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@@ -136,6 +136,10 @@ registers are read whenever any data is read (unless it is less than 1.5
seconds since the last update). This means that you can easily miss
once-only alarms.
+Out-of-limit readings can also result in beeping, if the chip is properly
+wired and configured. Beeping can be enabled or disabled per sensor type
+(temperatures, voltages and fans.)
+
The IT87xx only updates its values each 1.5 seconds; reading it more often
will do no harm, but will return 'old' values.