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- Date:
- Wednesday, November 19, 2003
- Author:
- Morry Teitelman
- Editor:
- Kyle Bennett
- Google +1
ABIT AI7
Sporting the uGuru processor and its deep features, the AI7 builds on ABIT’s already critically acclaimed line of i865PE boards. Its performance promises to make it an enthusiast favorite.
BIOS (continued)
The PC Health Status menu is divided in to a number of submenus: Temperature Monitoring, Voltage Monitoring, Fan Speed Monitoring, and FanEQ Control.
The Temperature Monitoring submenu contains real time monitoring for all BIOS monitored temperatures, as well as configurable system response option thresholds. The CPU Shutdown Temperature option allows for a user defined system shutdown temperature based on the measure CPU temperature. If the CPU temperature exceeds the predefined shutdown threshold, the BIOS forces a system shutdown. Likewise, the CPU Alarm Temperature option allows for user definition of a CPU warning temperature threshold. Once this warning threshold is exceeded, the BIOS emits an alarm through the onboard speaker. Note that the CPU shutdown threshold can be set to a higher temperature than the warning threshold, a good thing in my opinion.
The Voltage Monitoring submenu contains system voltage statistics for all BIOS monitored system voltages, including the CPU, DDR, and AGP voltages. The Fan Speed Monitoring submenu contains speed statistics for all BIOS monitored fan headers. The CPU Fan Failed Shutdown option allows for user configuration of a BIOS triggered system shutdown upon loss of fan speed signal from the CPUFAN1 header.
The FanEQ Control submenu contains options for custom configuration of voltage output to the CPUFAN1, and NBFAN1 headers based on user configured temperature limits. The two fan headers are each tied to a BIOS monitored temperature: the CPU Temperature ties to the CPUFAN1 header, and the System Temperature ties to the NBFAN1 header. The FanEQ Control Temp. High option sets the upper temperature limit for the selected header. If the tied item goes above the upper temperature limit, the amount of voltage selected within the FanEQ Fan Voltage high option is fed to the selected header. The FanEQ Control Temp. Low option set the low temperature limit for the monitored item. If the tied item’s temperature remains between the defined high and low temperature limits or sinks below the low temperature limit, the voltage set within the FanEQ DC Fan Voltage Low option is supplied to the selected header.