diff --git a/src/cpu/amd/model_10xxx/fidvid.c b/src/cpu/amd/model_10xxx/fidvid.c
index 53a5f18751..d621f8ddf2 100644
--- a/src/cpu/amd/model_10xxx/fidvid.c
+++ b/src/cpu/amd/model_10xxx/fidvid.c
@@ -85,6 +85,58 @@ static void enableNbPState1( device_t dev ) {
   }
 }
 
+static u8 setPStateMaxVal( device_t dev ) {
+      u8 i,maxpstate=0;  
+      for (i = 0; i < NM_PS_REG; i++) {
+         msr_t msr =  rdmsr(PS_REG_BASE + i);
+         if (msr.hi & PS_IDD_VALUE_MASK) {
+	   msr.hi |= PS_EN_MASK ;
+	     wrmsr(PS_REG_BASE + i, msr);
+	 }
+         if (msr.hi | PS_EN_MASK) {
+	   maxpstate = i;
+	 }
+      }
+      //FIXME: CPTC2 and HTC_REG should get max per node, not per core ?
+      u32 reg = pci_read_config32(dev, CPTC2);
+      reg &= PS_MAX_VAL_MASK;
+      reg |= (maxpstate << PS_MAX_VAL_POS);
+      pci_write_config32(dev, CPTC2,reg);
+      return maxpstate;
+}
+
+static void dualPlaneOnly(  device_t dev ) {
+  // BKDG 2.4.2.7
+
+  u32 cpuRev =  mctGetLogicalCPUID(0xFF);
+  if ((mctGetProcessorPackageType() ==  AMD_PKGTYPE_AM3_2r2)
+      && (cpuRev & AMD_DR_Cx)) { // should be rev C or rev E but there's no constant for E
+    if ( (pci_read_config32(dev, 0x1FC) & DUAL_PLANE_ONLY_MASK)
+	 && (pci_read_config32(dev, 0xA0) & PVI_MODE) ){
+      if (cpuid_edx(0x80000007) & CPB_MASK) {
+          // revision E only, but E is apparently not supported yet, therefore untested
+         msr_t minPstate = rdmsr(0xC0010065);
+         wrmsr(0xC0010065, rdmsr(0xC0010068) );
+         wrmsr(0xC0010068,minPstate);
+      } else {
+	 msr_t msr;
+         msr.lo=0; msr.hi=0;
+         wrmsr(0xC0010064, rdmsr(0xC0010068) );
+         wrmsr(0xC0010068, msr );
+      }  
+      
+      //FIXME: CPTC2 and HTC_REG should get max per node, not per core ?
+      u8 maxpstate = setPStateMaxVal(dev);
+
+      u32 reg = pci_read_config32(dev, HTC_REG);
+      reg &= HTC_PS_LMT_MASK;
+      reg |= (maxpstate << PS_LIMIT_POS);
+      pci_write_config32(dev, HTC_REG,reg);
+
+    }
+  }
+}
+
 static void setVSRamp(device_t dev) {
 	/* BKDG r31116 2010-04-22  2.4.1.7 step b F3xD8[VSRampTime]
          * If this field accepts 8 values between 10 and 500 us why
@@ -819,6 +871,7 @@ static void init_fidvid_stage2(u32 apicid, u32 nodeid)
 	dtemp |= PLLLOCK_DFT_L;
 	pci_write_config32(dev, 0xA0, dtemp);
 
+        dualPlaneOnly(dev);
         enableNbPState1(dev);
 	finalPstateChange();
 
diff --git a/src/northbridge/amd/amdht/AsPsDefs.h b/src/northbridge/amd/amdht/AsPsDefs.h
index 13e6548873..ef2e75e4b6 100644
--- a/src/northbridge/amd/amdht/AsPsDefs.h
+++ b/src/northbridge/amd/amdht/AsPsDefs.h
@@ -191,6 +191,7 @@
 #define NB_SYN_PTR_ADJ_MASK (0x7 << NB_SYN_PTR_ADJ_POS)  /* NbsynPtrAdj bit mask */
 
 #define PRCT_INFO 0x1fc		/* Product Info Register */
+#define DUAL_PLANE_ONLY_MASK 0x80000000  /* F3x1FC[DualPlaneOnly] */
 #define UNI_NB_FID_BIT 2		/* UniNbFid bit position */
 #define UNI_NB_VID_BIT 7		/* UniNbVid bit position */
 #define SPLT_NB_FID_OFFSET 14		/* SpltNbFidOffset value bit position */
@@ -199,6 +200,8 @@
 #define NB_VID_UPDATE_ALL 0x02		/* F3x1FC[NbVidUpdatedAll] bit mask */
 #define C_FID_DID_M_OFF  0xfffffe00	/* mask off Core FID & DID */
 
+#define CPB_MASK 0x00000020             /* core performance
+					   boost. CPUID Fn8000 0007 edx */
 #define PW_CTL_MISC 0x0a0		/* Power Control Miscellaneous Register */
 #define COF_VID_PROG_BIT 0x80000000	/* CofVidProg bit. 0= unfused part */
 #define DUAL_VDD_BIT 0x40000000	/* DualVdd bit. */