Intel Desktop Board D945GRW BOXD945GRWLK User Manual

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LAN software and drivers are available from Intel’s World Wide Web site. 

 

Obtaining LAN software and drivers 

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: 

•  Chassis intrusion detection 
•  Fan monitoring and control (through the hardware monitoring and fan control ASIC) 
•  Thermal and voltage monitoring 

The features of the hardware monitoring and fan control ASIC include: 

•  Internal ambient temperature sensor 
•  Two remote thermal diode sensors for direct monitoring of processor temperature and ambient 

temperature sensing  

•  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 

•  Thermally monitored closed-loop fan control, for both fans, that can adjust the fan speed or 

switch the fans on or off as needed 

•  SMBus interface 

 

The location of the fan connectors and sensors for thermal monitoring 

The board supports a chassis security feature that detects if the chassis cover is removed.  The 
security feature uses a mechanical switch on the chassis that attaches to the chassis intrusion 
connector.  When the chassis cover is removed, the mechanical switch is in the closed position. 

Fan monitoring can be implemented using Intel

®

 Desktop Utilities or third-party software.  The 

level of monitoring and control is dependent on the hardware monitoring ASIC used with the 
board.   

 

The functions of the fan connectors