Tyan Computer Tachyon tgm 200 - Manual (Page 4)

Tachyon Graphics Monitor 2.0
PART VIII: Hardware Details Window
To view the status of hardware items other than VPU temperature and fan speed, click on the “Detail” button in the main
Video Settings Window. In the Hardware Details Window, you can choose from a list of 7 hardware items: Fan Speed,
Memory Core Voltage, Memory I/O Voltage, Memory Temperature 1, Memory Temperature 2, VPU Core Voltage, and VPU
Temperature. In each graph, the Y-axis was set according to the “safe range.” The thin red line indicates the recommended
value of the hardware item being monitored. Please note that this value is just a reference point. The card is considered
“safe” as long as the “current value” remains within the indicated “safe range.” If any of the hardware item indicators
should exceed or fall below the designated “safe range,” then your graphics card
will alert you by making a beeping sound. If you click on the main graph in the
Hardware Details Window, another higher resolution graph will pop up in a
separate window. This graph allows you to view in more detail the slightest
changes in each hardware item’s value. You can think of these real-time graphs as
helping you to “monitor the heartbeat” of your Tachyon graphics card. To
familiarize yourself with the sound of the beeper on your card, please click on the
“beep test” button.
PART IX: Fan Speed Adjustment (Currently only available on G9500 and G9200 Series)
Reducing the fan speed will lower the overall noise level in your PC system for a more pleasant work environment. First, go
to the Hardware Details Window and select “Fan Speed” in the Hardware Item List. Next, point and click on the slide
control and then pull the button to the desired acoustic setting. If you click on the “Start fan speed manual-control mode”
button in the main Video Settings Window, the TGM will automatically set the fan speed back to the last applied manual
settings. If you wish to change the setting, please go to the Hardware Details Window and use the slide control to set the fan
to the desired speed.
**NOTE: The TGM will not allow you to completely stop the fan, as that may cause serious damage to your graphics
card. If you forget to re-adjust the fan speed while you are using graphics intensive applications, the TGM will
automatically return the fan to the MAX speed once the VPU temperature reaches 60 degrees Celsius.
List of Hardware Items that can be selected
Description of the selected Hardware Item
Real-time Graph of recent changes in the
value of the selected Hardware Item
Display of Current Value and Safe Range of selected
Hardware Item
Fan Speed Manual Control Mode Slide Control
Beep Test Button