System Health Monitor Functions - DFI NS36-TC User Manual

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USB Ports
The system board supports 6 USB 2.0/1.1 ports. USB 1.1 supports
12Mb/second bandwidth while USB 2.0 supports 480Mb/second
bandwidth providing a marked improvement in device transfer
speeds between your computer and a wide range of simultaneously
accessible external Plug and Play peripherals.
BIOS
• Award BIOS, Windows
compatible
• Supports SCSI sequential boot-up
• Flash EPROM for easy BIOS upgrades
• Supports DMI 2.0 function
• 2Mbit flash memory
Desktop Management Interface (DMI)
The system board comes with a DMI 2.0 built into the BIOS. The
DMI utility in the BIOS automatically records various information
about your system configuration and stores these information in the
DMI pool, which is a part of the system board's Plug and Play
BIOS. DMI, along with the appropriately networked software, is
designed to make inventory, maintenance and troubleshooting of
computer systems easier. Refer to chapter 4 for instructions on using
the DMI utility.

2.1.2 System Health Monitor Functions

The system board is capable of monitoring the following "system
health" conditions.
• Monitors CPU/system temperature and overheat alarm
• Monitors CPU/3.3V/5V/±12V/VBAT/5VSB voltages and failure
alarm
• Monitors CPU/system fan speed and failure alarm
• Automatic system fan on/off control
• Read back capability that displays temperature, voltage and fan
speed
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