Cool ʻNʼ Quiet!™ Technology - Asus K8U-X - Socket 754 Motherboard User Manual

3.5 Cool ʻnʼ Quiet!™ Technology
The motherboard supports the AMD Cool ʻnʼ Quiet!™ Technology that dynamically
and automatically change the CPU speed and voltage depending on the task the
CPU performs.
3.5.1 Enabling Cool ʻnʼ Quiet!™ Technology
To enable Cool ʻnʼ Quiet!™ technology:
1. Turn on the system and enter BIOS by pressing the <Del> key during the
Power On Self-Tests (POST).
2. In the Advanced > CPU Configuration > AMD CPU Cool & Quiet
Configuration menu, select the item Cool NʼQuiet and set it to Enabled. See
section "2.4 Advanced Menu" for details.
3. In the Power menu, select the item ACPI 2.0 Support and set it to Yes. See
section "2.5 Power Menu" for details.
4. Save your changes and exit BIOS Setup.
5. Reboot your computer and set your Power Option Properties depending on
your operating system.
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Windows 2000/XP:
1. Make sure the Control Panel is set
to Classic View.
2. From the Windows
operating system, click the Start
button. Select Settings, then
Control Panel.
3. Double-click the Display icon in
the Control Panel then select the
Screen Saver tab.
4. Click the Power... button. The
following dialog box appears.
5. From the Power schemes combo
list box, select Minimal Power
Management.
6. Click OK to effect settings.
Make sure to install the Cool ʻnʼ Quiet!™ driver and application when using this feature.
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