SUPER MICRO Computer AS1021M-T2, AS1021M-82 Hardware Health Configuration, System Fan Monitor

Chapter 7: BIOS

Redirection After BIOS POST

Options are Disable (no redirection after BIOS POST), Boot Loader (redirection during POST and during boot loader) and Always (redirection always active). Note that some OS's may not work with this set to Always.

Terminal Type

Selects the type of the target terminal. Options are ANSI, VT100 and VT- UTF8.

VT-UTF8 Combo Key Support

Allows you to Enable or Disable VT-UTF8 combination key support for ANSI/

VT100 terminals.

Sredir Memory Display Delay

Use this setting to set the delay in seconds to display memory information. Op- tions are No Delay, 1 sec, 2 secs and 4 secs.

Hardware Health Configuration

CPU Overheat Alarm

Use the "+" and "-" keys to set the CPU temperature threshold to between 65o and 90o C. When this threshold is exceeded, the overheat LED on the chas- sis will light up and an alarm will sound. The LED and alarm will turn off once the CPU temperature has dropped to 5 degrees below the threshold set. The default setting is 72o C.

System Fan Monitor

Fan Speed Control

This feature allows the user to determine how the system will control the speed of the onboard fans. Select "Workstation" if your system is used as a Workstation. Select "Server" if your system is used as a Server. Select "Disable" to disable the fan speed control function to allow the onboard fans to continuously run at full speed (12V). The options are 1) Full Speed 12V 2) Optimized Server w/ 3-pin, 3) Optimized Workstation w/ 3-pin, 4) Optimized Server w/ 4-pin, 5) Optimized Workstation w/ 4-pin and 6) Optimized Quiet.

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