Cool'and'Quiet, How can I tell if it is working?

GEWB said:

OK, that's the last BIOS update. Check in your BIOS to be sure C-n-C is enabled.

Regards,
GEWB

That is what started this thread. If I enable C'n'Q, Windows 7 freezes at start up. I get to the Windows flags on a black background and there it sits.

I change C'n'Q back (disable) and everything seems to work (except C'n'Q).

stormy13 said:

You could also try multiplier of 14 and bus of 200

Which are also the default values for the FX-62,

techPowerUp! :: CPU Database : AMD Athlon 64 FX-62

Wouldn't happen to have any of the auto overclocking features in the bios (of which there are a few) enabled would you? Also what bios version are you running on the board? The Mainboard tab in CPUz should show it. Reason for asking is Asus has a beta bios listed for that board that has a fix for Cool and Quiet,

M2N32-SLI Deluxe BIOS 2209
Fix the CPU multiplier cannot be changed when Cool&Quiet is enabled.
File Size 762,33 (KBytes) 2009.09.21 update

You are correct, there are a few overclocking related options that may have been changed and may be related to my problem.

Without recording the configuration (when it was working fine), I reset the bios while troubleshooting a Windows 7 installation problem.

Can I do damage by changing these settings?

Could an incorrect combination of settings be the reason for W7 startup freezes with Cool'and'Quiet enabled?

Could an incorrect combination of settings be the reason for W7 startup freezes with Cool'and'Quiet enabled?

Quite possible. The fun part if it is, is figuring out which setting. It could also be something in Windows itself hat doesn't like when it is enabled.

Let's start with from within Windows. Start with opening Windows Update and check the update history, and see if there is anything there called,

ATK - system - ATK0110 ACPI UTILITY

which is actually an Asus driver (despite it not saying so), and is used by Windows/etc in communicating with the motherboard/bios. If it is there next look in Device Manager under system devices and check the properties and post back the version number of it.

P.S. You didn't happen to install any of the multitude of Asus monitoring/overclocking/etc utilities did you?

What is the version number of the ATK one showing in Device Manager?

stormy13 said:

What is the version number of the ATK one showing in Device Manager?

It is 1043.2.15.37 dated 8/13/2004.

Does the fact that it is listed here mean that it is installed?

Be nice if Asus would provide the update for that for all their motherboards (or give it to Microsoft so it can go out through Windows Update), but there is an updated version of it available; dated from 2009 which is a fair bit newer than the one from 2004 you currently have. Easier to upload it here than to send you looking for it, that and it works for pretty much all Asus motherboards.

After downloading you can install it one of two ways,

1. Manually through Device Manager, Driver Install - Device Manager

2. Extract, open the 32 folder and double click on AsAcpiIns.exe to install.

Restart if asked but don't enable CnQ yet. Let Windows finish loading to complete the install, then restart and enable CnQ and see if it will now work.

stormy13 said:

Be nice if Asus would provide the update for that for all their motherboards (or give it to Microsoft so it can go out through Windows Update), but there is an updated version of it available; dated from 2009 which is a fair bit newer than the one from 2004 you currently have. Easier to upload it here than to send you looking for it, that and it works for pretty much all Asus motherboards.

After downloading you can install it one of two ways,

1. Manually through Device Manager, Driver Install - Device Manager

2. Extract, open the 32 folder and double click on AsAcpiIns.exe to install.

Restart if asked but don't enable CnQ yet. Let Windows finish loading to complete the install, then restart and enable CnQ and see if it will now work.

That sure seemed like it should/would work but it did not.

Your screen shot of the Details tab is showing the version I uploaded. Have you tried CnQ with it installed yet?

Hello dustywoodworker-

Sorry I didn't get back sooner but the Weber grill was calling. Stormy seems to have things in order - I'll poke my nose in tomorrow.

Regards,
GEWB