Fan Speed Monitor

CPU FAN Speed; CPU OPT Speed; Chassis FAN1/2/3 Speed [xxxxRPM] or [Ignored] / [N/A]; Opt1/2/3 Fan Speed [xxxxRPM] or [Ignored] / [N/A]

The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects and displays the CPU fan, chassis fan, and optional fan speed in rotations per minute (RPM). If any of the fans is not connected to the motherboard, the field shows [N/A]. These items are not userconfigurable. Press <Enter> and select [Ignore] if you do not wish to display the detected temperatures.

Fan Speed Control

CPU Q-Fan Control [Disabled]

Allows you to enable or disable the CPU fan controller.

[Disabled]

Disables the CPU Q-fan controller.

[Enabled]

Enables the CPU Q-fan controller.

The following three items appear when you enable the CPU Fan Control feature.

CPU Fan Speed Low Limit [600 RPM]

Allows you to set the low speed limit of the CPU fan and the system sends warning message when the fan speed drops below the set value.

Configuration options: [Ignored] [100 RPM] [200 RPM] [300 RPM] [400 RPM] [500 RPM] [600 RPM]

Select Fan Type [PWM Fan]

Configuration options: [PWM Fan] [DC Fan]

CPU Fan Profile [Standard]

Allows you to set the appropriate performance level of the CPU fan.

[Standard]

Sets to [Standard] to make the chassis fan automatically adjust

 

depending on the CPU temperature.

[Silent]

Sets to [Silent] to minimize the fan speed for quiet CPU fan operation.

[Turbo]

Set to [Turbo] to achieve maximum CPU fan speed.

[Manual]

Sets to [Manual] to display more items for you to manually adjust the

 

CPU upper/lower temperature, and CPU fan upper/lower duty cycle.

The following four items appear only when you set CPU Fan Profile to [Manual].

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