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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 Enabling Cool 'n' Quiet!™ Technology To enable Cool 'n' Quiet!™ Technology: 1. Turn on the system and enter BIOS by pressing the key during the Power On Self-Tests (POST). 2. In the Advanced > CPU Configuration > AMD CPU Cool & Quiet Configuration menu, select the item Cool N'Quiet and set it to Enabled. See section "4.4 Advanced Menu" in the user guide. 3. In the Power menu, select the item ACPI 2.0 Support and set it to Yes. 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® 2000/XP 1. From the Windows® 2000/XP operating system, click the Start button. Select Settings, then Control Panel. 2. Make sure the Control Panel is set to Classic View. 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. 5-24 Make sure to install the Cool 'n' Quiet!™ driver and application before using this feature. Chapter 5: Software support

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Chapter 5: Software support
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
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 & Quiet
Configuration
menu, select the item
Cool N’Quiet
and set it to
Enabled
. See section “4.4 Advanced Menu” in the user guide.
3.
In the
Power
menu, select the item
ACPI 2.0 Support
and set it to
Yes
. 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
®
2000/XP
1.
From the Windows
®
2000/XP operating system, click the
Start
button.
Select
Settings
, then
Control Panel
.
2.
Make sure the Control Panel is
set to Classic View.
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 ‘n’ Quiet!™ driver and application before
using this feature.