jrherras, hope this help: Make a copy (to PC) of: /usr/share/kernel-power-settings/ideal Edit that copy of 'ideal' you've made. Change these values to: MIN_FREQ=250000 MAX_FREQ=900000 Save the file. Rename the file to "myideal" and copy it to /usr/share/kernel-power-settings/ To temporaly try the settings do: sudo /usr/sbin/kernel-load /usr/share/kernel-power-settings/myideal To permantly apply settings do: sudo rm -f /etc/default/kernel-power sudo ln -s /usr/share/kernel-power-settings/myideal /etc/default/kernel-power sudo /usr/sbin/kernel-load Regards,,