3-30 Chapter 3: BIOS setup
SB Overheat Protection [90ºC]
The system automatically shuts down when the SB is heated over the set
temperature to protect it from damage.
Conguration options: [Disabled] [70ºC] [80ºC] [90ºC] [100ºC]
OPT TEMP1/2/3 Overheat Protection [90ºC]
Allows you to set the temperature over which the system automatically shuts
down when any of the thermal sensor cables connected to the motherboard
detects device overheat to protect the device from damage.
Conguration options: [Disabled] [70ºC] [80ºC] [90ºC] [100ºC]
Fan Speed Monitor
CPU FAN; CPU Opt FAN; Chassis FAN1/2/3 Speed;
Opt 1/2/3 FAN Speed [xxxxRPM] or [N/A]
The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects and displays the CPU
fan, chassis fan, power fan, and optional fan speed in rotations per minute
(RPM). If any of the fans is not connected to the motherboard, the eld shows
[N/A]. These items are not user-congurable.
Fan Speed Control
CPU Q-Fan Control [Disabled]
Allows you to enable or disable the CPU fan controller.
[Disabled] Disables the CPU Q-fan controller.
[Enabled] Enables the CPU Q-fan controller.
The following items appear when you enable the CPU Fan Control feature.
Select Fan Type [PWM Fan]
Conguration options: [PWM Fan] [DC Fan]
CPU Fan Profile [Standard]
Allows you to set the appropriate performance level of the CPU fan.
[Standard] Sets to [Standard] to make the chassis fan automatically adjust
depending on the CPU temperature.
[Silent] Sets to [Silent] to minimize the fan speed for quiet CPU fan
operation.
[Turbo] Set to [Turbo] to achieve maximum CPU fan speed.
[Manual] Sets to [Manual] to display more items for you to manually
adjust the CPU upper/lower temperature, and CPU fan upper/
lower duty cycle.
The following four items appear only when you set CPU Fan Prole to [Manual].