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Chapter 3: BIOS setup
3.3.4
Hardware Monitor
The items in this menu provide you an overview of system status including
temperature, fan speed and voltage, and allow you to configure the smart fan.
Smart Fan Configuration
CPU Smart Fan Control [Enabled]
Allows you to enable or disable CPU Smart Fan Control. Configuration options:
[Enabled] [Disabled]
The following sub-items appear only when you set
CPU Smart Fan Control
to
[Enabled].
Fan Control Mode [Smart Fan IV Mode]
Configuration options: [Manual Mode] [Thermal Cruise Mode] [Smart Fan IV
Mode]
The following item appears only when you set
Fan Control Mode
to [Manual
Mode].
PWM/DC Voltage Output [255]
Sets the voltage allocated for Fan Control. Input value range: [0~255]
The following items appear only when you set
Fan Control Mode
to [Thermal
Cruise Mode].
Target Temperature [50]
Input value range: [0~127]
Tolerance of Temperature [0]
Input value range: [0~7]
Fan Out Start-Up Value [127]
Input value range: [0~255]
Fan Stop Duty [Down to 0]
Selects fan stop duty mode. Configuration options: [Down to 0] [To Fan Out
Stop Value]
Fan Out Stop Value [100]
The Fan Out value decreases to this value if the temperature reaches below
the lowest temperature limit. Input value range: [0~255]
