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12 hardware management subsystem, 1 hardware monitoring – Intel D945GCLF2 User Manual

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Product Description

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1.12 Hardware Management Subsystem

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:
• Thermal and voltage monitoring
• Chassis intrusion detection

1.12.1

Hardware Monitoring

The features of the hardware monitoring and fan control include:
• Internal ambient temperature sensor
• 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

• SMBus interface