AMD CoolnQuiet driver for AMD Athlone 64

[FairOak]

Is there a "CoolnQuiet" driver for the AMD Athlone 64 for Vista yet? What do Novatech use on their pre-built systems?

[Ben]

Apparently the driver is built into Vista.


a non-working Cool'n'Quiet driver is a known issue for Vista. But AMD doesn't provide drivers for that because it was decided, that Microsoft has a built-in driver for C'n'Q in Vista. So if you have problems of running that feature you should contact Microsoft and ask them what you need to do in order to get a working c'n'q.

Best regards,
Maik Norenz
AMD technical support

Read This thread (http://forums.amd.com/lofiversion/index.php/t86327.html) on the AMD forums and you may find some tips that help you out.

[FairOak]

Hi Ben,

Thanks for that. The AMD forum suggest a BIOS update might cure the problem.

Do Novatech have a bios update for the Crossfire II laptop (product code: NNB-329)?

Cheers and thanks.

[FairOak]

BIOS update for Crossfire II which allows CoolNQuiet to work can be found at http://www.uniwill.com/UserDownload/258KA0/258KA0.php

This BIOS seems to allow AMD 64 to run at top speed.

We await the result of the "discussion" between AMD and Microsoft !!