User Guide

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Chapter 4: Software Support
Chapter 4
Fan Xpert 3
ASUSFanXpert3providescustomizablesettingsofyourfansforacoolerandmorequiet
computingenvironment.WithitsfanAutoTuningfeature,ASUSFanXpert3automatically
tweaksthesettingsofCPUandchassisfanstoachievetheirbestcoolingperformance.
ASUSFanXpert3alsosupportshardwarelevelPWM/DCcombomodefortheCPUand
chassisfans.YoucanalsoreducetheCPUfanspeedbelowthedefaultminimumfora
noiselessoperationduringlightloads.
Click a screen
to select the
type of fan
that you want
to customize
Click to set the
fan’s speed to
silent mode
Click to set the balanced
configuration between the
fan’s noise level and speed
Click to increase the fan’s
speed for a high cooling
capability
Click to
maximize the
fan speed
Click to switch between CPU
and chassis fan screens
Energy Processing Unit (EPU)
EPUisareal-timesystempower-savingchipthatautomaticallydetectsthecurrent
systemloadandintelligentlymoderatespowerusage.Itoffersatotalsystem-wideenergy
optimization,reducesfannoise,andextendsthelifespanofyourhardwarecomponents.
Using EPU
Click or
to adjust the
Power Plan
time
Click to configure the settings
in High Performance mode
Click to configure the settings
in Max Power Saving mode
Click to configure the
settings in Away mode
Click to configure the
Global settings
Click to undo the
adjustments
Click to enable the
default settings
Click to apply the
adjustments