Cool'n'Quiet™ Technology Overview

In the past, increased processor performance has often meant increased power consumption and increased noise levels. AMD's Cool'n'Quiet™ technology is an innovative solution available on AMD Athlon™ 64 processor-based systems that can effectively lower the power consumption and enable a quieter-running system while delivering performance-on-demand, for the ultimate computing experience.

AMD and its partners have worked together to implement Cool'n'Quiet™ technology as a system feature that consists of: a processor with Cool'n'Quiet technology enabled, motherboard, supporting BIOS, software driver and CPU cooler.

AMD’s Cool'n'Quiet™ technology received special ENERGY STAR^® recognition in 2005 from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for the advancement of energy-efficient computer technology.

The Key Benefits of Cool'n'Quiet™ Technology are:

Consumer:

• Reduces heat output from your PC

• Quiet PCs for a quiet home

• Can reduce PC power consumption

Commercial:

• Reduces heat output from your PC

• Quiet PCs for business and educational environments

• Can reduce PC power consumption

Cool'n'Quiet™ Technology Installation Guide for AMD Athlon™ 64 processor-based systems
This document is intended for use by those who are interested in enabling Cool'n'Quiet technology functionality on an AMD Athlon™ 64 processor-based system. This document is a step-by-step guide indicating the correct components to be used, as well as instructions on obtaining and installing the correct driver software.

Cool'n'Quiet™ Dashboard Demo - This utility displays a graphical dashboard showing the current voltage,frequency, power savings, and utilization of a processor running on a Cool'n'Quiet™ technology-enabled system.The utility can be run on Windows^® 2000, Windows^® XP, and 64-bit Windows^®.