Asus E3769 Fan Speed Monitor, Fan Speed Control

OPT1/2/3 Cable Overheat Protection [90]�

Allows you to set the temperature over which the system automatically shuts down when any of the thermal sensor cables connected to the motherboard detects device overheat to protect the device from damage.

Configuration optitons: [Disabled] [50] [60] [70] [80] [90]

Fan Speed Monitor

Phoenix-AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility

Power

Fan Speed Monitor			Select Menu
CPU Fan Speed	4411	RPM	Item Specific Help
CHA_FAN1 Speed	0	RPM
CHA_FAN2 Speed	0	RPM
OPT_FAN1 Speed	0	RPM
OPT_FAN2 Speed	0	RPM
OPT_FAN3 Speed	0	RPM
PWR FAN Speed	0	RPM
CHA_FAN3 Speed	0	RPM

CPU FAN, CHA _FAN1/2/3, ��PWR ��FAN, ��OPT1/2/3 ��FAN Speed��

The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects and displays the CPU fan, chassis fan, power�� fan,�� and�� optional�� fan�� speed�� in�� rotations�� per�� minute��

(RPM). If any of the fans is not connected to the motherboard, the field shows 0. These items are not user‑configurable.

Fan Speed Control

Phoenix-AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility

Power

		Fan Speed Control			Select Menu
	CPU FAN Control		[Duty Cycle Mode]		Item Specific Help
	CPU FAN Duty Cycle		[100%]		Select Fan Control
	CHA_FAN3 Control		[Duty Cycle Mode]		Select Fan Control
	CHA_FAN3 Duty Cycle		[100%]		mode.
x	CHA_FAN3 Q-Fan Sense		CPU Temperature
	CHA��FAN1&2 Control��		[Duty Cycle Mode]
	CHA_FAN1&2 Duty Cycle		[100%]
x	CHA_FAN1&2 Q-Fan Sense		CPU Temperature
	OPT_FAN1 Control		[Duty Cycle Mode]
	OPT_FAN1 Duty Cycle		[100%]
x	OPT_FAN1 Target Temperature		40ºC/104ºF
	OPT_FAN2 Control		[Duty Cycle Mode]
	OPT_FAN2 Duty Cycle		[100%]
x	OPT_FAN2 Target Temperature		40ºC/104ºF
	OPT_FAN3 Control		[Duty Cycle Mode]
	OPT_FAN3 Duty Cycle		[100%]
x	OPT_FAN3 Target Temperature		40ºC/104ºF
	PWR_FAN3 Duty Cycle		[100%]

F1:Help		↑↓ : Select Item	-/+: Change Value		F5: Setup Defaults
ESC: Exit		→←: Select Menu	Enter: Select SubMenu		F10: Save and Exit

CPU FAN Control [Duty Cycle Mode]�

Allows you to select the fan control mode.

Configuration options: [Duty Cycle Mode] [Q-FAN Mode]

