Supero SUPER P4DPL-8GM, User Manual

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UPER P4DPL-8GM/P4DPL-iGM/P4DPL-M User’s Manual
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Introduction
Recovery from AC Power Loss
BIOS provides a setting for you to determine how the system will respond
when AC power is lost and then restored to the system. You can choose
for the system to remain powered off (in which case you must hit the
power switch to turn it back on) or for it to automatically return to a power-
on state. See the Power Lost Control setting in the Advanced BIOS Setup
section (Peripheral Device Configuration) to change this setting. The de-
fault setting is Always On.
1-4 PC Health Monitoring
This section describes the PC health monitoring features of the SUPER
P4DPL-8GM/P4DPL-iGM/P4DPL-M. The motherboard has an onboard System
Hardware Monitor chip that supports PC health monitoring.
Onboard Voltage Monitors for the CPU Cores, Chipset
Voltage, +3.3V, +5V, +12V and +3.3V Standby
An onboard voltage monitor will scan these voltages continuously. Once a
voltage becomes unstable, a warning is given or an error message is sent
to the screen. Users can adjust the voltage thresholds to define the
sensitivity of the voltage monitor.
Fan Status Monitor with Firmware/Software On/Off Control
The PC health monitor can check the RPM status of the cooling fans. The
onboard 3-pin CPU and chassis fans are controlled by the power manage-
ment functions. The thermal fan is controlled by the overheat detection
logic.
Environmental Temperature Control
The thermal control sensor monitors the CPU temperature in real time and
will turn on the thermal control fan whenever the CPU temperature exceeds
a threshold. The overheat circuitry runs independently from the CPU. It can
continue to monitor for overheat conditions even when the CPU is in sleep
mode. Once it detects that the CPU temperature is too high, it will automati-
cally turn on the thermal control fan to prevent any overheat damage to the
CPU. The onboard chassis thermal circuitry can monitor the overall system
temperature and alert users when the chassis temperature is too high.