Asus P5N73-CM - Hardware Monitor

2-20 Chapter 2: BIOS setup
Alarm Time (hh:mm) [0:0:0]
To set the time of alarm:
1. Highlight this item and press <Enter> to display a pop-up menu for the
hour eld.
2. Key-in a value (Min=0, Max=23), then press <Enter>.
3. Press <TAB> to move to the minutes eld then press <Enter>.
4. Key-in a minute value (Min=0, Max=59), then press <Enter>.
5. Press <TAB> to move to the seconds eld then press <Enter>.
6. Key-in a value (Min=0, Max=59), then press <Enter>.
HPET Support [Enabled]
Allows you to enable or disable HPET (Hardware Precision Efcient Timer) support. The
HPET support increases the performance of Vista Multimedia player. Conguration options:
[Disabled] [Enabled]
Power On By Keyboard [Disabled]
Allows you to set power on by keyboard. Conguration options: [Disabled] [Ctrl-ESC] [Space
Bar] [Power Key]
Power On By PS/2 Mouse [Disabled]
Allows you to enable or disable PS/2 mouse power on the system.
Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
2.5.4 Hardware Monitor
The items in this sub-menu displays the hardware monitor values automatically detected by
the BIOS. It also allows you to change CPU Q-Fan feature-related parameters. Select an
item then press <Enter> to display the conguration options.
Q-Fan Function [Disabled]
Allows you to enable or disable the Q-Fan function.
Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
CPU Fan Profile [Optimal]
Allows you to set the appropriate performance level of the CPU Q-Fan. When set to
[Optical], the CPU fan automatically adjusts depending on the CPU temperature.
Set this item to [Silent Mode] to minimize fan speen for quiet CPU operation, or
[Performance Mode] to achieve maximum CPU fan speed. Conguration options:
[Optimal] [Silent Mode] [Performance Mode]]
CPU/MB Temperature
The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects and displays the motherboard and CPU
temperatures. These items are not user-congurable.
CPU/Chassis/Power Fan Speed [xxxxRPM]
The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects and displays the CPU, Chassis and
Power fan speeds in rotations per minute (RPM). If any of the fans is not connected to the
motherboard, the eld shows 0. These items are not user-congurable.
The following item becomes user-congurable when the Q-Fan Function item is set to
[Enabled].