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Contents

Page Page Chapter 1: Product introduction Chapter 2: Hardware information Chapter 3: Powering up Chapter 4: BIOS setup Page Chapter 5: Software support Chapter 6: NVIDIA®technology support Appendix: Debug code table Federal Communications Commission Statement Canadian Department of Communications Statement Electrical safety Operation safety How this guide is organized •Chapter 1: Product introduction •Chapter 2: Hardware information •Chapter 3: Powering up •Chapter 4: BIOS setup Conventions used in this guide DANGER/WARNING: CAUTION: IMPORTANT NOTE CPU Chipset System Bus Memory VGA ASUS ROG Special Features Back Panel I/O Ports Internal I/O Connectors BIOS Features Manageability Accessories Software Form Factor Chapter 1: Product Page LCD Poster CPU Level Up Component Overheat Protection -EX(COP EX) Voltiminder LED Extreme Tweaker 8+2 Phase Power Design ASUS O.C. Profile C.P.R. (CPU Parameter Recall) Supreme FX II features External LCD Poster Onboard Switches BIOS Wallpaper Fanless Design–StackCool AI Nap Optional Fan AI Audio ASUS EZ DIY Republic of Gamers AMD® Socket AM2+ Phenom™ FX / Phenom X4 Phenom X2 / Athlon™ X2 / Sempron™ CPU support HyperTransport™ 3.0 support NVIDIA® nForce® 780a SLI chipset Native DDR2 1066 memory support Hybrid SLI™ NVIDIA® 3-WaySLI™ (Scalable Link Interface) HDMI/DVI support Serial ATA 3.0 Gb/s technology PCIe Dual Gigabit LAN IEEE 1394a support High Definition Audio Chapter 2: Hardware information Page Onboard LEDs 2.Memory LED 3.Southbridge / Bridge (PCIe) LEDs 4.Hard Disk LED CROSSHAIR II FORMULA Hard Disk LED 5.Power LED CROSSHAIR II FORMULA Power on switch 2.2.1Placement direction 2.2.2Screw holes 2.2.3Motherboard layout 2.8 Connectors 2.2.4Audio card layout 2.2.5Layout contents Slots Slide switch Rear panel connectors Internal connectors Page Onboard switches 2.3.1Installing the CPU CROSSHAIR II FORMULA CPU socket AM2+/AM2 Page 2.3.2Installing the heatsink and fan Page CROSSHAIR II FORMULA CPU fan 2.3.3Installing the optional fans 2.4.1Overview 2.4.2Memory configurations Recommended Memory Configurations Notes on memory limitations 64-bit SS - Single-sided /DS - Double-sided DIMM support: • A*: B*: C*: Page 2.4.3Installing a DIMM 2.4.4Removing a DIMM 2.5.1Installing an expansion card 2.5.2Configuring an expansion card IRQ assignments for this motherboard 2.5.4PCI slots 2.5.5PCI Express x1 slots 2.5.6PCI Express x16 slots Primary PCI Express x16 slots Universal PCI Express x16 slots (max. x8 mode) clr CMOS switch behavior 2.7.1Audio card Installation 2.7.2I/O shield and LCD Poster Installation LCD_CON 2.8.1Rear panel connectors PS/2 keyboard port (purple) Coaxial S/PDIF Out port LAN 1/2 (RJ-45) Line In port (light blue) Line Out port (lime) Microphone port (pink) Center/Subwoofer port (orange) Rear Speaker Out port (black) HDMI port Playback of HD DVD and Blu-RayDiscs CPU: AMD Athlon 4400+ DIMM: DDR2-800512MB Playback software: PowerDVD Ultra 2.8.2Internal connectors 1.IDE connector (40-1pin PRI_IDE) Mode of device(s) CROSSHAIR II FORMULA IDE connector CROSSHAIR II FORMULA SATA connectors 3.Floppy disk drive connector (34-1pin FLOPPY) CROSSHAIR II FORMULA Floppy disk drive connector 4.USB connectors (10-1pin USB 78; USB 