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BIOS Setup
PC Health Status
This section shows the status of your CPU, fan, overall system status, etc. Monitor
function is available only if there is hardware monitoring mechanism onboard.
Smart Fan Target Temp. (
o
C)
W83697HF provides the Smart Fan system which can control the fan speed automati-
cally depending on the current temperature to keep it with in a specific range. Setting
options: Min: [0](
o
C), Max: [100](
o
C).
Smart Fan Temp. Tolerance
You can select a fan tolerance value here for the specific range for the “Smart Fan
Target Temp. (
o
C)” item. If the current temperature of the fan reaches to the maximum
threshold (the temperature set in the “Smart Fan Target Temp.(
o
C)” plus the tolerance
values you set here), the fan will speed up for cooling down. On the contrary, if the
current temperature reaches to the minimum threshold (the set temperature minus the
tolerance value), the fan will slow down to keep the temperature stable. Setting options:
Min: [0](
o
C), Max: [15](
o
C). (0
o
C means Smart Fan is disabled.)
Case Open Warning
The field enables or disables the feature of recording the chassis intrusion status and
issuing a warning message if the chassis is once opened. This item is available only
when your mainboard has JCI1 jumper. To clear the warning message, set the field to
Reset
. The setting of the field will automatically return to [Enabled] later. Setting
options: [Enabled], [Reset], [Disabled].
System/CPU Temperature, CPU/System FAN Speed, Vcore, 3.3 V, +5 V, +12 V,
-12 V, VBAT(V), 5VSB(V)
These items display the current status of all of the monitored hardware devices/
components such as CPU voltages, temperatures and all fans’ speeds.
Shutdown Temperature
If the CPU temperature reaches the limit preset in this setting, the system will shotdown
automatically.
