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► AMD K8 Cool&Quiet Control Appears only when CPU supports

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Fox Central Control Unit Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Fox Central Control Unit ► Smart BIOS ► Fox Intelligent Overclock ► Memory Timing Setting ► Voltage Options AMD K8 Cool&Quiet Control AMD Family 10h Down Core CPU Spread Spectrum PCI Spread Spectrum K8NB HT Speed K8NB HT Width Super BIOS Protect Auto Detect PCI CIK [Press Enter] Item Help [Press Enter] [Press Enter] Menu Level ► [Press Enter] [Auto] [Auto] [Disabled] [Disabled] [Auto] [Auto] [Disabled] [Enabled] 3 Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help F5: Previous Values F7: Optimized Defaults ► Smart BIOS / Fox Intelligent Overclock / Memory Timing Setting / Voltage Options Press [Enter] to get into each submenu. ► AMD K8 Cool&Quiet Control (Appears only when CPU supports) This option helps lowering down the CPU frequency and voltage when system is idling. When the CPU speed is slowing down, the temperature will drop as well. This option will be displayed only if your CPU is supporting this feature. ► AMD Family 10h Down Core (Appears only when CPU supports) At this moment, AMD family 10 series is equivalent to AM2+, and most CPU in this series are Quad Cores. This option enables shutting down portions of the circuits in core when not in load, it is a new feature of AM2+ CPU. [Auto] : Enable entire cores, [Single Core] : Enable 1 core, [Dual Core] : Enable 2 cores, [Tri Core] : Enable 3 cores, [Quad Core] : Enable 4 cores. This option will be displayed only if your CPU is supporting this feature. ► CPU Spread Spectrum This option is used to enable or disable clock generator spread spectrum.If you enabled this function, it can significantly reduce the EMI (Electromagnetic Interference) generated by the system, so to comply with FCC regulation. But if overclocking is activated, you had better disable it. ► PCI Spread Spectrum This option is used to enable or disable the PCI spread spectrum function.If you enabled this function, it can significantly reduce the EMI (Electromagnetic Interference) generated by the system, so to comply with FCC regulation. ► K8NB HT Speed HT stands for HyperTransport bus. The CPUNB HT Speed option controls the physical speed of the CPU to Northbridge HT link. The settings are [Auto], [200 MHz], [400 MHz], [800 MHz] and [1 GHz]. 23

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Fox Central Control Unit
► Smart BIOS / Fox Intelligent Overclock / Memory Timing Setting / Voltage Options
Press [Enter] to get into each submenu.
► AMD K8 Cool&Quiet Control (Appears only when CPU supports)
This option helps lowering down the CPU frequency and voltage when system is idling.
When the CPU speed is slowing down, the temperature will drop as well. This option will be
displayed only if your CPU is supporting this feature.
► AMD Family 10h Down Core
(Appears only when CPU supports)
At this moment, AMD family 10 series is equivalent to AM2+, and most CPU in this series are
Quad Cores. This option enables shutting down portions of the circuits in core when not in
load, it is a new feature of AM2+ CPU.
[Auto] : Enable entire cores,
[Single Core] :
Enable 1 core,
[Dual Core] : Enable 2 cores,
[Tri Core] : Enable 3 cores,
[Quad Core] : Enable 4 cores.
This option will be displayed only if your CPU is supporting this feature.
► CPU Spread Spectrum
This option is used to enable or disable clock generator spread spectrum.If you enabled this
function, it can significantly reduce the EMI (Electromagnetic Interference) generated by the
system, so to comply with FCC regulation. But if overclocking is activated, you had better dis-
able it.
► PCI Spread Spectrum
This option is used to enable or disable the PCI spread spectrum function.If you enabled this
function, it can significantly reduce the EMI (Electromagnetic Interference) generated by the
system, so to comply with FCC regulation.
► K8<->NB HT Speed
HT stands for HyperTransport bus. The CPU<->NB HT Speed option controls the physical
speed of the CPU to Northbridge HT link. The settings are [Auto], [200 MHz], [400 MHz], [800
MHz] and [1 GHz].
Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility
Fox Central Control Unit
► Smart BIOS
[Press Enter]
Item Help
► Fox Intelligent Overclock
[Press Enter]
► Memory Timing Setting
[Press Enter]
Menu Level
► Voltage Options
[Press Enter]
AMD K8 Cool&Quiet Control
[Auto]
AMD Family 10h Down Core
[Auto]
CPU Spread Spectrum
[Disabled]
PCI Spread Spectrum
[Disabled]
K8<->NB HT Speed
[Auto]
K8<->NB HT Width
[Auto]
Super BIOS Protect
[Disabled]
Auto Detect PCI CIK
[Enabled]
↑↓→←:Move
Enter:Select
+/-/PU/PD:Value
F10:Save
ESC:Exit
F1:General Help
F5: Previous Values
F7: Optimized Defaults
Press Enter