Software Information; Cool 'N' Quiet!™ Technology - Asus Vintage AH1 User Manual

3.4

Software information

Most of the applications in the support CD have wizards that will
conveniently guide you through the installation. View the online help or
readme file that came with the software for more information.
3.4.1 3.4.1 Cool 'n' Quiet!™ Technology Cool 'n' Quiet!™ Technology
3.4.1 3.4.1 3.4.1 Cool 'n' Quiet!™ Technology 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
C o o l ' n ' Q u i e t C o o l ' n ' Q u i e t
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
Configuration."
3. In the P o w e r 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
P o w e r
to Y e s Y e s Y e s. See section "5.5 Power Menu." Y e s Y e s
4. Save your changes and exit BIOS Setup.
5. Reboot your computer and set your Power Option Properties
depending on your operating system.
The Cool 'n' Quiet!™ Technology item is set to [Enabled] by default in
the BIOS.
Windows Windows Windows ® ® ® ® ®
Windows Windows
1. From the Windows
operating system, click the S t a r t
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
Control Panel then select the S c r e e n
S a v e r S a v e r tab. S a v e r S a v e r S a v e r
4. Click the P o w e r . . .
following dialog box appears.
5. From the P o w e r s c h e m e s
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
6. Click O K O K O K to effect settings. O K
O K
3 - 6 3 - 6 3 - 6 3 - 6 3 - 6
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
2000/XP 2000/XP 2000/XP
2000/XP 2000/XP
® 2000/XP
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 D i s p l a y icon in the D i s p l a y
D i s p l a y
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 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 P o w e r s c h e m e s combo
M i n i m a l P o w e r M a n a g e m e n t. M i n i m a l P o w e r M a n a g e m e n t M i n i m a l P o w e r M a n a g e m e n t
M i n i m a l P o w e r M a n a g e m e n t
E n a b l e d E n a b l e d
E n a b l e d. See section "5.4.1 CPU 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 and set it 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
S t a r t S t a r t S t a r t S t a r t
S c r e e n S c r e e n S c r e e n S c r e e n
C h a p t e r 3 : S t a r t i n g u p C h a p t e r 3 : S t a r t i n g u p C h a p t e r 3 : S t a r t i n g u p C h a p t e r 3 : S t a r t i n g u p C h a p t e r 3 : S t a r t i n g u p