Gentoo Archives: gentoo-amd64

From: Bob Sanders <rsanders@×××.com>
To: gentoo-amd64@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-amd64] Re: Processor Temprature
Date: Tue, 10 Oct 2006 14:25:54
Message-Id: 20061010142348.GA285414@sgi.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-amd64] Re: Processor Temprature by Paul Stear
1 Paul Stear, mused, then expounded:
2 > Thanks to all who replied, I guess that my temp is about right, it still seems
3 > strange that it doesn't reduce at idle.
4 >
5
6 It could be the motherboard sensors aren't working correctly or that the
7 wrong weighting is being used. And it could be the air flow in the case
8 is improper - perhaps a loop where it's taking in pre-heated exhaust air.
9
10 Or it could be a fan is reversed - pulling in air when it should be exhausting
11 air.
12
13 Or, it simply could be the location of the case.
14
15 > Perhaps I should turn the sensor off and then I won't notice it anymore!!!!!
16 >
17
18 It's more important to monitor fans than temps. A dead fan is more destructive
19 than running slightly high temps.
20
21 Bob
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