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5 cool ʻnʼ quiet!™ technology, 1 enabling cool ʻnʼ quiet!™ technology – Asus K8U-X User Manual

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ASUS K8U-X Motherboard

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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.

Make sure to install the Cool ʻnʼ Quiet!™ driver and application when using this feature.

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

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.

Windows

®

2000/XP:

1. Make sure the Control Panel is set

to Classic View.

2. From the Windows

®

2000/XP

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.