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Pi is developing quite the range of OS support now. I've hacked in (cough) Diet Pi as it is, in my experience, a stable and very versatile solution. I'm using it for a VPN, DNLA server and even a three variations of Minecraft servers distributed over just two machines. It also comes with at least two desktops (Mate and LXDE) and a bunch of other stuff. Someone should make a page. I'm not connected to the project (save for being a patron) but I believe it deserves a mention. <small class="autosigned">—&nbsp;Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/82.16.170.111|82.16.170.111]] ([[User talk:82.16.170.111|talk]]) 21:00, 10 June 2016 (UTC)</small><!-- Template:Unsigned IP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->

== What is "overvolt"? ==

In section ''[[Raspberry_Pi#Overclocking|Overclocking]]'' there is "6 overvolt", "2 overvolt" and "0 overvolt". What does that mean? It is not clear at all from the context.

For instance, is there an implicit unit, like 0.1 volt? In that case, shouldn't the voltage be stated instead, like 0.6&nbsp;V overvoltage? --[[User:Mortense|Mortense]] ([[User talk:Mortense|talk]]) 10:17, 22 July 2016 (UTC)

:[http://www.overclockers.com/forums/showthread.php/384756-How-Overvolting-Works-The-Dangers-of-Overvolting-and-quot-Safe-quot-Overvolting-Technique This] explains better than I ever could exactly what [[overvoltage|overvolt]] is in regards to overclocking. However, you're correct about the unit inclusion, I imagine it ''should'' read {{tq|2v overvolt}} -- [[User:Samtar|'''sam'''''tar'']] ^{<small>[[User_talk:Samtar|talk]] or [[Special:Contributions/Samtar|stalk]]</small>} 10:25, 22 July 2016 (UTC)

:: Isn't the correct term ''overvoltage'' (''over'' + ''voltage'')? [[wiktionary:overvoltage|Wiktionary has it]], but in a slightly different context. Or perhaps as an action, ''overvolting'', as in Wikipedia article ''[[Dynamic voltage scaling]]''.

:: BTW, the unit must be lower than 1 volt. 6 volts is way too much; it would fry the electronics. It could be 0.01 volt, +0.06&nbsp;V for [http://elinux.org/RPi_Hardware#Power the core voltage of 1.2&nbsp;V] (5% relative change). Or it could be some entirely different unit. --[[User:Mortense|Mortense]] ([[User talk:Mortense|talk]]) 12:45, 22 July 2016 (UTC)

::: Looking closer, yes I think you're right there - I personally would write it as {{tq|overvolting the ''whatever'' by 0.2 volts^?}} -- [[User:Samtar|'''sam'''''tar'']] ^{<small>[[User_talk:Samtar|talk]] or [[Special:Contributions/Samtar|stalk]]</small>} 14:04, 22 July 2016 (UTC)