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6 cool ‘n’ quiet!™ technology, 1 enabling cool ‘n’ quiet!™ technology – Asus M2V User Manual

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Chapter 5: Software support

5.6 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.

5.6.1 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.

Make sure to install the Cool ‘n’ Quiet!™ driver and application before

using this feature.