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Getting Started MSI Special Features PC Alert™ 4 The PC AlertTM 4 is a utility you can find in the CD-ROM disk. The utility is just like your PC doctor that can detect the following PC hardware status during real time operation: Ø monitor CPU & system temperatures Ø monitor fan speed(s) Ø monitor system voltage If one of the items above is abnormal, the program main screen will be immediately shown on the screen, with the abnormal item highlighted in red. This will continue to be shown until user disables the warning. To better protect the CPU from overheating, a new feature, COOLER XP, has been added to decrease the temperature of AMD Athlon XP CPU. To do so, simply click COOLER XP and the screen will show a steering wheel (as shown right) with information about the CPU and chipset. Right-click any point on the steering wheel and the system will switch to a different display board with the same CPU and chipset information. MSI Reminds You... The new feature COOLER XP will work only if your mainboard supports AMD Athlon XP CPU. Items shown on PC Alert 4 vary depending on your system's status. 1-5

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Getting Started
MSI Special Features
PC Alertâ„¢ 4
The PC Alert
TM
4 is a utility you can find in the CD-ROM disk. The utility
is
just like your PC doctor that can detect the following PC hardware status
during real time operation:
monitor CPU & system temperatures
monitor fan speed(s)
monitor system voltage
If one of the items above is abnormal, the program main screen will be
immediately shown on the screen, with the abnormal item highlighted in red.
This will continue to be shown until user disables the warning.
To better protect the CPU from overheating, a
new feature,
COOLER XP
, has been added to decrease
the temperature of AMD Athlon XP CPU.
To do so,
simply click
COOLER XP
and the screen will show a
steering wheel (as shown right) with information about
the CPU and chipset. Right-click any point on the steer-
ing wheel and the system will switch to a different dis-
play board with the same CPU and chipset information.
MSI Reminds You...
The new feature
COOLER XP
will work only if your mainboard
supports AMD Athlon XP CPU.
Items shown on PC Alert 4 vary depending on your system’s status.