Chapter 1: Overview
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to provide you with warnings when the system temperature, CPU temperatures,
voltages, and fan speeds go beyond a pre-defined range.
1-5 ACPI Features
ACPI stands for Advanced Configuration and Power Interface. The ACPI specifica-
tion defines a flexible and abstract hardware interface that provides a standard
way to integrate power management features throughout a PC system, including
its hardware, operating system and application software. This enables the system
to automatically turn on and off peripherals such as CD-ROMs, network cards, hard
disk drives and printers.
In addition to operating_system-directed power management, ACPI also provides
a generic system event mechanism for Plug and Play, and an operating system-
independent interface for configuration control. ACPI leverages the Plug and Play
BIOS data structures, while providing a processor architecture-independent imple-
mentation that is compatible with Windows 7, Windows Vista and Windows 2008
Operating Systems.
Slow Blinking LED for Suspend-State Indicator
When the CPU goes into a suspend state, the chassis power LED will start blinking
to indicate that the CPU is in suspend mode. When the user presses any key, the
CPU will "wake up," and the LED will automatically stop blinking and remain on.
1-6 Power Supply
As with all computer products, a stable power source is necessary for proper and
reliable operation. It is even more important for processors that have high CPU
clock rates.
The X9DR7-LN4F/X9DR7-JLN4F/X9DRE-LN4F motherboard accommodates 24-
pin ATX power supplies. Although most power supplies generally meet the specifica-
tions required by the CPU, some are inadequate. In addition, two 12V 8-pin power
connections are also required to ensure adequate power supply to the system. Your
power supply must also supply 1.5A for the Ethernet ports.
Warning!
To avoid damaging the power supply or motherboard, please use
a power supply that contains a 24-pin and two 8-pin power connectors.
Be sure to connect these power supply connectors to the 24-pin (J22)
and two 8-pin power connectors (JPWR1, JPWR2) on the motherboard.
Failure to do so will void the manufacturer warranty on your power supply
and motherboard.
