20 FPS using XCPUScalar running at fastest sp eed on a HP iPAQ 2215, approximately 35% speed increase. Auto Scale with CPU load: Power on demand, XCPUScalar will now automatically calculate the CPU load on you r PocketPC and switch speeds automatically depending on whether an application r equires less or more power. XCPUScalar will scale the speeds automatically and t hrottle speeds as applications demand power. XCPUScalar throttles down to idle s peed when there is no activity giving you the maximum battery power consumption. You can assign your own speeds to different CPU loads as you desire. XCPUScalar calculates all factors and normalizations automatically and takes the guess work out of using auto scaling. CPU Meter and WisBar / ICBar / GigaBar or other TaskBar Manager Integration: XCPUScalar will now install an animated CPU meter icon on your TaskBar (this is the blue title bar area), you can monitor the CPU load and speed when running an y application. Clicking on the CPU Meter will launch XCPUScalar for quick access to all settings. CPU Meter detects other taskbar managers and will install its icon in their taskbar area. The position of CPU Meter can be adjusted to be plac ed anywhere on the taskbar. Health Meters: At a glance look at all the vital signs of your Pocket PC. Meters show you CPU u sage, Battery Life, Memory program and storage Meters. See how much memory is be ing used, or left. Minimize On Start: This causes XCPUScalar to start in minimized mode. Enable the "Auto Start on Sof t Reset" to cause XCPUScalar to start in minimized mode when a soft reset occurs . Today Screen system tray support: XCPUScalar can be run from the system tray of the Today Screen allowing easy acc ess to all configurable settings. The system tray icon animates when you change CPU speed, showing you currently running speed at a glance. The tray icon is use r selectable and can be turned off. Sticky Settings: XCPUScalar automatically detects the speed of your handheld and will automatical ly force the CPU speed to the user selected speed if it detects that its differe nt. Most XScale Pocket PC's automatically reset their speed to the manufacturer' s default speed when you Power Off the unit, or when the unit goes into idle mod e, causing battery drain. XCPUScalar automatically detects these changes and wil l revert back to the user selected speed. Hardware KeyLock: XCPUScalar can now lock your hardware keys so they do not accidently start other programs when the handheld is in the ON or OFF position. Display Toggle: This feature is a display toggle, you can now listem to MP3's while the screen i s turned off, saving battery life. by default the Today/HOME button (last button on right) is mapped as the display toggle button to turn the screen ON/OFF. Use it in combination with KeyLock to lock all keys but the display toggle key. Power Off and Soft Reset: With one click you can now power off or soft reset your Pocket PC without pressi

ng amy hardware buttons. Launch from Anywhere: XCPUScalar can be configured to execute from the control panel, via a shortcut, TaskBar or from the system tray of the Today Screen. This gives you maximum flex iblity in launching XCPUScalar. Stealth Mode: When XCPUScalar is minimized to the system tray, it will automatically remove it self from running processes list.

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