Event Error Kernel-Processor-Power

gugarci

New member
Good Morning. I've been getting these error messages every day on start-up only in my Event Viewer with my new PC. I've had this desktop since 1/26/10.

Velocity Micro Edge Z30, Windows 7 Pro x64, 17 860 2.80Hz, 8GB of ram.
Should I be concerned with these errors. I copied and pasted them below.
Thanks.


Log Name: System
Source: Microsoft-Windows-Kernel-Processor-Power
Date: 5/10/2010 7:58:06 AM
Event ID: 35
Task Category: (2)
Level: Error
Keywords:
User: SYSTEM
Computer: Bill-VM
Description:
Performance power management features on processor 7 in group 0 are disabled due to a firmware problem. Check with the computer manufacturer for updated firmware.
Event Xml:
<Event xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event">
<System>
<Provider Name="Microsoft-Windows-Kernel-Processor-Power" Guid="{0F67E49F-FE51-4E9F-B490-6F2948CC6027}" />
<EventID>35</EventID>
<Version>0</Version>
<Level>2</Level>
<Task>2</Task>
<Opcode>0</Opcode>
<Keywords>0x8000000000000000</Keywords>
<TimeCreated SystemTime="2010-05-10T11:58:06.479222800Z" />
<EventRecordID>45004</EventRecordID>
<Correlation />
<Execution ProcessID="4" ThreadID="56" />
<Channel>System</Channel>
<Computer>Bill-VM</Computer>
<Security UserID="S-1-5-18" />
</System>
<EventData>
<Data Name="Group">0</Data>
<Data Name="Number">7</Data>
</EventData>
</Event>






Log Name: System
Source: Microsoft-Windows-Kernel-Processor-Power
Date: 5/10/2010 7:58:06 AM
Event ID: 35
Task Category: (2)
Level: Error
Keywords:
User: SYSTEM
Computer: Bill-VM
Description:
Performance power management features on processor 6 in group 0 are disabled due to a firmware problem. Check with the computer manufacturer for updated firmware.
Event Xml:
<Event xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event">
<System>
<Provider Name="Microsoft-Windows-Kernel-Processor-Power" Guid="{0F67E49F-FE51-4E9F-B490-6F2948CC6027}" />
<EventID>35</EventID>
<Version>0</Version>
<Level>2</Level>
<Task>2</Task>
<Opcode>0</Opcode>
<Keywords>0x8000000000000000</Keywords>
<TimeCreated SystemTime="2010-05-10T11:58:06.479222800Z" />
<EventRecordID>45002</EventRecordID>
<Correlation />
<Execution ProcessID="4" ThreadID="56" />
<Channel>System</Channel>
<Computer>Bill-VM</Computer>
<Security UserID="S-1-5-18" />
</System>
<EventData>
<Data Name="Group">0</Data>
<Data Name="Number">6</Data>
</EventData>
</Event>






Log Name: System
Source: Microsoft-Windows-Kernel-Processor-Power
Date: 5/10/2010 7:58:06 AM
Event ID: 35
Task Category: (2)
Level: Error
Keywords:
User: SYSTEM
Computer: Bill-VM
Description:
Performance power management features on processor 5 in group 0 are disabled due to a firmware problem. Check with the computer manufacturer for updated firmware.
Event Xml:
<Event xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event">
<System>
<Provider Name="Microsoft-Windows-Kernel-Processor-Power" Guid="{0F67E49F-FE51-4E9F-B490-6F2948CC6027}" />
<EventID>35</EventID>
<Version>0</Version>
<Level>2</Level>
<Task>2</Task>
<Opcode>0</Opcode>
<Keywords>0x8000000000000000</Keywords>
<TimeCreated SystemTime="2010-05-10T11:58:06.479222800Z" />
<EventRecordID>45000</EventRecordID>
<Correlation />
<Execution ProcessID="4" ThreadID="56" />
<Channel>System</Channel>
<Computer>Bill-VM</Computer>
<Security UserID="S-1-5-18" />
</System>
<EventData>
<Data Name="Group">0</Data>
<Data Name="Number">5</Data>
</EventData>
</Event>







Log Name: System
Source: Microsoft-Windows-Kernel-Processor-Power
Date: 5/10/2010 7:58:06 AM
Event ID: 35
Task Category: (2)
Level: Error
Keywords:
User: SYSTEM
Computer: Bill-VM
Description:
Performance power management features on processor 4 in group 0 are disabled due to a firmware problem. Check with the computer manufacturer for updated firmware.
Event Xml:
<Event xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event">
<System>
<Provider Name="Microsoft-Windows-Kernel-Processor-Power" Guid="{0F67E49F-FE51-4E9F-B490-6F2948CC6027}" />
<EventID>35</EventID>
<Version>0</Version>
<Level>2</Level>
<Task>2</Task>
<Opcode>0</Opcode>
<Keywords>0x8000000000000000</Keywords>
<TimeCreated SystemTime="2010-05-10T11:58:06.479222800Z" />
<EventRecordID>44998</EventRecordID>
<Correlation />
<Execution ProcessID="4" ThreadID="56" />
<Channel>System</Channel>
<Computer>Bill-VM</Computer>
<Security UserID="S-1-5-18" />
</System>
<EventData>
<Data Name="Group">0</Data>
<Data Name="Number">4</Data>
</EventData>
</Event>







