User`s manual

Chapter 4: BIOS

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Low – This level is considered as the ‘normal’ operating state. The CPU temperature

is well below the CPU ‘Temperature Tolerance’. The motherboard fans and CPU will

run normally as conﬁ gured in the BIOS (Fan Speed Control).

Medium – The processor is running warmer. This is a ‘precautionary’ level and

generally means that there may be factors contributing to this condition, but the CPU

is still within its normal operating state and below the CPU ‘Temperature Tolerance’.

The motherboard fans and CPU will run normally as conﬁ gured in the BIOS. The

fans may adjust to a faster speed depending on the Fan Speed Control settings.

High – The processor is running hot. This is a ‘caution’ level since the CPU’s ‘Tem-

perature Tolerance’ has been reached (or has been exceeded) and may activate

an overheat alarm.

System Temperature: The system temperature will be displayed (in degrees in

Celsius and Fahrenheit) as it is detected by the BIOS.

Fan1-Fan8 Speeds: If the feature of Auto Fan Control is enabled, the BIOS will

automatically display the status of the fans indicated in this item.

Fan Speed Control Modes

This feature allows the user to decide how the system controls the speeds of the

onboard fans. The CPU temperature and the fan speed are correlative. When the

CPU on-die temperature increases, the fan speed will also increase, and vice versa.

If set to Server, the fan speed will be set to optimize server performance. If the

option is set to Workstation, the fan speed is set to optimize workstation perfor-

mance. Select Quiet for the fans to operate as quiet as possible. Select Disable

to disable the fan speed control function to allow the onboard fans to constantly

run at full speed (12V). The Options are: 1. Server, 2. Workstation, 3. Quiet, 4.

Disable (Fans run at full speed.)

Voltage Monitoring

The following items will be monitored and displayed:

FSB VTT/PXH Vcore/P12V_VR0/P12V_VR1/ES2B Vcore/CPU1Vcore CPU2Vcore/

P3V3

Note: In the Windows OS environment, the Supero Doctor III settings take prece-

dence over the BIOS settings. When ﬁ rst installed, Supero Doctor III adopts the

temperature threshold settings previously set in the BIOS. Any subsequent changes

to these thresholds must be made within Supero Doctor, since the SD III settings

override the BIOS settings. For the Windows OS to adopt the BIOS temperature

threshold settings, please change the SDIII settings to be the same as those set

in the BIOS.