7 cool ‘n’ quiet!™ technology – Asus A8N-SLI Premium User Manual
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5.7
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.
5.7.1
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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.
In the Advanced > CPU Configuration > AMD CPU Cool &
A d v a n c e d > C P U C o n f i g u r a t i o n > A M D C P U C o o l &
A d v a n c e d > C P U C o n f i g u r a t i o n > A M D C P U C o o l &
A d v a n c e d > C P U C o n f i g u r a t i o n > A M D C P U C o o l &
A d v a n c e d > C P U C o n f i g u r a t i o n > A M D C P U C o o l &
Q u i e t C o n f i g u r a t i o n
Q u i e t C o n f i g u r a t i o n
Q u i e t C o n f i g u r a t i o n
Q u i e t C o n f i g u r a t i o n
Q u i e t C o n f i g u r a t i o n menu, select the 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
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
E n a b l e d
E n a b l e d
E n a b l e d
E n a b l e d. See section “4.4 Advanced Menu” in the user guide.
3.
In the P o w e r
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
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
A C P I 2 . 0 S u p p o r t and set it
to Y e s
Y e s
Y e s
Y e s
Y e s. See section “4.5 Power Menu” in the user guide.
4.
Save your changes and exit BIOS Setup.
5.
Reboot your computer and set your Power Option Properties
depending on your operating system.
Windows
Windows
Windows
Windows
Windows
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2000/XP
2000/XP
2000/XP
2000/XP
2000/XP
1.
From the Windows
®
2000/XP operating system, click the S t a r t
S t a r t
S t a r t
S t a r t
S t a r t
button. Select 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
S e t t i n g s, then 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
D i s p l a y
D i s p l a y
D i s p l a y
D i s p l a y icon in
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
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 tab.
4.
Click the P o w e r . . .
P o w e r . . .
P o w e r . . .
P o w e r . . .
P o w e r . . . button. The
following dialog box appears.
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
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
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
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
O K to effect settings.
Make sure to install the Cool ‘n’ Quiet!™ driver and application before
using this feature.