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1.9 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 thermal and voltage monitoring.
For information about Refer to
Wired for Management (WfM) Specification www.intel.com/design/archives/wfm/
1.9.1 Hardware Monitoring
The hardware monitoring and fan control subsystem is based on a Nuvoton NCT5577D
embedded controller, which supports the following:
• Processor and system ambient temperature monitoring
• Chassis fan speed monitoring
• Voltage monitoring of +12 V, +5 V, +3.3 V, Memory Vcc (V_SM), +Vccp, PCH Vcc
• SMBus interface
1.9.2 Fan Monitoring
Fan monitoring can be implemented using third-party software.