The values for the above environmental parameters are all recorded in the BIOS
Hardware Health Configuration menu.
2.7.2 Operating Temperature and Temperature Control
The maximum and minimum operating temperatures for the PICOe-945GSE are listed
below.
Minimum Operating Temperature: 0ºC (32°F)
Maximum Operating Temperature: 60°C (140°F)
A heat sink must be installed on the CPU. Thermal paste must be smeared on the lower
side of the heat sink before it is mounted on the CPU. Heat sinks are also mounted on the
Northbridge and Southbridge chipsets to ensure the operating temperature of these chips
remain low.
2.7.3 Power Consumption
T able 2-1 shows the power consumption parameters for the PICOe-945GSE running with
7 6 2 H 7 2 7 H
a 1.6 GHz Intel® Atom™ processor N270 with 512 MB 533 MHz DDR2 memory.
Voltage
+5V
+12V
5VSB
Table 2-1: Power Consumption
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Current
2.89A
0.22A
0.03A