3 . 5 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen

In this section, it allows you to monitor the status of the hardware on your system, including the parameters of the CPU temperature, motherboard temperature, CPU fan speed, chassis fan speed, and the critical voltage.

 

 

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

 

 

 

Main

OC Tweaker

Advanced

H/W Monitor

Boot

Security

Exit

Hardware Health Event Monitoring

Enable/Disable

 

CPU Quiet Fan

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Function.

 

CPU Temperature

 

: 37 C / 98 F

 

 

 

M / B Temperature

 

: 27 C / 80 F

 

 

 

CPU Fan Speed

 

: 4722 RPM

 

 

 

Chassis Fan Speed

 

: N / A

 

 

 

Vcore

 

 

: 1.216V

 

 

 

+ 3.30V

 

 

: 3.248V

 

 

 

+ 5.00V

 

 

: 5.136V

 

Select Screen

+ 12.00V

 

: 12.091V

 

 

 

Select Item

 

 

 

 

 

CPU Quiet Fan

 

[Disabled]

F1

General Help

 

F9

Load Defaults

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

F10

Save and Exit

 

 

 

 

ESC

Exit

 

 

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CPU Quiet Fan

This item allows you to control the CPU fan speed and fan noise. If you set this option as [Disabled], the CPU fan will operate in full speed. If you set this option as [Enabled], you will find the items “Target CPU Temperature” and “Target Fan Speed” appear to allow you adjusting them. The default value is [Disabled]. You are allowed to enable this function only when you install 4-pin CPU fan.

Target CPU Temperature

The target temperature will be between 45C/113F and 65C/149F. The default value is [50 C/122F].

Target Fan Speed

Use this option to set the target fan speed. You can freely adjust the target fan speed according to the target CPU temperature that you choose. The default value is [Fast]. Configuration options: [Fast], [Middle] and [Slow].

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ASRock N68-VS3 FX manual Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen, CPU Quiet Fan, Target CPU Temperature, Target Fan Speed

N68-VS3 FX specifications

The ASRock N68-VS3 FX is a robust and versatile motherboard designed to support AMD processors, particularly the AM3+ series, making it an ideal choice for budget-conscious gamers and PC builders. This micro ATX motherboard brings together a plethora of features and technologies that ensure reliable performance and efficient functionality suitable for everyday use and multimedia tasks.

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