Log Name: System
Source: Microsoft-Windows-Kernel-Processor-Power
Date: 5/10/2010 7:58:06 AM
Event ID: 35
Task Category: (2)
Level: Error
Keywords:
User: SYSTEM
Computer: Bill-VM
Description:
Performance power management features on processor 3 in group 0 are disabled due to a firmware problem. Check with the computer manufacturer for updated firmware.
Event Xml:
<Event xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event">
<System>
<Provider Name="Microsoft-Windows-Kernel-Processor-Power" Guid="{0F67E49F-FE51-4E9F-B490-6F2948CC6027}" />
<EventID>35</EventID>
<Version>0</Version>
<Level>2</Level>
<Task>2</Task>
<Opcode>0</Opcode>
<Keywords>0x8000000000000000</Keywords>
<TimeCreated SystemTime="2010-05-10T11:58:06.479222800Z" />
<EventRecordID>44996</EventRecordID>
<Correlation />
<Execution ProcessID="4" ThreadID="56" />
<Channel>System</Channel>
<Computer>Bill-VM</Computer>
<Security UserID="S-1-5-18" />
</System>
<EventData>
<Data Name="Group">0</Data>
<Data Name="Number">3</Data>
</EventData>
</Event>







Log Name: System
Source: Microsoft-Windows-Kernel-Processor-Power
Date: 5/10/2010 7:58:06 AM
Event ID: 35
Task Category: (2)
Level: Error
Keywords:
User: SYSTEM
Computer: Bill-VM
Description:
Performance power management features on processor 2 in group 0 are disabled due to a firmware problem. Check with the computer manufacturer for updated firmware.
Event Xml:
<Event xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event">
<System>
<Provider Name="Microsoft-Windows-Kernel-Processor-Power" Guid="{0F67E49F-FE51-4E9F-B490-6F2948CC6027}" />
<EventID>35</EventID>
<Version>0</Version>
<Level>2</Level>
<Task>2</Task>
<Opcode>0</Opcode>
<Keywords>0x8000000000000000</Keywords>
<TimeCreated SystemTime="2010-05-10T11:58:06.479222800Z" />
<EventRecordID>44994</EventRecordID>
<Correlation />
<Execution ProcessID="4" ThreadID="56" />
<Channel>System</Channel>
<Computer>Bill-VM</Computer>
<Security UserID="S-1-5-18" />
</System>
<EventData>
<Data Name="Group">0</Data>
<Data Name="Number">2</Data>
</EventData>
</Event>






Log Name: System
Source: Microsoft-Windows-Kernel-Processor-Power
Date: 5/10/2010 7:58:06 AM
Event ID: 35
Task Category: (2)
Level: Error
Keywords:
User: SYSTEM
Computer: Bill-VM
Description:
Performance power management features on processor 1 in group 0 are disabled due to a firmware problem. Check with the computer manufacturer for updated firmware.
Event Xml:
<Event xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event">
<System>
<Provider Name="Microsoft-Windows-Kernel-Processor-Power" Guid="{0F67E49F-FE51-4E9F-B490-6F2948CC6027}" />
<EventID>35</EventID>
<Version>0</Version>
<Level>2</Level>
<Task>2</Task>
<Opcode>0</Opcode>
<Keywords>0x8000000000000000</Keywords>
<TimeCreated SystemTime="2010-05-10T11:58:06.479222800Z" />
<EventRecordID>44992</EventRecordID>
<Correlation />
<Execution ProcessID="4" ThreadID="56" />
<Channel>System</Channel>
<Computer>Bill-VM</Computer>
<Security UserID="S-1-5-18" />
</System>
<EventData>
<Data Name="Group">0</Data>
<Data Name="Number">1</Data>
</EventData>
</Event>






Log Name: System
Source: Microsoft-Windows-Kernel-Processor-Power
Date: 5/10/2010 7:58:06 AM
Event ID: 35
Task Category: (2)
Level: Error
Keywords:
User: SYSTEM
Computer: Bill-VM
Description:
Performance power management features on processor 0 in group 0 are disabled due to a firmware problem. Check with the computer manufacturer for updated firmware.
Event Xml:
<Event xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event">
<System>
<Provider Name="Microsoft-Windows-Kernel-Processor-Power" Guid="{0F67E49F-FE51-4E9F-B490-6F2948CC6027}" />
<EventID>35</EventID>
<Version>0</Version>
<Level>2</Level>
<Task>2</Task>
<Opcode>0</Opcode>
<Keywords>0x8000000000000000</Keywords>
<TimeCreated SystemTime="2010-05-10T11:58:06.479222800Z" />
<EventRecordID>44990</EventRecordID>
<Correlation />
<Execution ProcessID="4" ThreadID="56" />
<Channel>System</Channel>
<Computer>Bill-VM</Computer>
<Security UserID="S-1-5-18" />
</System>
<EventData>
<Data Name="Group">0</Data>
<Data Name="Number">0</Data>
</EventData>
</Event>
 

My Computer

OS
Win 7 Pro x 64, Win 7 Starter
Whats the wattage of your PSU? Is your MOBO BIOS upto date?
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Packard Bell MH36-U300
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate 64-Bit
CPU
Intel(R) Pentium(R) Dual CPU T3400 @ 2.16GHz
Memory
2GB DDR2
Graphics Card(s)
Mobile Intel(R) 4 Series Express Chipset
Sound Card
Realtek High Definition Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
15" LCD
Screen Resolution
1280 x 800
Hard Drives
320GB Western Digital
Case
Notebook
Internet Speed
10Mbps
Just got an email from Velocity Micro.

"This is a common message you will find in event viewer with PC's using similar hardware under windows 7. It does not actually indicate a malfunction at all. It is due to intel speedstep technology being disabled in the motherboards bios which we do intentionally to help with performance and stability. You may download an updated bios revision for your motherboard which may or may not stop that message from coming up on event viewer but as I said, there is no need to worry at all."

They also sent me a link with the latest Bios update.
Now I need to decide If I should try to fix what isn't broken.
 

My Computer

OS
Win 7 Pro x 64, Win 7 Starter
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