1.12 Hardware Management Subsystem
The hardware management features enable the board to be compatible with the Wired
for Management (WfM) specification. The board has several hardware management
features, including the following:
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Thermal and voltage monitoring
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Chassis intrusion detection
1.12.1
Hardware Monitoring
The features of the hardware monitoring and fan control include:
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Internal ambient temperature sensor
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Remote thermal diode sensors for direct monitoring of processor temperature and
ambient temperature sensing
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Power supply monitoring of five voltages (+5 V, +12 V, +3.3 VSB, +1.5 V, and
+VCCP) to detect levels above or below acceptable values
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SMBus interface
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