910; USB1112) CROSSHAIR II FORMULA USB connectors 5.IEEE 1394a port connector (10-1pin IE1394_2) CROSSHAIR II FORMULA IEEE 1394 connector 6.Thermal sensor cable connectors (2-pinOPT_TEMP1/2/3) CROSSHAIR II FORMULA Thermal sensor cable connectors 7.CPU, chassis, and optional fan connectors (4-pinCPU_FAN, 3-pin CHA_FAN1–3, 3-pinPWR_FAN, 3‑pin OPT_FAN1–3) CROSSHAIR II FORMULA FAN connectors 8.Chassis intrusion connector (4-1pin CHASSIS) CROSSHAIR II FORMULA Chassis intrusion connector 9.Digital audio connector (4-1pin SPDIF_OUT for ASUS HDMI VGA card) CROSSHAIR II FORMULA Digital audio connector 10.ATX power connectors (24-pinEATXPWR, 8-pinEATX12V) CROSSHAIR II FORMULA ATX power connectors Power supply requirements 11.ROG connector (2-pinROG) 12.System panel connector (20-8pin PANEL) CROSSHAIR II FORMULA System panel connector •System power LED (2-pinPLED) •Hard disk drive activity LED (2-pinIDE_LED) •System warning speaker (4-pinSPEAKER) ASUS Q-Connector(system panel) 2.8.3Onboard switches 1.Power-onswitch 2.Reset switch CROSSHAIR II FORMULA Reset switch Chapter 3: Page Page 3.2.1Using the OS shut down function Start Shut Down Turn Off Computer Turn Off Chapter 4: BIOS setup Page Installing ASUS Update Updating the BIOS through the Internet Updating the BIOS through a BIOS file 4.1.2ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility EZ Flash2 with FAT 32/16/12 format only 4.1.3 Updating the BIOS FAT 16/12 format Page 4.1.4 Saving the current BIOS file Recovering the BIOS from the support DVD Page 4.2.1BIOS menu screen 4.2.2Menu bar Advanced Power Boot 4.2.3Legend bar Navigation Key Function <F1 <F5 4.2.7Pop-upwindow 4.2.8General help CPU Level Up [Auto] AI Tuning [Auto] Overclock Options [Disabled] N.O.S. Option [Disabled] CPU Frequency [200] CPU Multiplier [Auto] K8<->NBHT Width [Auto] PCIE Clock [100] DRAM Configuration AI Clock Skew Channel A/Channel B Clock Skew [Normal] CPU On-dieTermination [Auto] Trc [Auto] Twr [Auto] Tref [Auto] Trfc [Auto] Dynamic Idle Cycle Counter [Auto] Idle Cycle Limit [Auto] DCQ Bypass Maximum [Auto] SLI-ReadyMemory [Disabled] Vcore Voltage [Auto] VDDNB Voltage [Auto] DDR2 Voltage [Auto] SB Voltage [Auto] HT Voltage [Auto] VDDA Voltage [Auto] DDR2 Controller Ref Voltage [Auto] DDR2 Channel A/Channel B Ref Voltage [Auto] CPU Configuration Spread Spectrum Control 4.2.1 BIOS menu screen 4.4.1System Time [xx:xx:xx] 4.4.2System Date [Day xx/xx/xxxx] 4.4.3Language [English] 4.4.4Legacy Diskette A [1.44M, 3.5 in.] PIO Mode [Auto] UDMA Mode [Auto] Primary IDE Master/Slave [Auto] Access Mode [Auto] Transfer Mode Extended IDE Drive [Auto] Landing Zone BIOS revision POST Check LAN Cable [Disabled] Plug & Play O/S [No] Resources Controlled By [Auto] IRQ Resources Maximum Payload Size [4096] Hybrid Support [Disable] iGPU Frame Buffer Control [Auto] Onboard GPU [Auto] Primary Display Adapter [PCI-E] HD Audio [Enabled] HDMI Audio [Auto] Intergade HDA Codec [HDMI] Onboard LAN/LAN2 Device [Enabled] Onboard LAN/LAN2 Boot ROM [Disabled] Onboard 1394 [Enabled] OnChip IDE Channel0 [Enabled] IDE DMA transfer access [Enabled] SATA Controller [Enabled] IDE Prefetch Mode [Enabled] SATA Operation Mode [IDE] ROG Logo [Enabled] Voltiminder LED [ON] LCD Poster Off [Enabled] LCD Poster Backlight [Disabled] LCD Poster Mode [Current