Asus K8N4-E DELUXE - Manual (Page 130)

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5.3.4 5.3.4 5.3.4 5.3.4 5.3.4 Cool ‘n’ Quiet!™ Technology Cool ‘n’ Quiet!™ Technology Cool ‘n’ Quiet!™ Technology Cool ‘n’ Quiet!™ Technology 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.
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 key during
the Power On Self-Tests (POST).
2. Go to Advanced -> CPU Configuration -> AMD K8 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 K 8 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 K 8 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 K 8 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 K 8 C o o l
‘ n ’ Q u i e t ‘ n ’ Q u i e t ‘ n ’ Q u i e t ‘ n ’ Q u i e t ‘ n ’ Q u i e t C o n t r o l C o n t r o l C o n t r o l C o n t r o l C o n t r o l and set it to [Enabled]. See section “4.4
Advanced Menu.”
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 [Enabled]. See section “4.5 Power Menu.”
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 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 P o w e r
M i n i m a l P o w e r M i n i m a l P o w e r M i n i m a l P o w e r M i n i m a l P o w e r
M a n a g e m e n t
M a n a g e m e n t M a n a g e m e n t M a n a g e m e n t 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.