Introducing the BIOS

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Note

!PCI slot 1 shares IRQ signals with the AGP slot.

!PCI-4 and USB controllers share an IRQ.

!If you want to install two PCI cards into those PCI slots that share IRQ with one another at the same time, you must make sure that your OS and PCI devices’ driver supports the IRQ sharing function.

3-8. PC Health Status

You can set the warning and shutdown temperatures 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 3-9. PC Health Status Screen Shot

CPU Warning Temperature:

Eight options are available: Disabled ) 50℃/122℉ ) 53℃/127℉ ) 56℃/133℉ ) 60℃/140℉ ) 63℃/145℉ ) 66℃/151℉ ) 70℃/158℉. The default setting is Disabled. You can set the processor warning temperature here. If the processor temperature exceeds the settings value, the system will give you an alarm message or sound to remind you that the processor is overheating.

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