Time] 4.6.1ACPI Suspend Type [S1&S3] 4.6.2ACPI APIC support [Enabled] Restore on AC Power Loss [Power-Off] PWR Button < 4 secs [Instant-Off] Power Up On PCI/PCIE Devices [Disabled] Power On By RTC Alarm [Disabled] Date (of Month) Alarm [XX] Alarm Time (hh:mm) [ X: X: X] HPET Support [Enabled] Power Up By PS/2 Keyboard [Disabled] Voltage Monitor Temperature Monitor Fan Speed Monitor Fan Speed Control CPU Fan Connector Type [3-pinFan] CPU Fan Speed warning [800 RPM] 1st ~ 4th Boot Device [Removable] 1. Floppy Disks 1. SATA 1: 1. SATA 2: Case Open Warning [Enabled] Quick Boot [Enabled] Boot Up Floppy Seek [Disabled] Bootup Num-Lock[On] Typematic Rate Setting [Disabled] Typematic Delay (Msec) [250] OS Select for DRAM > 64MB [Non-OS2] Full Screen LOGO [Enabled] BIOS Wallpaper [00%] Halt On [All Errors] Supervisor Password User Password Password Check Load BIOS Profile Save BIOS Profile 4.8.3ASUS EZ Flash Exit & Save Changes Exit & Discard Changes Load Setup Default Discard Changes Chapter 5: support Page 5.2.1Running the support DVD ASUS InstAll - Installation Wizard for Drivers AMD Cool ‘n’ Quiet Driver NVIDIA Chipset Driver Program SoundMAX ADI Audio Driver NVIDIA HDMI Audio Driver ASUS InstAll-InstallationWizard for Utilities Marvell Yukon VCT Application ASUS PC Probe ASUS AI Suite ASUS Update ASUS Cool ‘n’ Quiet Utility Adobe Acrobat Reader Microsoft DirectX 9.0c NVIDIA 32/64 bit XP/Vista SATA/RAID/AHCI Driver 5.2.5Manuals menu 5.2.6Video menu Motherboard Info Browse this DVD Technical support form Filelist 5.3.1ASUS MyLogo3™ Configuration Options Launch MyLogo Update BIOS Page Using the Virtual Cable Tester™ 5.3.3AI Audio 2 (SoundMAX® High Definition Audio utility) A.SoundMAX BlackHawk (AI Audio 2) Playback Speakers SPDIF Interface Preset settings Surround settings Recording Microphone Line In Record testing ANDREA settings Speakers Speaker Trim Speaker Delay Bass Preferences B.SoundMAX Test Page Page Installing PC Probe Launching PC Probe Using PC Probe Preferences Hardware monitor panels WMI browser DMI browser PCI browser Usage Configuring PC Probe Installing AI Suite Launching AI Suite Using AI Suite Page 5.3.6ASUS AI Gear 5.3.7ASUS AI Nap Yes 5.3.8ASUS Q-FanPlus Mode: Apply 5.3.9ASUS AI Booster 5.3.10CPU Level Up 5.4.1RAID definitions RAID RAID RAID 0+1 JBOD Installing Serial ATA (SATA) hard disks Setting the BIOS RAID items Entering the NVIDIA® RAID utility Creating a RAID Volume Rebuilding a RAID array Page Deleting a RAID array Clearing a disk data 5.5.1Creating a RAID driver disk without entering the OS 5.5.2Creating a RAID/SATA driver disk in Windows® Page Page pter 6: Page 6.1.1Requirements Installing three SLI-readygraphics cards Page Page Installing two SLI-readygraphics cards Launching the NVIDIA Control Panel Advanced Settings Start the NVIDIA Control Panel Enabling SLI configuration 6.2.1System requirements For best GeForce Boost performance For best HybridPower benefits 6.2.2Enabling GeForce® Boost and HybridPower™ To enable GeForce Boost Configuration for details Hybrid Support Start > Control Panel > User Accounts and Family Safety To enable HybridPower Save Power Page Appendix: A.1 Code CHIPINIT DET DRAM CLR SCRN INIT8042 8254TEST 8259MSK1 8259MSK2 8259TEST COUNTMEM USB FINAL INIT ROM NUM LOCK UPDT DMI INT 19H