Microsoft G7VP2 Manuel D’Utilisation

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Award BIOS Setup Utility

System Health Monitor

Note:

The system board comes with a System Health Monitor utility.

Once this utility is installed, the system will ignore the settings in

the “System Health Monitor” field of the Chipset Features Setup.

Both methods serve the same function and that is to monitor

the system’s “health” conditions.

If you are using Windows



 95/98 or Windows NT

 

4.0, you may

select between using the utility and the Chipset Features Setup.

For other operating systems, you may only use the Chipset

Features Setup. Refer to the “System Health Monitor Utility”

section (Chapter 4) for more information.

Current CPU Temperature, Current CPU Fan Speed and

Current Chassis Fan Speed

These fields show the current temperature of the processor, and

the current fan speed of the CPU and chassis fans in RPM

(Revolutions Per Minute).

CPU Temperature Limit

This field allows you to manually set a limit to the processor’s

temperature. If the temperature of the processor is over the

temperature set in this field (70

o

C/158

o

F recommended), an

alarm will sound warning you of system overheat. The sound of

the alarm is continuous low to high beeps. Some of the most

common causes leading to high temperature are:

- The fan is not functioning normally or has stopped. Turn off

your system and replace the fan.

- The space clearance of the processor, fan and heat sink is

inadequate to maintain proper airflow and heat dissipation.

- The chassis or cabinet has poor ventilation.

CPU Fan Speed Limit and Chassis Fan Speed Limit

These fields allow you to manually set a limit to the speed of

the CPU and AGP fans. If the CPU/AGP fan speed is under

the speed set in these fields, an alarm will sound informing you

to attend to any issue that may damage your system. The