
Overview
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CPU and Housing Fan Monitoring
AX3L has one more "fan monitoring"
function to prevent system overheat. There are two fan connectors, one is for
CPU and the other can be an extra housing fan. The system will report and
alarm fan malfunction though utility software such as Hardware Monitor utility
(Small Icon for Hardware Monitoring).
CPU Thermal Protection
AX3L has a special thermal detection circuit to have
warning through application software when the temperature is higher than a
predefined value.
System Voltage Monitoring
Further more, AX3L implements a voltage
monitoring system, As you turn on your system, this smart design will continue
to monitor your system working voltage. If any of the system voltage is over
the component's standard. There will be alarm though utility software such as
Hardware Monitor utility (Small Icon for Hardware Monitoring) for a warning to
user.
Full-range CPU core voltage
This motherboard supports the CPU core
voltage from 1.3V to 2.05V, that can be applied to various CPU type in future.
Resetable Fuse
This motherboard implements resetable fuses to prevent any
accidental short circuit caused by keyboard or USB devices hot plug.
FCC DoC certificate
AX3L has passed FCC DoC test. The radiation is very
low, you can use any kind of housing.
Powerful Utility Software
AOpen Bonus Pack CD disc contains many useful
utilities, such as Norton Antivirus, AOchip, Hardware Monitoring Utility, and
Suspend to Hard Drive utility.
Note:
This motherboard is battery-less, that means the RTC
(real time clock) can keep running without battery as long as
the power cord is plugged. But in case of power failure or the
power cord unplugged, you need to reset date and time from
"Standard CMOS Setup" section of BIOS Setup. For more
information, please see "Chapter 3 BIOS Setup".
1.1 Specifications
Form Factor
ATX
Board Size
305 mm x 190 mm
CPU
Celeron PPGA