Table 25. Submenus under the USB Configuration (continued)

Item

Option

Description

 

 

 

Emulation Type

[Auto]

Select the type of the USB

 

Floppy

device.

 

Forced FDD

 

 

Hard Disk

 

 

CDROM

 

 

 

 

Table 26. Submenus under the Hardware Health Configuration

 

 

 

Item

Option

Description

 

 

 

Items and options with BMC configuration:

 

 

 

 

Auto Fan Control

Disabled

If this option is set to

 

[Enabled]

Disabled, the fan runs at the

 

 

full speed; if this option is

 

 

set to Enabled, the fan speed

 

 

is controlled by the system

 

 

temperature.

 

 

 

PWM Minimal Duty Cycle

[60% Duty Cycle]

Select the PWM Minimal

 

45% Duty Cycle

Duty Cycle for the fan:

 

30% Duty Cycle

60%-100%, 45%-100%, or

 

 

30%-100%.

 

 

 

Sensor Data Register

Read Only

The sensor data in this

Monitoring

 

option is for read only. The

 

 

detected data includes the

 

 

temperature, voltage and fan

 

 

speed.

 

 

 

Items and options without BMC configuration:

 

 

 

 

H/W Health Function

Disabled

Enable or disable the

 

[Enabled]

hardware monitor function.

 

 

 

Auto FAN Control

Disabled

If this option is set to

 

[Enabled]

Disabled, the fan runs at the

 

 

full speed; if this option is

 

 

set to Enabled, the fan speed

 

 

is controlled by the system

 

 

temperature.

 

 

 

PWM Minimal Duty Cycle

[60% Duty Cycle]

Select the PWM Minimal

 

45% Duty Cycle

Duty Cycle for the fan:

 

30% Duty Cycle

60%-100%, 45%-100%, or

 

 

30%-100%.

 

 

 

Fan Failure LED Indication

Disabled

Enable or disable the fan

 

[Enabled]

alarm function. If this option

 

 

is set to Enabled, a message

 

 

about fan failure will be

 

 

displayed on the POST

 

 

screen when the rotational

 

 

speed of each fan is less than

 

 

800 rpm.

 

 

 

Hardware Health Event

Read Only

The sensor data in this

Monitoring

 

option is for read only. The

 

 

detected data includes the

 

 

temperature and system fan

 

 

rotational speed.

 

 

 

Note: The settings in [ ] are the default settings in the Setup Utility program.

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