Asus EPU-6 Application Manual

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ASUS EPU-6 Engine

ASUS EPU-6 Engine is an energy-efcient tool that satises different computing needs. This utility provides four modes that you can select to enhance system performance or save power. Selecting Auto mode will have the system shift modes automatically according to current system status. You can also customize each mode by conguring settings like CPU frequency, vCore Voltage, and Fan Control.

Installing 6 Engine

To install 6 Engine on your computer:

1. Place the support DVD to the optical drive. The Drivers installation tab appears if your computer has an enabled Autorun feature.

2. Click the

3. Follow the screen instructions to complete installation.

Launching 6 Engine

Launch 6 Engine by double-clicking the 6 Engine icon on the Windows® notication area.

The rst time you launch 6 Engine, the following message will appear, asking you to run Calibration rst. Running calibration allows the system to detect CPU properties to optimize power management.

Click Run Calibration and wait for a few seconds. Then, the 6 Engine main menu appears.

Drivers tab and then click ASUS EPU-Six Engine.

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6 Engine main menu

Displays the following message if no VGA power saving engine is detected.

Displays

current

mode

Displays CPU Power and Total CPU Energy Saving

Lights up when power saving engine is activated

Displays the amount of CO2 reduced

*Shifts between the display of Total and Current CO2 reduced

Auto Mode

Turbo Mode

High Performance Mode

Medium Power Saving Mode

Max. Power Saving Mode

Advanced settings for each mode (refer to the next page for further information)

Runs calibration

Displays the system properties of each mode

Exits the utility

*• Click Current to show the CO2 that has been reduced since

you click the Renew button .

*• Click Total

to show the total CO2 that has been reduced

since you launched 6 Engine.

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Advanced settings menu

Click Setting ( ) from the 6 Engine main menu to display conguration options in each mode. Some options in certain modes are dimmed, meaning that they are not available.

Click to select a mode

Move the slider to adjust

Click the arrow to see more options

Restore default settings

Click to apply settings

Click to abort settings

Conguration options in Advanced settings menu

The following lists the conguration options and their denitions in Advanced settings menu.

• CPU Frequency:

• vCore Voltage Downgrade:

• High: Downgrades voltage to the highest level for CPU power saving.

• Medium: Downgrades voltage to the medium level.

• Small:

• Chipset Voltage Downgrade:

• Turn Off hard disks:

after a certain time.

• CPU Loadline:

• Light: Saves CPU power to the minimum level.

• Medium:

• Heavy:

Raises or lowers CPU frequency to a certain percentage.

Lowers CPU vCore voltage.

Downgrades voltage to the minimum level.

Turns on/off chipset voltage.

Turns off hard disk drives when they are not accessed

Sets up the CPU loadline to manage CPU power saving.

Saves CPU power to the medium level.

Saves CPU power to the highest level.

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• Fan Control:

• Quiet:

• Slow:

• AI Nap Idle Time:

Adjusts fan speeds to reduce noise and save system power.

Lowers CPU fan speed and shuts off two chassis fans.

Lowers CPU fan and two chassis fan speeds.

Enters AI Nap mode after a certain time during system idle

process.

Refer to the following table for the conguration options in each mode.

Conguration

options

CPU Frequency

vCore Voltage Downgrade

Chipset Voltage Downgrade

Turn Off hard disks

CPU Loadline N/A N/A Light/Medium/

Fan Control N/A N/A Keep Bios

AI Nap Idle Time

Turbo Mode High

Overclocking +1% to +30%

N/A N/A Small/Medium/

N/A N/A On/Off On/Off