How to Enable AMD Cool'n'Quiet Feature in Windows Vista

AMD not provided AMD Processors Driver for Vista that include Cool'n'Quiet driver as usual in their website. However, Windows Vista has advanced power management that support Cool'n'Quiet technology.

To enable these features you must create or select an appropriate power plan. Just follow these steps:

Go to Control Panel and select Power Options.

Click on Change power-saving settings.

Now you have the option to select the power plan you prefer from the default list or create a new one. In order to take advantage of the power management features of your system the Balanced and Power saverplans are good options. If you select High performance, Cool'n'Quiet or SpeedStep will be disabled.

If you are the type that prefers to customize his operating system to the very last detail, you could create your own power plan. To do that, click on the Create a power plan button.

Choose a standard plan as a base for the one you create and then type a name for it. Click Next.

First select when to turn off the display and when to put the computer to sleep. After that, click on the Create button.

After the plan is created you will be redirected to the Select a power plan window. Under the name of your newly created plan you will see a Change plan settingslink. Click on it and then click on Change advanced power settings. Then, the Advanced settings window will open.

In this window you have the possibility to make advanced changes to your power plan. To take advantage of the power saving features offered by your processor, go to Processor power management. Here you can set the minimum and maximum states of your processor. Depending on the system load, your processor frequency and voltage will fluctuate according to these settings.