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Chapter 3: BIOS setup
Chapter 3
Chassis Fan 1/2/3 Q-Fan Control [DC Mode]
[Disabled] Disables the Chassis Q-Fan control feature.
[DC mode] Enable the chassis Q-Fan control in DC mode for 3-pin chassis fan.
[PWM mode] Enable the chassis Q-Fan control in PWM mode for 4-pin chassis fan.
Chassis Fan 1/2/3 Q-Fan Source [CPU]
The assignment fan will be controlled according to the selected temperature source.
Conguration options: [CPU] [MB] [T_SENSOR1] [VRM]
For T_SENSOR1, connect a Thermistor cable to the T_SENSOR1 header then place the
other end to the component to get the temperature.
Chassis Fan 1/2/3 Fan Speed Low Limit [300 RPM]
This item appears only when you enable the Chassis Q-Fan Control feature and
allows you to disable or set the chassis fan warning speed.
Conguration options: [Ignore] [200 RPM] [300 RPM] [400 RPM] [500 RPM] [600 RPM]
The following items appears only when you set the Chassis1/Chassis2/Chassis3 Q-Fan
Control feature to [Enabled].
Chassis1/Chassis2/Chassis3 Fan Profile [Standard]
This item allows you to set the appropriate performance level of the chassis fan.
[Standard] Sets to [Standard] to make the chassis fan automatically adjust
depending on the chassis temperature.
[Silent] Sets to [Silent] to minimize the fan speed for quiet chassis fan
operation.
[Turbo] Sets to [Turbo] to achieve maximum chassis fan speed.
[Manual] Sets to [Manual] to assign detailed fan speed control parameters.
The following four items appear only when you set Chassis1/Chassis2/Chassis3 Fan
Prole to [Manual].
Chassis Fan 1/2/3 Upper Temperature [70]
Use the <+> or <-> keys to adjust the upper limit of the CPU temperature.
The values range from 20ºC to 75ºC.
Chassis Fan 1/2/3 Max. Duty Cycle (%) [100]
Use the <+> or <-> keys to adjust the maximum CPU fan duty cycle. The
values range from 20% to 100%. When the CPU temperature reaches the
upper limit, the CPU fan will operate at the maximum duty cycle.
Chassis Fan 1/2/3 Middle Temperature [45]
Displays the lower limit of the CPU temperature.
Chassis Fan 1/2/3 Fan Middle. Duty Cycle (%) [60]
Use the <+> or <-> keys to adjust the maximum CPU fan duty cycle. The
values range from 20% to 100%. When the CPU temperature reaches the
upper limit, the CPU fan will operate at the maximum duty cycle.