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1.11 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
• Chassis intrusion detection
1.11.1 Hardware Monitoring and Fan Control
The hardware monitoring and fan control subsystem is based on the Nuvoton 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
, +V
CCP
, and PCH V
CC
• SMBus interface
1.11.2 Fan Monitoring
Fan monitoring can be implemented using Intel
®
Desktop Control Center or third-party
software.
For information about Refer to
The functions of the fan headers Section 1.12.2.2, page 41
1.11.3 Chassis Intrusion and Detection
The board supports a chassis security feature that detects if the chassis cover is
removed. The security feature uses a mechanical switch on the chassis that attaches
to the chassis intrusion header. When the chassis cover is removed, the mechanical
switch is in the closed position.
For information about Refer to
The location of the chassis intrusion header Figure 13, page 52
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