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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.
To enable Cool ‘n’ Quiet technology:
1. Turn on the system and enter BIOS by pressing the Delete 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.
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4. Save your changes and exit BIOS Setup.
If you are using Windows 2000/XP operating system:
1. From the Windows 2000/XP operating system, click the Start button.
Select Settings, then Control Panel.
2. Switch 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 implement settings.
Make sure to install the
Cool ‘n’ Quiet! driver and
application when using
this feature.
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If you are using Windows 98SE/ME operating system:
1. From the Windows 98SE/ME operating system, click the Start button.
Select Settings, then Control Panel.
2. Double-click the Display icon in
the Control Panel then select the
Screen Saver tab.
3. From the Energy saving features
of monitor group, click the
Settings... button.
4. From the Power Options
Properties dialog box, select
the AMD’s Cool ‘n’ Quiet(tm)
Technology tab.
5. Click the Performance combo
list box, to select desired
mode. Automatic mode is the
recommended setting.
6. Click OK to implement
settings.
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