Cool 'N' Quiet™ Technology - Asus A8R-MVP User Manual

5.3.4 5.3.4 5.3.4 Cool 'n' Quiet™ Technology Cool 'n' Quiet™ Technology Cool 'n' Quiet™ Technology
5.3.4 5.3.4 Cool 'n' Quiet™ Technology Cool 'n' Quiet™ Technology
The motherboard supports the AMD Cool 'n' Quiet™ Technology that
dynamically and automatically change the CPU speed, voltage, and amount
of power depending on the task the CPU performs.
Enabling Cool 'n' Quiet™ Technology Enabling Cool 'n' Quiet™ Technology
Enabling Cool 'n' Quiet™ Technology Enabling Cool 'n' Quiet™ Technology Enabling Cool 'n' Quiet™ Technology
To enable Cool 'n' Quiet™ Technology:
1. Turn on the system and enter BIOS by pressing the <Del> key during
the Power On Self-Tests (POST).
2. Go to the A d v a n c e d M e n u - > C P U C o n f i g u r a t i o n A d v a n c e d M e n u - > C P U C o n f i g u r a t i o n A d v a n c e d M e n u - > C P U C o n f i g u r a t i o n A d v a n c e d M e n u - > C P U C o n f i g u r a t i o n, select the A d v a n c e d M e n u - > C P U C o n f i g u r a t i o n
item C o o l ' n ' Q u i e t C o o l ' n ' Q u i e t C o o l ' n ' Q u i e t and set it to E n a b l e d C o o l ' n ' Q u i e t C o o l ' n ' Q u i e t
Configuration."
P o w e r P o w e r
3. In the P o w e r P o w e r P o w e r menu, select the item A C P I 2 . 0 S u p p o r t
to Y e s Y e s Y e s Y e s. See section "4.5 Power Menu."
Y e s
4. Save your changes and exit BIOS Setup.
5. Reboot your computer and set your Power Options Properties
depending on your operating system.
The Cool 'n' Quiet™ Technology item is set to [Disabled] by default in
the BIOS.
Windows Windows Windows Windows Windows ® ® ® ® ® 2000/XP 2000/XP 2000/XP 2000/XP 2000/XP
1. From the Windows
button. Select S e t t i n g s
C o n t r o l P a n e l C o n t r o l P a n e l
C o n t r o l P a n e l C o n t r o l P a n e l. C o n t r o l P a n e l
2. Make sure the Control Panel is
set to Classic View.
3. Double-click the D i s p l a y
the Control Panel then select the
S c r e e n S a v e r S c r e e n S a v e r tab. S c r e e n S a v e r S c r e e n S a v e r S c r e e n S a v e r
4. Click the P o w e r . . . P o w e r . . . P o w e r . . . button. The P o w e r . . . P o w e r . . .
following dialog box appears.
P o w e r s c h e m e s P o w e r s c h e m e s
5. From the P o w e r s c h e m e s P o w e r s c h e m e s P o w e r s c h e m e s
combo list box, select M i n i m a l
P o w e r M a n a g e m e n t P o w e r M a n a g e m e n t P o w e r M a n a g e m e n t. P o w e r M a n a g e m e n t P o w e r M a n a g e m e n t
6. Click O K O K O K O K to effect settings. O K
Make sure to install the Cool
'n' Quiet™ driver and
application before using this feature.
A S U S A 8 R - M V P A S U S A 8 R - M V P
A S U S A 8 R - M V P A S U S A 8 R - M V P A S U S A 8 R - M V P
® 2000/XP operating system, click the S t a r t
S e t t i n g s S e t t i n g s
S e t t i n g s S e t t i n g s, then
D i s p l a y icon in D i s p l a y D i s p l a y
D i s p l a y
M i n i m a l M i n i m a l M i n i m a l
M i n i m a l
E n a b l e d. See section "4.4.2 CPU E n a b l e d E n a b l e d E n a b l e d
A C P I 2 . 0 S u p p o r t A C P I 2 . 0 S u p p o r t
A C P I 2 . 0 S u p p o r t and set it A C P I 2 . 0 S u p p o r t
S t a r t S t a r t S t a r t S t a r t
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