If any of the monitored items is out of range, the following error message appears: “Hardware Monitor found an error. Enter Power setup menu for details”. You will then be prompted to “Press F1 to continue or DEL to enter SETUP”.

4.5.2 Hardware Monitor

MB Temperature [xxxC/xxxF]

CPU Temperature [xxxC/xxxF]

The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects the MB (motherboard) and CPU temperatures.

CPU Fan Speed [xxxxRPM] or N/A

System Fan Speed [xxxxRPM] or N/A

PCI Fan Speed [xxxxRPM] or N/A

The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects the CPU, system, and PCI fan speeds in rotations per minute (RPM). If any of the fans is not connected to the fan connectors on the motherboard, the specific field will show N/A.

VCORE Voltage, +3.3V Voltage, +5V Voltage, +12V Voltage, +3VSB Voltage, +5VSB Voltage

The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects the voltage output through the onboard voltage regulators and show the values on these fields.

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