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BIOS Setup 3-29
3-8. PC Health Status
You can set the warning temperature for your computer system, and you can check the fan speeds and
power supply voltages of your computer system. The features are useful for monitoring all the important
parameters within your computer system. We call it the PC Health Status.
Figure 3-11. PC Health Status Screen Shot
CPU Shutdown Temperature:
Once the system or CPU temperature exceeds the temperature specified, the CPU will shutdown
automatically to avoid damaging. This function only works for an ACPI OS such as Windows 98/
Windows 2000 with ACPI activated. The options are Disabled, 60°C/140°F, 65°C/149°F, 70°C/158°F,
and 75°C/167°F. The default setting is Disabled.
Shutdown When CPUFan Fail:
This item protects the CPU by shutting the system down if the fan of the option you select is not rotating.
The options are: Disabled  Enabled. The default setting is Disabled.
If you select this option as Enabled, the system will be shut down:
(1) Immediately when the fan fails in the process of POST.
(2) Only when the fan fails in ACPI after the process of POST.
CPU Warning Temperature:
This item lets you select the temperature at which you want the system to send out a warning message to
the PC speakers of when the temperature goes beyond either limit. You can select the temperatures you
want. The ranges are from 30°C/86°F to 120°C/248°F, default setting is 75°C/167°F。
All Voltages, Fans Speed and Thermal Monitoring:
These unchangeable items list the current status of the CPU and environment temperatures, fan speeds,
and system power voltage.
NOTE: The hardware monitoring features for temperatures, fans and voltages will occupy the I/O
address from 294H to 297H. If you have a network adapter, sound card or other add-on cards that might
use those I/O addresses, please adjust your add-on card I/O address to avoid using these addresses.
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