Asus GIGATEXEL SHADER GRAPHICS CARD V7700 - Manual (Page 59)

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IV. Software Reference
IV
. S/W Reference
ASUS SmartDoctor
ASUS SmartDoctor
ASUS SmartDoctor is designed to satisfy two major goals. One is to monitor the
graphic chip status, alerting users about abnormal events, such as fan malfunction or
chip overheat. The other, as the name “SmartDoctor” implies, is to “cool” down the
graphic chip smartly when it is not necessary for it to be kept running at full speed.
Functions
• Monitors graphic chip temperature, fan speed and voltage
• Notifies users about irregular hardware events, such as temperature overheat, fan
malfunction, and out-of-safe-range voltage.
•
Forcibly cools down the graphic chip when the graphic chip’s temperature is over
an acceptable temperature, to protect the graphic chip from overheat damage.
• Cools down the graphic chip’s temperature when it is idle, and restores it to its maxi-
mum capability once needed, thus smartly extending the graphic chip’s lifetime.
• Cools down the CPU’s temperature (for Windows 95/98/98 Second Edition only)
to lengthen CPU lifetime.
AGP Bus 3.3 Voltage
AGP Bus VDDQ Voltage Graphic Chip Temperature
Fan Rotation Speed
Select to show this main window
at Windows startup
Advanced Setup
Button
Message Display Region
NOTE: AGP bus VDDQ Voltage and AGP bus 3.3 Voltage should be supplied
steadily by your motherboard, otherwise, your system will crash.