Cool and Quiet How to Vista Features Discuss Cool and Quiet How to in the Windows Vista forums; Ripped from the pages of PC Magazine One of the most common gripes we've seen in message boards all around the Internet involve users not being able to install ...

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Ripped from the pages of PC Magazine

One of the most common gripes we've seen in message boards all around the Internet involve users not being able to install AMD's Cool & Quiet drivers on Windows Vista, and therefore not getting the power saving effect. AMD's driver Web pages only contain C&Q drivers for Windows XP.

C&Q has been around for a few generations of AMD processors and, provided the chip is installed on a compatible motherboard, it regulates the CPU's multiplier and voltage to go into low power states when the full processor power isn't needed. Since most motherboards contain intelligent circuitry for their CPU fans, the fan will usually slow down when the CPU isn't running hot enough to require full cooling force.

Why isn't there an easy-to-find Vista driver for C&Q features? Simple—it's built in! Windows Vista contains full support for C&Q from the onset, and it even gives you a bit of control over how it runs the CPU.

Go to Control Panel, click System, and click Power Options. Pick a plan, any plan, and click Change Plan Settings—for instance, beneath High Performance, click the blue text. The first page you see shows you how the computer will behave when plugged in and when on battery power; click Change Advanced Power Settings. A dialog box will appear.

Scroll down in the list box until you see Processor Power Management, and click the little + next to it. Now, you can set the minimum and maximum power states for the CPU while on battery, and while plugged in. You set a range, in percentage of the CPU's maximum power, for the processor to adhere to. For instance, in Power Saver mode you might set the minimums to 1 percent and max to 50 percent to save battery life; in High Performance mode you might force the CPU to run at 100 percent across the board for pure gaming muscle. The operating system will throttle the CPU as needed, staying between the power points you specify.

Snuffy:

Have you tried this yet?

Also I've been looking for a similar function to allow me to monitor other fan speeds and temps on my mother board. So far no luck. The one that came with my motherboard had an undesirable effect.

[Snuffy]

Strange the factory version did not work.

The one that came with my motherboard had an undesirable effect.

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Many 3rd party programs are available to assist in monitoring fans, different temps.

Not I did not try on my Desktop. I have manual fan controls, which I can adjust depending on the CPU Temp which is displayed on the front panel.
and my Laptop is enabled by default..via the Bios.

Originally Posted by Snuffy

Strange the factory version did not work...
Many 3rd party programs are available to assist in monitoring fans, different temps.

Not I did not try on my Desktop. I have manual fan controls, which I can adjust depending on the CPU Temp which is displayed on the front panel.
and my Laptop is enabled by default..via the Bios.

Asus does not certify their A8N32-SLI Deluxe for Windows Vista. Hence they aren't delivering Vista Apps for them.

[Snuffy]

With relatively little fanfare, NVIDIA announced in August of 2005 that they had updated their nForce4 SLI chipset.

That old I'm sure it is not Vista compatible.
So try making it think it is a Laptop... just always plugged in.

Actually the motherboard is not old. I bought it only 6 months ago.

[Snuffy]

Was refering to when it was first sold, not when you purchased it. Two years ago, nothing much was Vista Approved.
Yes, there were some...