5 acpi features – SUPER MICRO Computer X6DHT-G User Manual

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Chapter 1: Introduction

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Introduction

damage to the CPU. The onboard chassis thermal circuitry can monitor the

overall system temperature and alert users when the chassis temperature

is too high.

CPU Fan Auto-Off in Sleep Mode

The CPU fan activates when the power is turned on. It continues to operate

when the system enters Standby mode. When in sleep mode, the CPU will

not run at full power, thereby generating less heat.

CPU Overheat LED and Control

This feature is available when the user enables the CPU overheat warning

function in the BIOS. This allows the user to define an overheat tempera-

ture. When this temperature is exceeded, both the overheat fan and the

warning LED are triggered.

System Resource Alert

This feature is available when used with Supero Doctor III in the Windows

OS environment or used with Supero Doctor II in Linux. SDIII is used to

notify the user of certain system events. For example, if the system is

running low on virtual memory and there is insufficient hard drive space for

saving the data, you can be alerted of the potential problem.

Auto-Switching Voltage Regulator for the CPU Core

The auto-switching voltage regulator for the CPU core can support up to

20A current and auto-sense voltage IDs ranging from 0.83V to 1.63V. This

will allow the regulator to run cooler and thus make the system more stable.

1-5 ACPI Features

ACPI stands for Advanced Configuration and Power Interface. The ACPI

specification defines a flexible and abstract hardware interface that pro-

vides a standard way to integrate power management features throughout

a PC system, including its hardware, operating system and application soft-

ware. This enables the system to automatically turn on and off peripherals

such as CD-ROMs, network cards, hard disk drives and printers. This also

includes consumer devices connected to the PC such as VCRs, TVs, tele-

phones and stereos.

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