Asus P5N73-CM - Manual (Page 60)

2-20 Chapter 2: BIOS setup
Alarm Time (hh:mm) [0:0:0]
To set the time of alarm:
1. Highlight this item and press to display a pop-up menu for the
hour field.
2. Key-in a value (Min=0, Max=23), then press .
3. Press to move to the minutes field then press .
4. Key-in a minute value (Min=0, Max=59), then press .
5. Press to move to the seconds field then press .
6. Key-in a value (Min=0, Max=59), then press .
HPET.Support.[Enabled].
Allows you to enable or disable HPET (Hardware Precision Efficient Timer) support. The
HPET support increases the performance of Vista Multimedia player. Configuration options:
[Disabled] [Enabled]
Power.On.By.Keyboard.[Disabled]
Allows you to set power on by keyboard. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Ctrl-ESC] [Space
Bar] [Power Key]
Power.On.By.PS/2.Mouse.[Disabled]
Allows you to enable or disable PS/2 mouse power on the system.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
2.5.4. Hardware.Monitor
The items in this sub-menu displays the hardware monitor values automatically detected by
the BIOS. It also allows you to change CPU Q-Fan feature-related parameters. Select an
item then press to display the configuration options.
Q-Fan.Function.[Disabled]
Allows you to enable or disable the Q-Fan function.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
CPU Fan Profile [Optimal]
Allows you to set the appropriate performance level of the CPU Q-Fan. When set to
[Optical], the CPU fan automatically adjusts depending on the CPU temperature.
Set this item to [Silent.Mode] to minimize fan speen for quiet CPU operation, or
[Performance.Mode] to achieve maximum CPU fan speed. Configuration options:
[Optimal] [Silent Mode] [Performance Mode]]
CPU/MB.Temperature
The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects and displays the motherboard and CPU
temperatures. These items are not user-configurable.
CPU/Chassis/Power.Fan.Speed.[xxxxRPM]
The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects and displays the CPU, Chassis and
Power fan speeds in rotations per minute (RPM). If any of the fans is not connected to the
motherboard, the field shows 0. These items are not user-configurable.
The following item becomes user-configurable when the Q-Fan.Function item is set to
[Enabled].