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1.14  Platform Management and Security 
Intel DH61HO Desktop Board integrates several functions designed to manage the 
system and lower the total cost of ownership (TCO) of the system.  These system 
management functions are designed to report errors, diagnose the system, and 
recover from system lockups without the aid of an external microcontroller. 
1.14.1  Hardware Management Subsystem 
The hardware management features enable the board to be compatible with the Wired 
for Management (WfM) specification.  The board has several hardware management 
features, including the following: 
•  Fan monitoring and control 
•  Thermal and voltage monitoring 
1.14.2  Hardware Monitoring  
The hardware monitoring and fan control subsystem is based on the ITE 8728F device, 
which supports the following: 
•  Processor and system ambient temperature monitoring 
•  Chassis fan speed monitoring 
•  Power monitoring of +12 V, +5 V, +3.3 V, V_SM, and +VCCP 
•  SMBus interface 
1.14.2.1  Fan Monitoring 
Fan monitoring can be observed through the BIOS setup user interface, Intel
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 Desktop 
Utilities or third-party software.   
 
 
For information about   Refer to 
The functions of the fan headers  Section 1.15.2.2, page 32