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Chapter 3: BIOS Setup
Chapter 3
ASST Fan 1-2 Lower Temperature [40]
Use the <+> or <-> keys to adjust the lower limit of the Assistant Fan 1-2
temperature. The values range from 20 to 75. The Assistant Fan 1-2 will
operate at the minimum duty cycle when the temperature is lower than the
limit.
ASST Fan 1-2 Min. Duty Cycle(%) [60]
Use the <+> or <-> keys to adjust the minimum Assistant Fan 1-2 duty
cycle. The values range from 0% to 100%. When the CPU temperature
is under the limit, the Assistant Fan 1-2 will operate at the minimum duty
cycle.
Allow Fan Stop [Disabled]
This item allow the fan to run at 0% duty cycle when the temperature of the
source is dropped below the lower temperature.
Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
Ext. Fan(s) Configuration
ASUS FAN EXTENSION CARD is required to configure these items
Extension Fan 1-3 Q-Fan Control [DC Mode]
[Disabled] Disable the Extension Fan Q-Fan control feature.
[DC mode] Enable the Extension Fan Q-Fan control in DC mode for 3-pin chassis
fan.
[PWM mode] Enable the Extension Fan Q-Fan control in PWM mode for 4-pin
chassis fan.
Extension Fan 1-3 Q-Fan Source [CPU]
The assignment fan will be controlled according to the selected temperature source.
Conguration options: [CPU] [MotherBoard] [PCH Core] [VCORE] [VCORE(BACK)]
[DRAM] [PCH] [USB3.1] [PCIE-1] [PCIE-2] [T_Sensor1] [T_Sensor2] [T_Sensor3]
[EXT_Sensor1] [EXT_Sensor2] [EXT_Sensor3]
For EXT_Sensor1-3, connect a Thermistor cable to the EXT_TS1-3 header then place the
other end to the component to get the temperature.
Extension Fan 1-3 Fan Speed Low Limit [200 RPM]
This item allows you to disable or set the extension fan warning speed.
Conguration options: [Ignore] [200 RPM] [300 RPM] [400 RPM] [500 RPM] [600 RPM]
Extension Fan 1-3 Profile [Standard]
This item allows you to set the appropriate performance level of the extension fan.
[Standard] Set to make the extension fan adjust automatically depending on the
CPU temperature.
[Silent] Set to minimize the fan speed for quiet extension fan operation.
[Turbo] Set to achieve maximum extension fan speed.
[Manual] Set to assign the detailed fan speed control parameters.
The following items appear only when you set the Extension Fan Prole to [Manual].