No Automatic Processor Performance Setting

I am the new owner of a refurbished 17" Powerbook G4, 1.67GHZ, Dual Layer Superdrive. On my previous Powerbooks, in the energy saver control panel there always was the option for Automatic Processor Performance Setting, where one could set the processor to reduced, automatic or highest. On this new machine, there is no Automatic Processor Performance Setting! Any explanation?
Powerbook G4 17" 1.67GHZ Mac OS X (10.4.8) 2GB RAM, 160GB 128MB VRAM DL SuperDrive

Thanks again, I found the answer in the Developer notes here: http://developer.apple.com/documentation/Hardware/DeveloperNotes/Macintosh_CPUs-G4/17inchPowerBookG4/1Overview/chapter_2_section_6.html#//a ppleref/doc/uid/TP40003166-CH205-TPXREF115.
Powerbook G4 17" 1.67GHZ Mac OS X (10.4.8) 2GB RAM, 160GB 128MB VRAM

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