H/W .3 CPU

3.HARDWARE SETUP

3.6.4ASUS Smart Thermal Solutions

(only with optional hardware monitor)

ASUS provides two smart solutions to Slot 1 CPU thermal problems: the ASUS Smart Fan or ASUS S-P2FANand the ASUS P2T-Cable.

ASUS S-P2FAN

Thermal Cable

CPU Fan Cable

 

The optional ASUS Smart Fan or ASUS S-P2FAN is a CPU (2 black

 

wires)

(3

 

colored wires)

 

 

fan for a Pentium® II processor packaged in an SECC. Un-

 

 

 

 

 

 

like other CPU thermal solutions, the ASUS S-P2FAN has

 

 

 

 

 

 

an integrated thermal sensor located near the center of the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CPU heat source. The sensor is optimized by ASUS to give

 

 

 

 

 

 

the most accurate reading of the CPU temperature, thus

 

 

 

 

 

 

provides the best protection to your computer system.

 

 

 

 

 

 

To Use the ASUS S-P2FAN

See 2. Attach the Heatsink on the preceding page for the relevant procedures. Note that the S-P2FAN comes with a rock arm design for easy FAN/CPU installation.

SETUP

ASUS P2T-Cable

The optional ASUS P2T-Cable can be used for a Pentium® III/II processor packaged in an SECC2/SECC, or a Celeron™ processor packaged in an SEPP.

NOTE: The ASUS P2T-Cable can only be used in a Slot 1 motherboard with a 2-pin thermal sensor connector.

To Use the ASUS P2T-Cable

Sensor

Sensor Connector Plug

NOTE: The following procedures assume that you have properly attached a heatsink onto an SECC2/SECC/SEPP.

1.Simply peel off the tab from the sensor and then stick the sensor near the middle edge of the Intel boxed processor heatsink with fan (middle) or to either the upper or lower edge of the Celeron™ heatsink (right), as indicated.

Tab

← OR STICK ABOUT HERE

Sensor

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