Chapter 4: BIOS
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The motherboard fans and CPU will run normally as confi gured in the BIOS. The
fans may adjust to a faster speed depending on the Fan Speed Control settings.
High
– The processor is running hot. This is a ‘caution’ level since the CPU’s ‘Tem-
perature Tolerance’ has been reached (or has been exceeded) and may activate
an overheat alarm.
User intervention: If the system buzzer and Overheat LED has activated, take action
immediately by checking the system fans, chassis ventilation and room temperature
to correct any problems.
Note
1. The system may shut down if it continues for a long period to prevent
damage to the CPU.
Note
2. The information provided above is for your reference only. For more informa-
tion on thermal management, please refer to Intel’s Web site at www.Intel.com.
System Temperature:
The system temperature will be displayed (in degrees in
Celsius and Fahrenheit) as it is detected by the BIOS.
Fan1-Fan6 Speeds
: If the feature of Auto Fan Control is enabled, the BIOS will
automatically display the status of the fans indicated in this item.
Fan Speed Control Modes
This feature allows the user to decide how the system controls the speeds of the
onboard fans. The CPU temperature and the fan speed are correlative. When the
CPU on-die temperature increases, the fan speed will also increase, and vice versa.
If set to Server, the fan speed will be set to optimize server performance. If the
option is set to Workstation, the fan speed is set to optimize workstation perfor-
mance. Select Quiet for the fans to operate as quiet as possible. Select Disable to
disable the fan speed control function to allow the onboard fans to constantly run
at full speed (12V). The Options are: 1.
Disable
(Fans run at full speed @ 12V.)
2. Optimized Server with 3-pin, 3. Optimized Workstation with 3-pin, 4. Optimized
Server with 4-pin (Server), and 5. Optimized Workstation with 4-pin).
Voltage Monitoring
The following items will be monitored and displayed:
Vcore A/Vcore B/-12V/P1V5/+3.3V/+12V/5Vsb/5VDD/P_VTT/Vbat
Note:
In the Windows OS environment, the Supero Doctor III settings take prece-
dence over the BIOS settings. When fi rst installed, Supero Doctor III adopts the
temperature threshold settings previously set in the BIOS. Any subsequent changes
to these thresholds must be made within Supero Doctor, since the SD III settings
override the BIOS settings. For the Windows OS to adopt the BIOS temperature
threshold settings, please change the SDIII settings to be the same as those set
in the BIOS.
