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Introduction
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USB Ports
The system board supports 6 USB 2.0/1.1 ports. Four onboard
USB 2.0/1.1 ports are located at the ATX double deck ports of the
board. The J18/J22 connector on the system board allows you to
connect 2 more optional USB 2.0/1.1 ports. These optional USB
ports, which are mounted on a card-edge bracket, will be provided
as an option. USB allows data exchange between your computer
and a wide range of simultaneously accessible external Plug and Play
peripherals.
BIOS
Award BIOS, Windows
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98SE/2000/ME/XP Plug and Play com-
patible
Supports SCSI sequential boot-up
Flash EPROM for easy BIOS upgrades
Supports DMI 2.0 function
Desktop Management Interface (DMI)
The system board comes with a DMI 2.0 built into the BIOS. The
DMI utility in the BIOS automatically records various information
about your system configuration and stores these information in the
DMI pool, which is a part of the system board's Plug and Play
BIOS. DMI, along with the appropriately networked software, is
designed to make inventory, maintenance and troubleshooting of
computer systems easier. Refer to chapter 4 for instructions on using
the DMI utility.
1.1.2 System Health Monitor Functions
The system board is capable of monitoring the following system
health conditions.
Monitors CPU/system temperature and overheat alarm
Monitors 5VSB/VBAT/1.5V/3.3V/5V/±12V/CPU voltages and
failure alarm
Monitors the fan speed of the CPU fan, chassis fan and second
fan; and failure alarm
Automatic chassis fan and second fan on/off control